Del Negro Leaves Italy for Milwaukee

Former San Antonio Spur guard Vinny Del Negro ended his short-lived return to the Italian Basketball League by agreeing in principle to a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

The shooting guard, who played six seasons with San Antonio, joined Teamsystem Bologna last month during the NBA lockout.

Del Negro, 32, missed a decisive two-point shot for Bologna in the final seconds of an Italian Cup semifinal Thursday night. The 74-73 loss against Varese eliminated the defending Cup champions.

Del Negro, who averaged 10.4 points and 3.4 assists during his NBA career, also played in Italy with Benetton Treviso in 1991-92.

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Washington Wizard forward Evric Gray was discharged from a Philadelphia hospital after he was injured during an exhibition game Friday night against the 76ers.

Wizard spokeswoman Maureen Lewis said Gray returned home. He did not play Saturday night when the Wizards played host to the 76ers.

Gray was knocked unconscious and cut on the head during a collision under the basket. He was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia and received a CAT scan as a precaution.

Gray was fouled by 76er rookie Casey Shaw, whose elbow appeared to hit the top of Gray’s head. Gray lay under the basket with his eyes closed for more than 10 minutes.

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In exhibition games Saturday: Tom Gugliotta scored 20 points in his Phoenix debut, leading the Suns over the Dallas Mavericks, 116-110, at Reunion Arena. Gugliotta, a free agent signed from Minnesota, scored five straight points for the Suns in the final 2:15. . . . Tim Duncan scored 18 points and David Robinson had 15 points and 14 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs rallied for a 78-70 victory over the Houston Rockets in San Antonio. Charles Barkley scored 18 points and Scottie Pippen added 15 for the Rockets.

Glenn Robinson scored seven of his 20 points in the second overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 115-111, in Milwaukee. . . . Vlade Divac scored 20 points and Predrag Stojakovic had 15 as the Sacramento Kings completed a two-game sweep of the Golden State Warriors, 89-85, in Oakland. King forward Chris Webber, a former Warrior, was booed throughout the game. . . . Rookie Michael Doleac had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat, 85-67, in Orlando.

Allen Iverson scored 24 points and the 76ers never trailed in a 100-88 victory over the Wizards at the MCI Center. After watching Washington make three baskets in the opening 10 minutes of the second quarter, the fans began chanting “We Want Rod!”--a reference to holdout point guard Rod Strickland.