Thunder's coach Carlesimo fired
Thunder's Carlesimo fired: The losses kept piling up for P.J. Carlesimo, and it didn't matter which city his team called home.
With the relocated Oklahoma City Thunder off to an NBA-worst 1-12 start, Carlesimo was fired as coach Saturday and replaced on an interim basis by assistant Scott Brooks.
The firing followed a 105-80 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night, the Thunder's 10th straight setback.
Brooks made his debut Saturday night in a rematch with the Hornets in New Orleans, and general manager Sam Presti said Brooks would finish the season.
"This isn't about one person," Presti said. "There's accountability for everybody involved players, coaches, myself and anyone involved with our basketball team. We understand that."
Canadiens retire Roy's No. 33: Patrick Roy heard cheers again in Montreal, more than a decade after his bitter divorce from the Canadiens.
All the hard feelings were gone Saturday night, when the storied franchise retired the Hall of Fame goalie's famous No. 33.
"Tonight, I am coming home," Roy said to the raucous, sold-out crowd at the Bell Centre, when his number was raised to the rafters before Montreal played Boston.
Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP twice with the Canadiens, both in years that Montreal captured the Stanley Cup. The first came when Roy was a 20-year-old rookie in 1986 and the other seven years later when he won a record 10 games in overtime.
He retired from the NHL after the 2002-03 season, after a stint with the Colorado Avalanche that produced two more Stanley Cup titles. Roy still holds the career NHL marks for regular-season wins (551) and postseason victories (151).
- New Jersey Devils defenseman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen on Friday.
Wolves win 6-3: The Chicago Wolves broke the game open with 3 straight goals in the third period on their way to a season-high 6 in a 6-3 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins before 11,718 at the Allstate Arena.
Right wing Jeff Hamilton led the way for the Wolves (12-4-1-1) with 4 points.
Creamer eyes money title: Paula Creamer will have a chance to be the first American to win the LPGA Tour's season money crown in 15 years today, when she's one of eight remaining competitors at the ADT Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Fla. All will start tied at par when they embark on an 18-hole shootout for the $1 million winner's prize.
Spain leads Davis Cup final: Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco sent a chill through Argentine tennis, winning their doubles match to give Spain a 2-1 lead at the Davis Cup final in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The Two reverse singles matched are today.