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Minn. St., Mankato beats Michigan Tech 5-3

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Matt Leitner and Johnny McInnis scored in the third period to lift Minnesota State, Mankato to a 5-3 win over Michigan Tech Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

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Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years

Dallas Mavericks' Rodrigue Beaubois (3), of Guadeloupe, dunks as Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger (33) looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

DALLAS (AP) — Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night.

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Pierce, Allen carry Celtics past Knicks 91-89

Boston Celtics' Ray Allen looks for an opening around New York Knicks' Tyson Chandler during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.

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Howard’s big night leads Magic past Cavs 102-94

Cleveland Cavaliers' Ramon Sessions (3) takes a shot over Orlando Magic's Chris Duhon (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Predicting which Orlando Magic team shows up from night to night has been a daily guessing game.

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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

Paschal High School seniors Jaz Tinsley, Emily Linstrom and Leigh Larson volunteer at Planned Parenthood of North Texas' 2012 annual luncheon at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, Feb.  3, 2012.  The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to deny funding to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.  (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, David Kent)

To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

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