DURHAM, N. C., Nov. 28  -- Reserve Lance Thomas scored 21 points with six rebounds, Friday fueling fifth-ranked Duke's 95-72 rout over Duquesne.

Duke settled things quickly by taking a 52-32 lead into halftime, and started the second half with a 16-6 run.

Thomas made all eight of his field goal attempts.

Kyle Singler compiled 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals for Duke. Nolan Smith scored 11 with three assists, while 11 of 12 players scored for the Blue Devils (7-0), who won their 64th straight home game against a non-ACC opponent.

Damian Saunders' 22 points, 10 rebounds and three assists paced outmanned Duquesne.

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 28 -- Ian Johnson scored two of Boise State's seven second-half touchdowns Friday and the Broncos ended an unbeaten regular season by blasting Fresno State 61-10.

Boise State owned only a 13-10 lead at halftime, but Jeremy Avery started an explosion of points by running 43 yards for a touchdown 3:10 into the third period.

The Broncos finished 12-0 for the third time in five seasons, but will likely not receive an at-large invitation to play in one of the BCS bowl games. They received such an invitation two years ago and stunned Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.

Berlin  - Marko Pantelic shot Hertha BSC to a place in the Champions-League Friday, spoiling with a 2-1 win Christoph Daum's anniversary celebration as a Bundesliga coach.

London - Newcastle United confirmed on Friday that Joe Kinnear will stay on as their manager until the end of the season.

Kinnear took over on a caretaker basis in September, following Kevin Keegan's departure.

"Ever since I came to Newcastle United, I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience," Kinnear told reporters.

"The players have been great to work with and the fans have made me feel at home since day one.

"We have a big challenge ahead of us for the rest of the season, but together, I'm confident we will make good progress.

London - England were set to return home Friday following the terror attacks in Mumbai but said a two-match test series against India was "still in place" next month.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that following the postponement of the two remaining one-day internationals the squad was returning home.

Talks would continue with the Board of Control for Cricket in India about the resumption of the tour, it said.

The first test is due to begin in Ahmedabad on December 11 although the venue for the final test, scheduled for Mumbai on December 19, will be changed.

Washington, November 28 : A Stanford University researcher has predicted that male sprinters may one day break Usain Bolt''s current world record of running 100 metres in 9.69 seconds, created at the Beijing Olympics this year, by covering the same distance in 9.48 seconds.

Biology professor Mark Denny, who himself has been a marathon runner, came to this conclusion after scrutinising the running performances of humans and two other famous racing species—dogs and thoroughbred horses—to find how close modern runners are to their species'' peak performances.