NEW YORK -- Shamorie Ponds had 21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals -- all career highs -- and Marcus LoVett hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead St. Johns to a 77-61 win over Binghamton on Monday night.Ponds made 7 of 11, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, while LoVett hit 9 of 16 from the field.A dunk by Yankuba Sima sparked a 22-4 run, during which St. Johns hit four 3s, that gave the Red Storm (2-0) a 61-41 lead with 11 minutes to play.J.C. Show led Binghamton (1-1) with 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting. The Bearcats made just 22 of 59 (37 percent) from the field and committed 21 turnovers.Kassoum Yakwe had five blocked shots for St. Johns. The Red Storm have hit 11 3-pointers in each of their games this season.CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict appeared to make an obscene gesture toward the stands late in the fourth quarter of a 16-12 loss to the Buffalo Bills.Burfict sacked Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor on third down, received a high-five from an assistant coach, then appeared to flip both of his middle fingers in the direction of the stands behind the Bengals bench. Teammate Vincent Rey, who was standing behind him, appeared to push Burficts hands down.The Bengals declined to comment until they can look into the situation.Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was fined $12,000 for flipping his middle finger at Washingtons sideline in a 24--23 loss to the Redskins in 2014.dddddddddddd However, should the league choose to fine Burfict, its likely his fine would be higher as a repeat offender.Burfict was suspended three games without pay to start the season for repeated violations of player safety, and he received a $75,000 fine from the NFL in Week 6 for allegedly stomping on the leg of New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount.Burfict appealed that fine and was defended by Bengals coach Marvin Lewis.Burfict has been fined eight times in his career for more than $270,000. ' ' '