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MINNEAPOLIS - The New Orleans Pelicans have lost their fair share of winnable games on the road this month, a trend that cannot continue if they hope to make a run at the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference.Newly minted All-Star starter Anthony Davis made sure they didnt let another one slip away against the leagues worst team.Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Pelicans avoid what would have been another ugly road loss with a 92-84 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.Eric Gordon scored 20 points and the Pelicans (22-21) shot 50 per cent from the field to move over .500 for the first time since Jan. 2. New Orleans has won two in a row for the first time in more than a month.Teams that are ahead of us, theyre going to keep winning, Gordon said. Theres no slowing down for them. For us, we got to get over that hump and beat most of these Western Conference teams.Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves (7-35), who have the fewest wins in the league.The Pelicans moved into a tie with Oklahoma City for ninth in the Western Conference after the Thunder lost to Atlanta.Ryan Anderson missed the game with ankle inflammation and Jrue Holiday again was out with a stress reaction in his right leg. But a team that has struggled against some of the leagues worst managed to buckle down and grind one out against the lowly Timberwolves.Davis made just 9 of 23 shots, but the Pelicans held star rookie Andrew Wiggins to 13 points on 6-for-16 shooting.I think hes physically and mentally just worn (out), coach Flip Saunders said of Wiggins, who has been forced into a featured role with Kevin Martin and Ricky Rubio out because of injuries. I think hes hit the rookie wall a bit. Somehow weve got to find a way to go right through it. Hes got to find a soft spot in that wall and we have to bust right through it.The 92 points were the fewest scored by the Pelicans in a win this year, but after an uneven January, theyll take Ws any way they can.Glaring losses at Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Charlotte this month kept the Pelicans from building any momentum in a conference that offers little room for missteps. Things looked a little ominous in the early going when they fell behind 11-1 to a team they beat by 48 points in November.But Dante Cunningham, who had struggled with his shooting recently, made 7 of 12 shots for 14 points and Tyreke Evans had 17 points and eight assists to help the Pelicans hold off the Wolves.Minnesota pulled within 82-78 with four minutes to play, but Cunningham hit a jumper, Davis scored on a drive to the basket and then iced the game with an 18-foot jumper.Thaddeus Young scored 15 points and Mo Williams added 12 points and 10 assists for Minnesota.Were not trying to string up two, Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. Wed like to get on a real streak. Weve been able to do that in the past, try to get three, four wins in a row.TIP-INSPelicans: Davis only had one block in the game, ending a streak of five straight games with at least 20 points and three blocks that was the longest in the league since 2003. ... Nate Wolters, a native of St. Cloud, Minn., had five points in 14 minutes.Timberwolves: Kevin Martin was downgraded from questionable to out earlier in the day while he experienced more swelling in his fractured right wrist. ... The Wolves have lost 10 straight at home. ... Young did not grab a rebound in 31 minutes.CUNNINGHAMS RETURNCunningham played the previous two seasons in Minnesota, a stay that finished on a sour note when he was charged with domestic assault against his then-girlfriend at the end of last season. The charges were eventually dropped when police decided that the woman fabricated the allegations as part of an extortion attempt. The short-handed Pelicans signed him in December to a veterans minimum deal, and Cunningham is trying to rebuild his reputation.Honestly, another gym, another arena, Cunningham said of his return. Try not to think about it too much. Obviously, its in the back of your mind, being here for two years. Just got to go play and get a win.UP NEXTPelicans: Host Dallas on Sunday.Timberwolves: Visit Atlanta on Sunday. Under Armour Wholesale Australia . Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin broke the news that hes cleared for full activity moving forward. Under Armour Shoes Australia . And yet as they left TD Garden amid the slush and snow of a winter storm on Thursday evening, there was a sense among the Leafs that they had finally stood toe to toe with their long-time bully, only to fall just short. http://www.underarmouraustraliawholesale.com/ . The 18-year-old Januzaj has made his breakthrough at United this season, including scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Sunderland before the recent international break. His performances have sparked a debate about where his international future lies. Under Armour Shoes Sale Australia . JOHNS, N. Under Armour Australia Outlets . It was considered unlikely that Rielly would be loaned to Canada for the tournament, which begins Dec. 26 in Malmo, Sweden, though a stretch of three straight games in the press box made it something of a debate.HOYLAKE, England -- Old Tom Morris would barely recognize the British Open these days. Its one thing for golf to evolve from gutta percha to polyurethane, from niblicks to hybrids, from hickory to graphite. Now the British Open is all about LED screens, apps and routers. Yes, there are wireless routers affixed to every grandstand at Royal Liverpool. Leave it to the Royal & Ancient to be on the cutting edge of digital technology among major championships. The British Open is believed to be the first major golf event to offer wireless in every grandstand, allowing spectators with mobile phone and tablets to watch the BBC coverage, track their favourite player through GPS, and get details through up-to-the minute scoring updates. "The experience for our spectators will, I believe, be the best they have ever received," said Peter Unsworth, chairman of the R&As championship committee. "Using their own smartphones and tablets, and our groundbreaking Wi-Fi network which is available in every grandstand, they will be able to enjoy live BBC television and radio coverage, live scoring and get news and updates without leaving their seat. "The information available to our spectators has never been so readily available." And to think this major only three years ago banned cellphones from the golf course. Now theyre telling spectators theyre missing out if they dont have them. The R&A last year installed wireless signals as an experiment, with the source of streaming capabilities coming from London. It was so pleased with the result that it now has installed its own fiber optic network at most of the links courses where it holds The Open, starting with Hoylake. Malcolm Booth, the R&As communications director, said the signal is strong enough for as many as 20,000 fans to stream video at the same time. A popular theme at the R&A over the last two decades has been finding a balance between tradition and technology. R&A chief executive Peter Dawson always thought that would involve only equipment. Now he is trying to grasp a world of live streaming and second-screen channels. "What it will be 10 years from now I can scarcely imagine," Dawson said. Traditions die hard at the oldest golf championship in the world, which dates to 1860. Tom Watson, a five-time champion who played his firstt British Open before Tiger Woods was even born, couldnt help notice some of the changes during a practice round Monday.dddddddddddd. "What happened to the yellow scoreboards?" he said. For starters, the scoreboards changed from yellow to green years ago, but point taken. For the longest time, there was a manual scoreboard behind each green that showed the cumulative score of the players on that hole, and the scores of the group next to play. Those are gone, replaced by LED screens that now give scores, news updates on the championship, and even a rules quiz during the practice rounds. "Theyre in the modern age," Watson said. Dawson said former championship committee chairman Jim McArthur was a strong advocate for getting up to speed with digital technology, and it then was turned over to Booth and the communications department. Booth said it wasnt a hard sell to the Royal & Ancient, though "there was a lot of explaining to do." "There was a need to explain how this could impact on the experience for spectators," he said. "Having a radio at the Open is not new. People have been doing it for decades. Having a television picture on a hand-held device has been pretty common at big events like the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup. They were aware of these devices. What they werent sure about was how easy it was to take that technology and have it on each persons phones." Oddly enough, it was at Royal Liverpool in 2006 when spectators took so many pictures with their phones that mobile devices were banned the following year. The R&A finally relented on that strict policy in 2012 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Now it has Wi-Fi networks, routers, live streaming, geofencing. Is there anything still ancient about the Royal & Ancient? "Me," Dawson said with a smile. He retires next year after 16 years as chief executive, the last few years filled with technology changes he never imagined. He still likes the balance between old and new. The Open still is played on the same turf where Old Tom Morris and Willie Park Sr. vied for championships. The claret jug has been passed around for 86 years. "But I think in the modern era," Dawson said, "the way that people now embrace this technology is something that golf also has to embrace." ' ' '