In brief: Hoyas hand Cardinals first loss of season

Men’s basketball: Markel Starks scored 16 of his career-high 20 points in the second half and No. 12 Georgetown (11-1, 1-0) snapped No. 4 Louisville’s (12-1, 0-1) 20-game home winning streak with a 71-68 victory in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams.

Freshman Otto Porter had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Hoyas.

• Baylor holds on to remain unbeaten: Pierre Jackson drove for a layup with 28 seconds left and No. 6 Baylor (13-0) remained undefeated with a 54-52 victory over No. 15 Mississippi State (12-2) in Dallas.

• Michigan State tops Indiana: Keith Appling scored a career-high 25 points and sparked a 20-0 second-half run to help No. 16 Michigan State (12-2, 1-0 Big Ten) hand No. 13 Indiana (12-1, 0-1) its first loss of the season, 80-65.

Jack, Hornets send Celtics to 0-3 in rout

NBA: Jarrett Jack had 21 points and nine assists in his season debut with the Hornets, and New Orleans dominated in its home opener, beating the winless Boston Celtics 97-78.

Boston is 0-3 for the first time since 2006-07.

• Wade lifts unbeaten Heat over Bobcats: Dwyane Wade hit a bank shot over Gerald Henderson with 2.9 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat to a 96-95 victory over the pesky Charlotte Bobcats at Charlotte, N.C., to remain unbeaten (3-0).

The Heat had plenty of help from the Bobcats, who turned the ball over 12 times on 25 third-quarter possessions.

Seidenberg lifts Bruins to OT win

Hockey: Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg scored 58 seconds into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz.

David Krejci gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead 47 seconds into the game on the team’s first shot. Former Spokane Chief Ray Whitney tied it with 4:44 left in the first period.

• Predators send Wild to eighth straight loss: Colin Wilson scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Predators sent the Minnesota Wild to their eighth straight loss with a 2-1 victory in Nashville, Tenn.

• Finland erupts late to top U.S.: Joel Armia had two goals and an assist to lead Finland to a 4-1 win over the United States in a Pool B preliminary-round game at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, Alberta.

In the other Pool B game, Canada earned a 5-0 win over the Czech Republic. … At Calgary, Alberta, Sweden held on for a 4-3 win over Switzerland, and Russia defeated Slovakia 3-1.

The U.S. faces the Czech Republic on Friday.

Taylor will retire at end of season

Football: Linebacker Jason Taylor, the NFL’s active sacks leader, said he’ll retire after this season, his 15th in the NFL and his 13th with the Miami Dolphins. Taylor has contemplated retirement in years past only to be lured back, but now he insists his mind’s made up.

“Sunday’s my last game,” he said. “I might even change my cellphone number so they can’t reach me.”

• Munchak denies contact with Penn State: Titans coach Mike Munchak says he is not heading to Penn State as coach and insists he loves what he’s doing in Tennessee.

“They (Penn State) have not contacted me in any way or talked to me about the possibility of working there. I have not reached out to them. I have a job that I enjoy quite a bit,” Munchak said.

• Ponder cleared to play: Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder, forced out of last Sunday’s game with the Redskins with a concussion, was cleared by a neurologist to start in the season finale against Chicago.

Vonn extends overall lead in World Cup

Skiing: Anna Fenninger of Austria skied a nearly flawless second run in Lienz, Austria, to capture a giant slalom for her first World Cup victory, while Lindsey Vonn extended her lead in the overall standings.

The 22-year-old Fenninger used a superb second run to finish in a combined time of 2 minutes, 16.08 seconds.

Vonn has 599 points, 231 more than Fenninger, who moved into second place.