Saturday December 29, 2018
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LeBron (groin) could miss multiple games LeBron James did not travel to Sacramento for the Los Angeles Lakers’ game Thursday night against the Kings. James is officially day-today after straining his left groin during the Lakers’ victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. An MRI came back clean on Wednesday, but James is expected to miss a few games out of an abundance of caution. The veteran forward was injured Tuesday in L.A.’s 127101 upset win over the Warriors as he dribbled toward the basket and slipped. His right leg swung underneath him as he lost his footing, putting
pressure on his left leg and groin as he reached forward to try to maintain possession of the ball. “Obviously, we want him back soon as possible,” said Lakers coach Luke Walton. “But we also will be very cautious when we bring him back.” —Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown has been fired by the Italian club Fiat Torino, the team announced. Brown, 78, compiled a 519 record in his first season with the Serie A team and was reportedly booed at home after Wednesday’s 96-79 loss to Sidigas Avellino. Brown, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2012, is the only coach to win championships in the NCAA (Kansas Jayhawks in 1988) and the NBA (Detroit Pistons in 2004). —The NBA has fined Orlando Magic guard-forward Terrence Ross $25,000 for throwing a ball into the stands following the final horn in Wednesday’s 122-120 home loss to Phoenix. NBA executive vice president of operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine in a statement. After the Magic’s Evan Fournier missed what would have been a game-winning 3pointer as time expired, the ball bounced off the back of the
Saturday December 29, 2018 ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19) It's possible that you're having some ups and downs in your love life at the moment. Someone may be asking you to play another role than you're used to playing in your relationship.
LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) Scientists seem to live in a world apart from the rest of us, Libra, and from the events in everyday life, because they're so absorbed in other realities. This is a lot like your universe.
TAURUS(Apr.20–May20) Today you may get the opportunity to feel proud of yourself. But don't let things get too out of hand. It isn't often that you allow yourself this little bit of narcissism.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You're often like a Zen master who doesn't say anything to pupils for months, until the day the pupils begin to not believe any more and find themselves growing indifferent to the whole thing.
GEMINI (May 21–June 20) Today you may be overcome by a current of humanist thought. Your consciousness is traveling, and you probably couldn't care less about the details of the events going on around you. CANCER (June 21–July 22) Even if you're a good judge of character, Cancer, the people who know you say that you base your opinions on your personal feelings, which often affect your good judgment. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) You have a tendency to want to explain everything that goes on around you, Leo. You rationalize everything in an instant, and group all your experiences into great theories. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) As a Virgo, you don't really like to talk about things. Talking just isn't one of your specialties. Everyone has his/her own role, and yours is to take action and create, not talk about doing it.
SAGIT(Nov.22–Dec.21) It's time to take some time out of your busy day for your personal life. One of your family members or friends may need to talk to you, and you need to listen attentively to what they have to say. CAPRI (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Today is a good day to clarify your life, Capricorn. You may have understood lately that it's useless to undertake anything new when you're confused. AQUARIUS(Jan.20–Feb.18) Are you going to be available to other people today? Someone in your entourage may need to confide in you. You're in no mood to waste time at the moment. PISCES (Feb. 19–Mar. 20) You may come in contact with someone today with whom you enjoy a highly emotional exchange. You may even fall in love! Be very attentive to your moods and everything going on inside you, Pisces.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) moves the ball up the court during the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. (Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports) rim and into the hands of Ross. He immediately bounced the ball on the floor, grabbed
it and threw it one-handed toward the other end of the court in frustration. (Field Level Media)
Amla finds form as... From page 33 looked to have been gobbled up by Azhar Ali. Elgar began walking towards the dressing room, but was called back when the onfield umpires conferred over whether the catch had been taken.It was sent to third umpire Joel Wilson with a soft signal of ‘out’, which called for conclusive evidence for the decision to be overturned. With only the two-dimensional images available, the West Indian decided there was enough doubt to change the decision. It was a potentially a gamechanging moment in the innings with South Africa on 16-1 at the time and struggling. GOOD FORTUNE Elgar and Amla capitalised on that good fortune and both would go on to make halfcenturies in a stand that would last 40 overs. Elgar (50) then handed a first test wicket to Pakistan part-timer Shan Masood when he had a swipe at a loose delivery and was caught by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed. Theunis de Bruyn (10) was stumped offYasir Shah (1-20) trying to finish the game with quick runs and Du Plessis recorded a pair of ducks in the match when he attempted a hook off Afridi and was caught at fine leg. Pakistan skipper Ahmed focussed on his side’s poor batting, where they failed to pass 200 in either innings and lost their last nine wickets for 90 runs after tea on day two, as the major contributor to their defeat. “We are very disappointed in the batting, we had an opportunity to post a (bigger) target and we lost too many wickets in that session after tea,” he said. “We have good quality fast bowlers, but we have to put scores on the board. We will have to go away and work hard in the nets.” Scores: South Africa 223 (Bavuma 53,Amir 4-62, Afridi 464) and 151 for 4 (Amla 63*, Elgar 50) beat Pakistan 181 (Babar 71, Olivier 6-37) and 190 (Masood 65, Imam 57, Olivier 5-59) by six wickets.
Bowl roundup... From page 31 from Jones, who completed 30 of 41 throws for 423 yards with two interceptions. Duke (8-5), which entered the game having lost two in a row, held Temple without a point in the final 34 minutes. The Owls (8-5) were outscored 35-0 in the second half as the Blue Devils overcame a 13-point, first-half deficit. (Field Level Media)