a member of the New York City media, Randy Johnson is introduced as the newest member of the New York Yankees. (AP/Yahoo!) NBA basketball: The Cleveland Cavaliers outlast the Charlotte Bobcats to win in overtime, 100–98, in Cleveland. (NBA) The Detroit Pistons defeat the New Jersey Nets, 89–80, in East Rutherford. (NBA) The New Orleans Hornets defeat the New York Knicks, 88–82, in New York. The Atlanta Hawks rout the Milwaukee Bucks, 103–80, in Atlanta. (NBA) The Indiana Pacers defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 86–85, in Memphis. (NBA) The Phoenix Suns defeat the Miami Heat, 122–107, in Phoenix. (NBA) The Sacramento Kings defeat the Denver Nuggets, 109–100, in Sacramento. (NBA) The Seattle SuperSonics defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 104–99, in Seattle. (NBA) 10 January 2005 (Monday) Cricket: The ICC World XI (344 for 8) beat the ACC Asian XI (232) by 112 runs to win the first One Day International for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. It is the first time an ODI has been played that has not been between two cricketing nations. (MCG)(Cricinfo) Bangladesh (488 & 204/9 dec) defeat Zimbabwe (312 & 154) by 226 runs in the first test of their two-test series at Chittagong, Bangladesh to record their first ever test victory. (Cricinfo) The famous 200-year-old lime tree in the outfield at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, Kent, England has been reduced to a seven-foot stump by the gales currently lashing Britain. (Cricinfo) National Football League: Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is named the NFL's most valuable player by the Associated Press. Manning threw a league record 49 touchdowns in the 2004 regular season. He received 47 of 48 first-place votes, with the other going to Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons. (Bloomberg) NBA basketball: The Boston Celtics defeat the Orlando Magic, 119–101, in Boston. (NBA) Behind 8 3-pointers from Nick Van Exel, the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 109–100, in Philadelphia. (NBA) Shooting 16-of-35 from 3-point range, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 105–96, in Minneapolis. (NBA) The Chicago Bulls outlast the Golden State Warriors to win, 94–85, in Chicago. (NBA) The Utah Jazz breaks a 9-game losing streak by defeating the second-ranked San Antonio Spurs, 97–96, in Salt Lake City, as Mehmet Okur makes a buzzer-beating layup. Okur had 23 points and 11 rebounds in 37 minutes off the bench. (NBA) 9 January 2005 (Sunday) NFL Playoffs: Peyton Manning throws