Kobe Bryant sat out practice for the second straight day Monday because of a sore knee, and said he didn’t know if he’d play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ next exhibition game. The Lakers face the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday night in Bakersfield — the first of six exhibition games in nine days. Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said Bryant asked to rest his legs, adding that treatment included ice…
Shaquille O’Neal walked off the Miami Heat practice floor slowly, a bruised left quadriceps souring his mood. “Terrible,” was his answer to a “How is it?” query as he departed, though O’Neal sent word later that he wasn’t being serious. Still, there’s already cause for some serious concern around Heat camp — as eight of Miami’s 20 players were unable to practice Monday because of injuries.
The NBA took another step toward expanding its presence in China on Wednesday, with the Orlando Magic defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 90-86 in an exhibition game behind Dwight Howard’s 31 points and 14 rebounds.
Dallas uses last-second 3 to beat Sacramento in Theus’ return to Las Cruces
The Mavericks’ Jason Terry drives to the basket, converts the layup and draws the foul against the Kings for the Haier Play of the Day Oct. 16, 2007.
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Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and Preakness winner Curlin headline a small but select field of nine horses pre-entered Wednesday for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park on Oct. 27. A total of 141 horses were pre-entered for the $23 million, 11-race Breeders’ Cup World Championships, held over two days for the first time.
The Los Angeles Kings insist they’re not as bad as they started this season. How they played against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night reinforced that. Anze Kopitar scored a short-handed goal in the third period, and the Kings connected on all three shots in the shootout to beat Minnesota 4-3, the Wild’s first loss of the season.
The ball flew back at Tim Wakefield, faster than the knuckleballs he serves to baffled batters. He tried to squeeze it — just like his catcher tries to close the mitt around his floating pitch. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, like Tuesday night, it ticks off the glove, extending an inning and costing his team the game.
Jose Theodore has gone from MVP to backup goalie. On Tuesday night, he showed he still has what it takes to be a No. 1 netminder. Theodore, who relieved Peter Budaj after Colorado fell behind by four goals, stopped all 17 shots he faced in regulation and overtime to lead the Avalanche to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames.
Allen Iverson scored 22 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 104-78 exhibition victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night at Green Bay’s Resch Center. Carmelo Anthony added 16 points for the Nuggets, who never trailed. Denver led 55-50 early in the third quarter before going on a 15-0 run. Charlie Bell led Milwaukee with 17 points, all in the first half.
