Los Angeles - Al Horford was unstoppable and the high-flying Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten in the NBA.

Horford had a career-high 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks as the Hawks rolled to their sixth straight victory, 113-108 over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

"Everybody knows we're shorthanded with Josh Smith (ankle injury) being out," teammate Mo Evans said. "And for us to be undefeated after six, Al was huge."

The Hawks are off to best start since opening the 1997-98 season with 11 straight wins, but it's no surprise to Hawks guard Mike Bibby.

Los Angeles  - The Detroit Pistons' second game with newly-acquired Allen Iverson was worse than the first.

Reserve Tony Allen scored 23 points, Ray Allen had 17 and the Celtics rolled to their fourth straight victory by punishing the Pistons 88-76 in Iverson's home-debut at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"It was our best defence of the year by far, and it was all game," Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said. "We had active hands, were physical, got up in their bodies, and it was neat to see."

Los Angeles - In a matter of less than two seconds, Brandon Roy rode an emotional coaster before finishing on a high.

Roy nailed a 30-foot 3-pointer jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, and give the Portland Trail Blazers a dramatic 101-99 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

"In this building we're never out of it," said Roy, who finished with 17 points on just six-of-18 shooting from the field.

Los Angeles - California is to get the first bullet train network in the United States, with trains capable of 350 kilometers per hour to whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under two and half hours.

California voter approval of a 9.95-billion-dollar bond in Tuesday's elections allows work to begin on the 44-billion-dollar high-speed rail project, which is expected to go into operation by 2020.

Los Angeles - The gloomy economy has cast a financial evil spell even over Disney's magic kingdom.

The entertainment giant reported Thursday that fourth-quarter profit fell 13 per cent as tourists stayed away from its worldwide resorts and advertisers cut back on television spots.

The company, which includes the ABC network and ESPN sports channels, said that net income declined to 760 million dollars, or 40 cents a share, from 877 million dollars, or 44 cents, a year earlier. The results included a 92-million-dollar loss from the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy.

Los Angeles, Nov 6 : Throughout the sexual assault trial of Indian fashion designer Anand Jon, the evidence produced by the prosecutors has only raised the level of skepticism about their side of the story.

The 34-year-old was originally indicted on 59 counts, involving 20 alleged victims. His charges included, rape, sexual exploitation of a child, sexual battery and forcible oral copulation, reports LA Weekly.

However, during the trial, most of the charges were dropped. The number has got whittled down to its present 23 counts involving nine women.