Scores from December 12, 2012

College Football
South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore announced on Wednesday that he will forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. Lattimore will head to the pros despite have his 2012 campaign cut short on Oct. 27, when he suffered a gruesome injury to his right knee in a win over Tennessee. The junior tailback injured several ligaments and had surgery to repair the damage in early November.

NBA

Final
Atlanta « 86
Orlando 80

Al Horford notched his seventh straight double- double with 13 points and 13 rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks held off the Orlando Magic last night. Josh Smith added 16 points, 11 boards and five blocks for the Hawks, who have won eight straight against Orlando.

Final
Golden State « 97
Miami 95

 

Final(2nd OT)
Dallas 115
Boston « 117

 

Final
Denver 105
Minnesota « 108

 

Final
New Orleans 88
Oklahoma City « 92

NHL
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association met with federal mediators for over six hours yesterday without making progress towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.