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ATLANTA - Andre Drummond had 19 points and 14 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-100 on Saturday night in an exhibition game.Brandon Jennings added 16 points and 11 assists for Detroit (4-2). Kyle Singler scored 15 points, and Josh Smith and D.J. Augustin each had 14.Jeff Teague had 16 points and 10 assists to lead the Hawks (2-3). Kyle Korver scored 15 points, going 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and DeMarre Carroll added 14.The Pistons were coming off a loss in Orlando on Friday night.TIP-INSPistons: Center Joel Anthony, acquired Friday from Boston in a trade that sent guard Will Bynum to the Celtics, has not yet joined the team.Hawks: Al Horford played in the third and fourth quarters as coach Mike Budenholzer began ramping up his starters. Horford played in only 29 games last season before tearing his right pectoral muscle. Horford tore his left pec the previous season.BIGS DECISIONS:Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy has only one more preseason game in which to assess his centres and wingmen. We havent come anywhere near deciding on a lineup. Van Gundy said before the game. Nowhere near it.JOSH SMITH RETURNS:Smith, booed for hoisting 3s when he played for the Hawks, is thriving under Van Gundy. We want Josh in the post and on the attack on the dribble, Van Gundy said. His assist totals have been fabulous for us. Hes a very skilled and very willing passer.HEADS UP:The centre-hung scoreboard at Philips Arena has been dismantled to make way for a 3D projection system, which will make its debut with player introductions on opening night, Nov. 1 vs. Indiana.UP NEXTDetroit hosts Philadelphia on Thursday night in its final preseason game.Atlanta hosts Charlotte on Monday night. Scarpe Asics Uomo Offerte . That little deal worked out in a big way for the Mavericks. Nowitzki had 21 points Tuesday night to pass Oscar Robertson for 10th on the NBAs career scoring list, leading the Mavs to a 95-83 victory over the Utah Jazz. Scarpe Asics Saldi . The four-time Grand Slam champion has beaten Hantuchova nine straight times, with the Slovaks only win coming when they first played 10 years ago. "I had a tough first opponent who can play extremely good tennis," Sharapova said. http://www.asicsscontate.it/.S. Basketball Writers Association. McDermott, who finished his career at Creighton as college basketballs fifth-leading scorer, accepted the honour from Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson at AT&T Stadium, site of the Final Four. Scarpe Asics In Offerta . Bjoerndalen, who had failed to win any major race for two years before Sochi, writes in a Facebook entry that he is "full of energy and inspiration" after winning the 10-kilometre sprint and mixed relay at last months Olympics. Scarpe Asics Scontate . James scored 25 points against his former team, leading the energized Heat to a 114-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh had 22 for the Heat, idle since a 90-84 loss Tuesday at Indiana.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - No, Canada.Buffalo Bills president Russ Brandon announced Wednesday that the team is done playing regular-season home games in Toronto after reaching an agreement with Rogers Communications to terminate the four remaining years left on the series.The decision did not come as a surprise after the Bills had a 1-5 record since the series was established with a five-year agreement in 2008. The Bills and Rogers then reached another five-year deal in 2013 to extend the series.Last month, new Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula told The Associated Press they were negotiating to cancel the series. In March, the Bills and Rogers postponed playing this years game to evaluate and determine how to improve the atmosphere of games played in Torontos downtown domed Rogers Centre.Following a 34-31 overtime loss to Atlanta last year, Brandon and Bills players complained about giving away home-field advantage by playing in front of small and relatively indifferent crowds in Toronto.Receiver Steve Johnson questioned whether the warm-weather Falcons fixed the schedule in getting to play indoors. Center Eric Wood had referred to the games in Toronto as a joke.We greatly appreciate the support weve received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications, Brandon said in a statement released by the team Wednesday. We will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in southern Ontario.In becoming the NFLs first team to play annual games outside of the United States, the Bills llaunched the series in a bid to increase their exposure and build their fan base in Canadas largest city and financial capital.dddddddddddd. Toronto is about a two-hour drive from Buffalo and counted as part of the Bills market.The Bills did get an initial windfall after Rogers agreed to pay the team $78 million to essentially lease eight games: five in the regular season and three in the preseason. That was almost double what the Bills were projected to generate if those games were played at their home, Ralph Wilson Stadium.The Bills also experienced a bump in selling tickets to Canadians. Last year, the team estimated that southern Ontario fans accounted for about 18 per cent of its season-ticket sales, surpassing their support from nearby Rochester.The series, however, never paid off in wins for the Bills or generated a buzz in Toronto.High ticket prices, initially averaging about $180, a lengthy playoff drought that began in 2000 and the lack of atmosphere in the cavernous domed stadium contributed to the series lack of success.The announced crowd of 38,969 for last years game against Atlanta was by far the smallest of the series, and well short of the stadiums NFL capacity of 46,470, not including suites. Rogers did announce the first four regular-season games had been sellouts before later acknowledging the totals included thousands of free tickets.The games also attracted a larger than usual contingent of visiting team supporters.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '