Butler returns to push Wizards past Pacers

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02/08/2009 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caron Butler returned from the flu to score 35 points -- 17 in the fourth quarter and the game-winning jumper at the buzzer -- leading the Washington Wizards over the Indiana Pacers, 119-117, at Verizon Center.

Butler had missed the previous two games and added 13 rebounds and the final 15 points for the Wizards, who had lost three straight and eight of nine. Antawn Jamison tallied 34 points, while Nick Young had 20 in the victory.

Darius Songaila added 13 points for Washington.

Danny Granger scored a team-high 29 points for Indiana, which has lost four of five overall. T.J. Ford recorded 23 points and seven assists, while Troy Murphy had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

Jarrett Jack contributed 16 points, while Brandon Rush had 11 for Indiana.

Indiana held a 94-92 edge to start the fourth, and Jack scored the team's first eight points to make it a 102-95 contest with nine minutes to go.

Four straight Wizards points made it a 110-107 game on Butler's basket with 3:12 left, and Butler drained another jumper to make it 112-111 with 1:32 on the clock.

Granger answered with a jumper of his own, but Butler tied the game with a three at the one-minute mark.

After Rush missed on a three, the Wizards went back to Butler, who drained another three with 20.9 seconds left to give the hosts a 117-114 lead.

Granger promptly tied the game with a three with 15.3 seconds to go, but Washington again went to Butler, who won the game at the buzzer with a step- back jumper over Granger.

Murphy and Granger combined for 23 points in the first quarter, as Indiana held a 37-29 edge heading to the second.

The Pacers led, 63-61, at halftime.

Washington forged ahead and led by as much as seven in the third quarter, but Indiana recovered and scored six of the period's last eight points to take a 94-92 lead to the fourth.

Game Notes

The season series is tied, 1-1...The Pacers dropped to a dreadful 6-21 on the road, while Washington is 8-19 at home...Indiana has now dropped eight straight on the road...Washington closed out its five-game homestand with a 2-3 mark.

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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.

"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."

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Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
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In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
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Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.

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