Los Angeles Clippers 89, Philadelphia 76ers 83 at Staples Center (NBA) Detroit Pistons 100, Boston Celtics 98 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. (NBA) Phoenix Suns 117, Portland Trail Blazers 98 at America West Arena. Center Amar'e Stoudemire scores a career-high 50 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Suns. (NBA) Houston Rockets 99, Utah Jazz 80 at the Toyota Center. (NBA) Dallas Mavericks 123, Milwaukee Bucks 104, at American Airlines Center. Dirk Nowitzki leads the Mavericks with 39. (NBA) Sacramento Kings 86, San Antonio Spurs 81 at ARCO Arena. (NBA) Los Angeles Lakers 99, Denver Nuggets 91, also at Staples Center. Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers with 42 points. (NBA) 1 January 2005 (Saturday) Cricket: The International Cricket Council announces a two-match one-day series between an ICC XI and an Asian XI. The games will raise funds for the humanitarian relief operation in South-East Asia following the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The first game will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia on 10 January. The ICC XI will be picked by Sir Richard Hadlee and captained by former Australian captain Steve Waugh and will include players from Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies. The Asian XI will consist of players from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The other four Test-playing nations are currently playing international series and have already pledged funds to the humanitarian relief operation. (Cricinfo) College football bowl games (Bowl Championship Series games in italics): The Tennessee Volunteers rout the Texas A&M Aggies 38–7 in the Cotton Bowl Classic. (ESPN) The Georgia Bulldogs defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 24–21 in the Outback Bowl. (ESPN) The Florida State Seminoles defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers 30–18 in the Gator Bowl. (ESPN) The Iowa Hawkeyes defeat the LSU Tigers 30–25 in the Capital One Bowl, scoring the winning touchdown on the game's last play with a 56-yard pass play. (ESPN) In a back-and-forth Rose Bowl, the Texas Longhorns kick a field goal on the game's last play to defeat the Michigan Wolverines 38–37. (ESPN) The Utah Utes complete a perfect season, their first since 1930, by crushing the Pittsburgh Panthers 35–7 in the Fiesta Bowl. (ESPN) References 2005-01