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MIAMI - No LeBron James, no problem.Miamis new era got off to the best possible start.Chris Bosh had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Norris Cole scored a career-high 23 points after winning Miamis starting point-guard job, and the Heat pulled away late to beat the Washington Wizards 107-95 on Wednesday night — the first time in five years they played an opener without James.Heat Nation was waiting for this game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. We were waiting for this game.Dwyane Wade added 21 points for Miami, 12 of those down the stretch after he briefly departed with a calf injury. Luol Deng added 12 for Miami, which finished with a 44-36 rebounding edge.Im just happy to be playing basketball again in front of this great crowd and this great city, said Bosh, who matched his season average from a year ago midway through the second quarter. We have so much going for ourselves right now. I like to win. It doesnt matter how we do it. We can get better.Marcin Gortat and Drew Gooden led the Wizards with 18 points apiece. Paul Pierce added 17 in his Washington debut, and John Wall finished with 16 points and 11 assists.We have to do a better job of establishing our identity, Pierce said. That team is not known for their rebounding. No way they should outrebound us.The Heat led by nine with about 9 minutes left, helped in part by a spectacular three-point play by rookie James Ennis — who took off from about midway down the paint, elevated over Rasual Butler and threw down a dunk while getting fouled. A layup by fellow rookie Shabazz Napier made it 84-75, before the Wizards came right back.Washington peeled off eight straight points, with Otto Porter making a pair of jumpers that helped get the Wizards within one. But 3-pointers from Cole and Mario Chalmers helped Miami pull away for good.It had nothing to do with our offence, Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. We didnt defend off the dribble all night long.Wade left with 2:49 remaining in the third quarter after getting kicked in the left calf. He got tangled up with Pierce and Garrett Temple while on the floor for a loose ball, didnt even jump to contest the ensuing jump ball — which Miami controlled anyway — and signalled for a time out before limping slowly toward the locker room.He returned with 5:59 left in the fourth. He was 4 for 11 from the floor when he left, and then 4 for 5 after he returned.TIP-INSWizards: PF Kris Humphries (hand surgery) played after being listed as a game-time decision, while SG Glen Rice Jr. (right ankle) did not play. ... The Wizards were also without SG Bradley Beal (wrist), along with forwards Nene and DeJuan Blair (both serving one-game suspensions related to a preseason incident against Chicago). ... The Wizards most recent opening-night win was in 2009.Heat: Wade made his 11th opening-night start, extending his franchise record. ... It was the 11th straight home-opening sellout for the Heat. ... F Danny Granger (sore hamstring) was scratched. ... Chalmers was Miamis starter at the point in five of the last six opening nights.BIG BOARD BOSHIt was the 16th time that Bosh had finished with at least 26 points and 15 rebounds — and the first time he had done so since joining the Heat. His last such game was a 35-point, 15-rebound effort for Toronto against Indiana on Feb. 2, 2010.LATE D WOESWashington was in the upper third of the league in fourth-quarter field-goal-percentage defence last season, at 43 per cent. The Heat shot 62 per cent (13 for 21) in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, outscoring the Wizards 35-25 in the period.UP NEXTWizards: Washington visits Orlando on Thursday.Heat: Miami visits Philadelphia on Saturday. Cheap Todd Helton Jersey . "Yes, Id like to get them in," Detroits rookie manager said. "Mother Natures going to have a say in that." 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The Padres recalled second baseman Brooks Conrad from Triple-A El Paso to replace Cabrera on the roster. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barry Bonds certainly thinks hes worthy of election to the Hall of Fame. "Without a doubt," baseballs home run king said Monday at the San Francisco Giants spring training camp, where he will serve as a hitting instructor for a week. The 49-year-old Bonds spent his last 15 big league seasons with San Francisco, finishing in 2007 with 762 homers. But his final years were clouded by suspicions of performance-enhancing drug use, and the seven-time NL MVP was convicted of one obstruction count in April 2011 by a jury that found an answer he gave was criminally evasive during 2003 testimony before a grand jury investigating the distribution of PEDs. And he didnt even come close to election to the Hall in his first two turns on the ballot. Advice for the writers who have not voted for him: "You guys are all adults. I have no advice for you." One topic he wouldnt discuss: Alex Rodriguez, who is serving a season-long drug suspension. Bonds said he respects Rodriguez and will talk to him individually, "not in a press conference." Meeting with about three dozen media for about 30 minutes on a patio overlooking the left field area at Scottsdale Stadium, Bonds wanted to put the controversial past behind him. "It feels really good to be back," Bonds said. "It feels good to give back to the game that I love. Hopefully, Ill be a part of this longer. ... Im enjjoying it.dddddddddddd "I am more nervous at this than I was playing, because it was only my mind and me. Hopefully I can bring good value to the ballclub. Well see how it works out," he added. "I dont even know if Im good at it." Looking about 30 pounds lighter than his playing weight of 230 and considerably more affable, Bonds wore an orange-and-black Giants cap, a black windbreaker and baseball pants, ready for the first day of work in a seven-day stay in camp. He appeared relaxed, laughing and joking more in a few minutes than he did during the years when he ruled the teams clubhouse from his corner reclining chair. "Im just a different character. I was a different character playing," he said. "Now Ive had time to slow down, do other things. I needed that guy to play, its who I was at the time. Im the same person, just a different character. ... Teammates used to say, you dont play when youre nice. It worked. Whatever it was, it worked." After meeting with the media, Bonds watched Posey and others intently in the batting cage. "The timing was right. Thats why its happening now," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Its good for Barry to see how its going to work for him. To me, he is one of the greatest minds in baseball." Would he perhaps like to manage some day? "I want to try and get through these seven days first," he said with a laugh. 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