NBA

Kobe gets 28 in Lakers' 5th straight win

Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

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• New Orleans Hornets (2-5) at Los Angeles Clippers (3-4), 10:30 p.m.

• Phoenix Suns (6-1) at Philadelphia 76ers (3-3), 7 p.m.

ATLANTA HAWKS

• Hawks' Johnson, Clippers' Kaman earn NBA weekly honors

• Denver Nuggets (5-1) at Atlanta Hawks (4-2), 7 p.m.

• Recap: Atlanta vs. Denver

• Recap: Charlotte vs. Atlanta

• Atlanta Hawks (4-1) at Charlotte Bobcats (2-2), 7 p.m.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• No. 6 North Carolina beats Thomas, FIU 88-72

• Turner leads No. 16 Ohio State in 100-60 win

• SU beats Albany 75-43 for Boeheim's 800th win

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• Baylor freshman Griner provides dunk preview

• UConn's Moore leads AP preseason All-America team

• Griner scores 13, no dunks in first Baylor game