Sports
Texas Tech, one day after declaring two players ineligible during the Big 12 Conference tournament, said Saturday it had withdrawn from NCAA tournament consideration and forfeited its 10 conference victories.
March 9, 1997
Cleveland guard Ricky Davis was unable to work through his differences with Coach Paul Silas and was traded by the Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics in a six-player deal Monday.
Dec. 16, 2003
Lakers
Lakers: L.A. gets Lue and Battie for point guard, whose chemistry problems became too much.
June 25, 1998
Detroit Piston Coach Doug Collins told USA Today that Pat Riley, who has coached the Miami Heat to the second-best record in the NBA, is more a blue-collar type than Showtime: “He’s from Schenectady [N.Y.], and everybody bought that stuff he was glamour,” Collins said.
Feb. 25, 1997
at Orlando 98, Philadelphia 88: After Dwight Howard was called for two fouls in the first two minutes, Tony Battie picked up the rebounding slack and Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis scored 20 points apiece for the Magic. at Portland 101, Houston 99 (OT): Brandon Roy made a three-point shot at the buzzer to give the Trail Blazers the victory after Yao Ming had converted a three-point play with 0.8 seconds left to give the Rockets the lead.
Nov. 7, 2008
Nick Van Exel for Tyronn Lue and Tony Battie?
July 4, 1998
Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors will miss two weeks because of a strained right knee after colliding with a teammate during practice on Tuesday.
Dec. 11, 2002
Clippers
Hoping for a youthful spark, Coach Alvin Gentry started rookie Chris Wilcox at center Saturday against the Boston Celtics.
Feb. 16, 2003
Magic may need to color outside the lines
June 6, 2009
Stephon Marbury played a great game for Phoenix.
March 6, 2003