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AP - Bobby Simmons scored 26 points, going 9-of-13 from the field, and Michael Redd added 23 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Chicago Bulls 104-88 on Wednesday night.

AP - The Milwaukee Bucks snapped their longest home losing streak in six years at six games when Bobby Simmons scored 18 points and Michael Redd added 16 in Monday night's 88-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

AP - Chris Kaman and Elton Brand scored 22 points apiece to lead the Los Angeles Clippers over the Milwaukee Bucks 106-98 Saturday night.

AP - Michael Redd scored 26 points, including the go-ahead basket midway through the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 92-86 Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

AP - \@New York\@ at Indiana (7 p.m. EST). After snapping a six-game slide with a win against the Bucks on Sunday, the Knicks try to win consecutive games for the first time since mid-January.

AP - After Steve Francis sealed the victory, the \@New York\@ Knicks helped him celebrate. Francis made five free throws in the final 20 seconds of his first win with \@New York\@, Eddy Curry had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 103-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

AP - Passion comes in many forms. For hundreds of visitors to Cuba this month, it's brown, rolled and good with brandy. Havana's annual cigar festival draws connoisseurs from around the world who come to experience the supreme stogie at its source. They say the smokes bring them pleasure, peace and, often, big bucks.

AP - Amare Stoudemire need not rush back to the Phoenix lineup. The Suns are thriving without their star center, who has yet to play this season after undergoing knee surgery. Shawn Marion had 29 points and 18 rebounds, and Phoenix beat Milwaukee 123-110 Wednesday night to extend the NBA's longest active win streak to eight games.

AP - Michael Redd had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Charlie Bell added 17 points in the Milwaukee Bucks' 110-89 victory over Denver on Monday night.

Reuters - Global hunger for luxury goods means big bucks for the Paris fashion industry even though high unemployment and weak growth are making European consumers more thrifty.

Lynda Fisher - All Headline News Staff Writer Tippecanoe, IN (AHN) - Two deer died after locking antlers during combat before they stumbled onto a frozen pond and drowned after falling through the ice. A Fort Wayne couple found the deer during a walk through the woods. The 12-point bucks...

Lynda Fisher - All Headline News Staff Writer Tippecanoe, IN (AHN) - Two deer died after locking antlers during combat before they stumbled onto a frozen pond and drowned after falling through the ice. A Fort Wayne couple found the deer during a walk through the woods. The 12-point bucks...

AP - Michael Redd scored 21 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-89 Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

AP - Kyle Korver scored a career-high 31 points and Allen Iverson added 30, passing Julius Erving the NBA's career scoring list, in the Philadelphia 76ers' 116-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

AP - The promise of an easy million bucks, a stage crowded with sexy models and the smoothly calibrated charm of host Howie Mandel made "Deal or No Deal" an unexpected hit in television's December dead zone.

AFP - The Cleveland Cavaliers, seeking to avoid another late-season National Basketball Association collapse, added depth with the acquisition of guard Ronald Murray and forward Lee Nailon.

AP - Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points and Ben Gordon scored all 19 of his points in the second half to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 97-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

AP - Vince Carter scored 45 points, including New Jersey's final 14 to lead a late comeback, and Jason Kidd had a triple-double in the Nets' 89-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

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