BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Injured Arenas won't play in world championships Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas (Grant High of Van Nuys) strained his groin during practice in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday and won't play for the United States at the world championships. ``We know Gilbert is really disappointed,'' team managing director Jerry Colangelo said. ``He's done a great job, but he is not going to be able to continue on.'' With Arenas out, the U.S. must cut one of its 13 remaining players before the world championships. The Seattle SuperSonics and athletic power forward Chris Wilcox are nearing agreement on a three-year contract expected to average more than $7 million per season. Wilcox's agent, Jeff Fried, said he was optimistic the contract would be completed either Monday night or early today. Free agent forward Drew Gooden agreed to terms on a three-year, $23 million contract to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, agent Bill Duffy said. Tyler Hughes, a reserve at Kansas State, was dismissed from the team because his name appears in a registered sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. database. Tony Barbee, who spent the past six years as an assistant at Memphis, was hired to be the new coach at Texas-El Paso. HOCKEY: The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't saying where Russian star Evgeni Malkin is, or when they expect to see him. What they do know is he isn't in Russia and, as far as they are concerned, that's very good news. The Malkin mystery continued as the 20-year-old star remained out of sight after bolting from his Russian Super League This article is about the ice hockey league. For other sports, see Russian Super League (disambiguation). The Russian Super League (Russian: team, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, on Saturday after it arrived for training camp in Helsinki, Finland. Malkin's former Russian agent, Sergei Isakov, told the Soviet Sport newspaper Malkin had the visa before leaving for Finland. Malkin's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. agents, JP Barry and Pat Brisson, believe he is out of harm's way beyond the danger limit; in a safe place. - Latimer. See also: Out . New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). forward Jed Ortmeyer has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism Definition Pulmonary embolism is an obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs, usually due to a blood clot, which blocks a coronary artery. and will be sidelined indefinitely. A pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung, usually caused by one or more blood clots Blood Clots Definition A blood clot is a thickened mass in the blood formed by tiny substances called platelets. Clots form to stop bleeding, such as at the site of cut. . BOXING: Floyd Mayweather Jr. has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor Promotions. The first fight under that banner will be Nov. 4 against Carlos Baldomir, the World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of welterweight champion from Argentina, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. -- Robert Morales |
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