NFL:.. Bills defensive end Chris Kelsay plans to retire after 10 seasons in Buffalo....Kelsay informed general manager Buddy Nix of his decision Wednesday...Kelsay finished last season on injured reserve after tearing a ligament in his neck........Selected in the second round of the 2003 draft out of Nebraska, Kelsay finished with 32{ career sacks to rank ninth on the team list. He also proved durable in appearing in 147 games, including 120 starts.

AS FIRST REPORTED BY FOX SPORTS..THE . Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire quarterback Alex Smith from San Francisco IN EXCHANGE FOR A SECOND ROUND PICK THIS YEAR AND A CONDITIONAL PICK IN 2014.

Syracuse University will begin construction on an indoor practice center later this year aimed mainly at benefiting the resurgent football program as the school transitions to the Atlantic Coast Conference... The $17 million, 87,000-square-foot facility will provide the football program with a modern practice environment and help enhance recruiting efforts.

NBA:

Golden State guard Stephen Curry scored an NBA season-high 54 points Wednesday night, but the Warriors still lost to the Knicks 109-105 in New York. Curry was 18 of 28 from the field and finished one shy of the NBA record with 11 3-pointers. Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points. J.R. Smith hit the tiebreaking shot with 1:10 left to lift the Knicks.

tyson chandler finished with 28 rebounds

The San Antonio Spurs had an 18-game home winning streak until Jermaine O'Neal scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns past the Spurs 105-101 in overtime.

Cleveland missed 14 of its first 15 shots before rallying for a 103-92 victory over Toronto. Rookie Dion Waiters scored 23 points

COLLEGE HOOPS:

Fourth-ranked Michigan blew a 15-point lead in the second half and lost at Penn State 84-78. ... Penn State had dropped 18 straight conference games before stunning the Wolverines.

Russ Smith scored 17 points and Peyton Siva added 16 as 10th-ranked Louisville earned its fourth straight win, defeating DePaul 79-58

No. 23 Pittsburgh won for the ninth time in 12 games as Tray Woodall delivered 14 points in a 64-44 stifling of South Florida

McCrea had 32 points and 15 rebounds to lead Buffalo. ..BUT THE LOSS LOST TO KENT STATE 83-81

UALBANY HOST NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AT 7:00

NHL:

The Montreal Canadiens have a three-point lead in the NHL's Eastern Conference standings after scoring three unanswered goals in the third period of a 5-2 win at Toronto. ... Brian Gionta TALLIED HIS 4TH GOAL OF THE SEASON

THE SABRES VISIT FLORIDA TONIGHT...7:30

THE RANGERS HOST TAMPA BAY

THE ISLANDERS ENTERTAIN TORONTO

OTTAWA IS AT BOSTON

AHL:

ark Mancari scored a milestone goal and David Leggio made 37 saves, but it was not enough as the Rochester Americans dropped a 2-1 decision to the Toronto Marlies Wednesday night at Ricoh Coliseum. The Amerks, who fall to 27-22-2-1, have now lost a season-high four straight to close out the month of February.

AMERKS three-game road swing continues on Saturday, March 2 as the Amerks make their way to Syracuse to face the Crunc

NASCAR:

Jimmie Johnson's second Daytona 500 victory comes with another big prize. The primary sponsor of his car, Lowe's, has signed a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 NASCAR season

Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday for using a racial slur in an interview with a writer at Daytona International Speedway,

Colin Kaepernick, who guided the San Francisco 49ers to their first Super Bowl appearance in 19 years, will headline the 64th annual Rochester Press-Radio Club Day of Champions Children’s Charity Dinner on Tuesday, June 18, at the Riverside Convention Center.