Bryant sits out fourth, still scores 42 as Lakers thump Denver
Kobe Bryant scores 42 points despite not playing in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rout the Denver Nuggets 121-93 for their season-high sixth straight win. Shaquille O Neal adds 20 points and eight rebounds as L A moves to 25 23 and within a half game of Houston for the final Western Conference playoff berth.
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Kansas bound Padgett suffers season ending knee injury
Reno High School center David Padgett, 6-11 and 235 pounds, tore a patellar tendon in his right knee during Reno's 59-57 overtime loss to Carson High. He will have more tests but says no surgery is needed and the injury won’t affect his Kansas career. He previously dislocated his left knee in January 2002. Padgett, wooed by North Carolina and Arizona, signed with Kansas and was named to EA Sports Roundball Classic.
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Sorenstam Could Play in Colonial PGA Event
Annika Sorenstam negotiates for one of the Colonial sponsor exemptions to become the first woman on the PGA Tour since 1945. Tournament director Dee Finley noted inquiries from Mark Steinberg of IMG and said a decision could come as soon as Wednesday. Sorenstam has dominated LPGA with 13 wins last year and a record scoring mark.
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49ers Hire Dennis Erickson As Next Coach
The San Francisco 49ers chose Dennis Erickson as head coach after a whirlwind weekend of talks. Erickson leaves Oregon State after posting a 31-17 record over four seasons and says San Francisco’s history with Walsh and Seifert made the job irresistible. He spoke in Corvallis about saying goodbye to his Beavers players.
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