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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Philadelphia 76ers remain the NBAs only winless team, but theyll once again try to change that Friday night when the Phoenix Suns pay their only visit of the season to the Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers are four losses away from matching the 1972-73 team for worst start in franchise history. That team from 40 years ago finished with the worst record in the history of the NBA. On Wednesday, Philly collected its 11th consecutive loss to begin the season with a 101-90 setback at home to the Boston Celtics. That setback came after an 0-4 road trip, low lighted by a 53-point loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Tony Wroten scored 21 points off the bench to lead the Sixers, who have fallen by double digits in eight of their 11 losses. Henry Sims added 14 points in the loss, Luc Mbah a Moute and Michael Carter- Williams scored 11 apiece and Nerlens Noel had 10. The Sixers won three of the four meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals last season and were in line to make a run at their first win before Boston pulled away in the second half. The Celtics outshot the Sixers 52.5 percent to 37.5 percent in the third and fourth quarters after the score was tied 46-46 at halftime. We didnt communicate as much on defense and they got some open shots, said Noel, who, with Carter-Williams, returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday. Rondo does a great job running that team. The Sixers play against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden Saturday, then play four in a row in Philly. Portland, Brooklyn, Dallas and San Antonio come to town as the 76ers search for a win. Friday night represents game four of a six-game road trip for the Suns. It started poorly with a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but Phoenix won the last two over the Celtics and Detroit Pistons. On Wednesday, Eric Bledsoes go-ahead layup with 28.7 seconds left lifted the Suns to an 88-86 win over the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope knocked down a left corner 3-pointer to stake Detroit to an 86-85 edge, Bledsoe knifed through the lane and snuck his layup past Greg Monroe. Markieff Morris blocked a Brandon Jennings layup attempt with about five seconds to go and Caldwell-Popes top of the arc triple was off the mark. Bledsoe split a pair of foul shots with 1.3 ticks on the clock and Jennings heave at the horn was well short. They let me get the ball and make plays in the fourth quarter and thats what I do, Bledsoe said. Bledsoe finished with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Suns. P.J. Tucker had 16 points and seven rebounds and Goran Dragic added 12 points and four helpers in the triumph. The Suns visit the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors before heading home. The Suns have won three in a row against the Sixers after Philly took four straight. The Sixers are 3-2 in their last five as the host in this series. . The third-ranked Lewis, a three-time winner this year on the LPGA Tour, had a 9-under 135 total at Emirates Golf Course in the Ladies European Tours season-ending tournament. . -- Victor Bernardez tied the game with his second goal in the 95th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes drew 3-3 with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. .5 million. The 25-year-old Varlamov is thriving under first-year coach and Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, posting a 26-9-5 record with a 2. . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. .Y. -- Scott Chandler is returning to Buffalo, where he spent the past three seasons establishing himself as the Bills top pass-catching tight end.LONDON - Karim Benzema beat Cristiano Ronaldo to take leading player honours in The Associated Press global football 10 on Tuesday, as Real Madrid was named team of the week.Madrid followed a resounding 3-0 victory at Liverpool in the Champions League, its first triumph against the English club, with a 3-1 win over rival Barcelona in the first clasico match of the season.Benzema scored twice against Liverpool and once against Barcelona to become player of the week. Ronaldo opened the scoring against Liverpool with a sublime finish and equalized from the penalty spot against Barcelona to begin Madrids comeback.Real Madrids heavy artillery shot down both Liverpool and Barcelona last week, voter Chris Tait of The Herald in Scotland said. Their swift, brutal counter-attacks can be a joy to watch, if only for those of us who are not in the line of fire.Bayern Munich is second to Madrid in the team vote. Borussia Moenchengladbach held the German champions to a goalless draw on Sunday, but Pep Guardiolas side thrashed Roma 7-1 away in the Champions League earlier in the week.I was very lucky to be in the Stadio Olimpico to see the beautiful performance of Munich against Roma and was then in Madrid to write about the clasico, Paolo Condo of Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy said. Real and Bayern are top teams, and there were top individual performances from Arjen Robben, Benzema and Isco.Robben scored twice in Munichs victory over Roma to poll third, while Francisco Isco Alarcon, who replaced the injured Gareth Bale for Madrid in both matches, polled ninth to become the third Madrid player in this weeks top 10.Robbens team-mate, Manuel Neuer, also makes the top 10 in eighth position after the Munich goalkeeper made two spectacular saves to deny Moenchengladbach from breaking the deadlock.Chelseas 6-0 dismantling of Maribor in the Champions League, followed by a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday saw the Premier League leader poll third.ddddddddddddest Ham is fourth after continuing its strong start to the Premier League with a surprise 2-1 win against Manchester City.Carlos Eduardo of Nice has entered the poll a position behind Robben after scoring five goals in Nices 7-2 rout of Guingamp in the French league. Panelist Marco Monteverde of News Corp Australia believes Eduardo is a worthy high entry.As ordinary as Guingamp are, Carlos Eduardos five-goal effort in his sides 7-2 win should not be overlooked when assessing the weeks performances, Moteverde said.Surprisingly, Eduardo is not the only player to have scored five goals in a game in this weeks top 10. Luiz Adriano, in seventh place, scored five as Shakhtar Donetsk won 7-0 against BATE Borisov in the Champions League.Elsewhere, Paris Saint-Germains two victories against Apoel Nicosia and Bordeaux saw it voted fifth, a place higher than Juventus, who beat Palermo 2-0 to extend its Serie A lead to three points ahead of Roma.Arsenal is seventh this week after two wins against Anderlecht and Sunderland. Chile striker Alexis Sanchez, who scored both goals in Arsenals 2-0 win over Sunderland, is fifth and has polled a place higher than Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli, who scored a hat trick in the 6-2 thrashing of Hellas Verona.AP Global Football 10:Players1.Karim Benzema, 100 points.2.Cristiano Ronaldo, 78.3.Arjen Robben, 73.4.Carlos Eduardo, 64.5.Alexis Sanchez, 53.6.Gonzalo Higuain, 51.7.Luiz Adriano, 41.8.Manuel Neuer, 38.9.Francisco Isco Alarcon, 34.10.Robin van Persie, 31.Teams1.Real Madrid, 158.2.Bayern Munich, 95.3.Chelsea, 75.4.West Ham, 61.5.Paris Saint-Germain, 59.6.Juventus, 51.7.Arsenal, 41.8.Sevilla, 40.9.Atletico Madrid, 35.10.Southampton, 32. ' ' '
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