NBA
Prince out indefinitelywith ruptured disc in back
The Pistons say forward Tayshaun Prince will be out of the lineup indefinitely due to a small rupture of a disc in his lower back.
The team said Saturday that the injury was confirmed following an MRI exam and evaluation by team doctors this week. The Pistons say Prince will continue to receive treatment for the injury.
Prince had been sidelined since earlier this month with a back injury. The 6-foot-9 Prince, who has appeared in three games this season, has averaged 12.3 points, 5 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Disgruntled Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business. Team owner Michael Heisley gave the four-time NBA scoring leader permission to skip the Grizzlies' game Saturday night against the Clippers.
Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey team that is losing players as quickly as games. Nets president Rod Thorn confirmed on Saturday that Douglas-Roberts tested positive for the H1N1 virus. Thorn said the player has been treated and the Nets are following all precautionary measures called for by the NBA.
Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas had surgery on his left forearm Saturday, a day after he broke it during a weight-training session. Thomas will be re-evaluated Tuesday. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.
Saturday night's highlights:
Bucks 102, Knicks 87: Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to help host Milwaukee beat New York. Jodie Meeks, Milwaukee's second-round pick in June, added 19 points, and rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, had 17 points.
Meeks made five of his seven three-point attempts and finished 7-for-11 from the floor in 27 minutes. He also had three assists in his third game of the season.
Bulls 93, Bobcats 90: John Salmons scored 27 points, Joakim Noah added a career-high 21 points and had 16 rebounds, and host Chicago beat Charlotte for its third straight win. The Bulls had a 16-0 run in the third and fourth quarters that turned a nine-point deficit into a 77-70 lead.
Mavericks 129, Raptors 101: Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Howard scored 16 in his season debut in host Dallas' victory over Toronto. Jason Terry added 19 points, and Shawn Marion had 18 points and eight rebounds for Dallas, hitting his last nine attempts from the field.
Hawks 125, Nuggets 100: Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in Atlanta's home victory. Smith was 8 of 10 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line.
Celtics 86, Nets 76: Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and visiting Boston bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat winless New Jersey. Ray Allen came alive after three dismal quarters to score eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for the Celtics.
uk sports
Faulkner sweeps diving events again
University of Kentucky diver Lisa Faulkner captured victories on both boards in a loss at the University of Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville. Faulkner has swept the diving events in each of Kentucky's last four dual meets. She was the lone UK athlete to capture two individual wins as the Cavaliers posted a 165-125 win over the UK men and a 172-110 victory over the women. Faulkner, a junior, scored a 287.85 on the one-meter and a 318.45 on the three-meter.
Tennis men: UK sophomore Eric Quigley finished the fall season with a 16-4 singles record after losing to Texas' Ed Corrie 7-5, 6-4 in a second-round consolation match of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships Saturday at Yale University.
Soccer men: The Cats wrap up the regular season with Senior Day on Sunday, hosting High Point at 1 p.m. at the UK Soccer Complex. UK (12-5-0) has clinched the four seed in the Conference USA Tournament, slated for Nov. 13-15.
Volleyball: The 11th-ranked Cats (23-2, 13-1) play host to Mississippi State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Coliseum. The Cats are 36-1 all-time against the Bulldogs, including a 3-0 sweep this season.
golf
Woods, Mickelson in final pairing
A rivalry that was renewed six weeks ago in Atlanta continued halfway around world in China when Tiger Woods stalled with pars and Phil Mickelson poured in three birdies over his last five holes for a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead over Woods and Nick Watney in the HSBC Champions, the final World Golf Championship of the year.
"I know we are both looking forward to it," said Mickelson, who was at 14-under 202 in Shanghai. "I think it will be a fun day, and we are excited to be playing in the last group here in China."
It will be the first time the world's top two players have been in the final group since their Duel at Doral in 2005, when Woods rallied from a two-shot deficit in the final round to win by one.
Woods wasn't terribly pleased to be in this position. He took his first outright lead of the tournament with a 15-foot birdie putt on the eighth hole. After another 15-foot birdie putt on the 10th, his lead was up to two. That turned out to be his last birdie of the round. "I didn't putt as well as I did the first two days," Woods said.
South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic in Shima, Japan. Song had six birdies in a front-nine 30, then had two birdies and bogey on the final nine holes Saturday to reach 11 under at Kintetsu Kashikojima.
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Federer, Djokovic to meet in finals
Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors finals in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament in Basel, Switzerland. Federer defeated childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (7), 6-3 in one semifinal. Earlier, Djokovic saved three match points in rallying to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2. Federer and Djokovic have split four matches this year.
U.S. women lose in Four Nations final
Canada has rallied from a goal down to beat the United States 5-1 in the Four Nations Cup final in Tikkurila, Finland. Jocelyne Lamoreux gave the U.S. women's hockey team the lead midway through the first period Saturday before Canada took control. The United States had beaten Canada 3-2 in their final group game on Friday. It was the 12th final between the two countries in the Four Nations Cup. Canada has won nine.
When confetti runs out, fans toss files
New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti. Auditor Damian Salo attended the Manhattan parade. He tells The New York Post he found all sorts of personal financial documents in the mountains of shredded paper tossed from skyscrapers as the players rode up Broadway. They included pay stubs, banking data, law firm memos and even some court files.
The Washington Nationals declined their $10 million option on outfielder Austin Kearns and are paying a $1 million buyout. The 29-year-old Kearns hit .195 with three homers and 17 RBI in 174 at-bats this season, when he was hampered by a thumb problem.
The last word
Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor on New York football fans:
"The Giants' fans are a different type of people, just put it that way. There's a little more class on the Giants' side and some Jets fans take the 'cl' out of class."
