Reuters - Close to 10 years­after his death, Townes ­href="http://van-zandt.livepre­ss.com">Van Zandt remains­revered by other tunesmiths,­ especially fellow Texans like­­href="http://guy.livepress.com­">Guy ­href="http://clark.livepress.c­om">Clark, ­href="http://lyle-lovett.livep­ress.com">Lyle Lovett,­Willie Nelson, ­href="http://joe.livepress.com­">Joe ­href="http://ely.livepress.com­">Ely and ­href="http://norah-jones.livep­ress.com">Norah Jones.

AP - ­href="http://francisco.livepre­ss.com">Francisco Elson­and ­href="http://linas.livepress.c­om">Linas Kleiza helped­the ­href="http://denver.livepress.­com">Denver Nuggets­overcome a rash of injuries­— and the ­href="http://charlotte.livepre­ss.com">Charlotte­Bobcats' zone defense.­Elson, who replaced the­injured ­href="http://kenyon.livepress.­com">Kenyon ­href="http://martin.livepress.­com">Martin in the­starting lineup, scored 10 ­href="http://points.livepress.­com">points and grabbed 11­rebounds in the Nuggets'­100-84 victory over the lowly­­href="http://charlotte.livepre­ss.com">Charlotte Bobcats­on Tuesday night.

AFP - Melvin Ely scored 19 points and Kareem Rush added 10 of his 13 in the fourth quarter as the Charlotte Bobcats pounced for their third straight National Basketball Association victory on Wednesday.

AP - With three straight wins, the Charlotte Bobcats suddenly have their longest winning streak in franchise history.