BOSTON (AP) - Ray Allen is the NBA's career leader in
three-point buckets after hitting three in the Boston Celtics'
92-86 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last night. Allen's second 3
was the 2,561st of his career, moving him ahead of Reggie Miller.
Allen finished with 20 points, but Kobe Bryant scored 20 of his 23
after halftime to lead the Lakers to victory.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Ty Corbin will make his Utah Jazz head
coaching debut tonight against the visiting Phoenix Suns. Corbin
was promoted when Jerry Sloan stepped down yesterday after 1,127
victories over 23 seasons, saying it was time to go. Sloan was the
longest-tenured coach in the four major professional sports, and is
the only coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games with the same
team.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds now faces five felony charges
instead of 11 after federal prosecutors filed their third revised
indictment on baseball's all-time home run leader. In the new
indictment, prosecutors reduced from nine to three the number of
charges alleging Bonds lied under oath when he testified that he
never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds is
scheduled to stand trial beginning March 21.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers and outfielder Josh
Hamilton have avoided salary arbitration by working out a two-year,
$24 million deal. Hamilton won the American League MVP Award last
year after hitting a major league-leading .359 with 32 homers, 40
doubles and 100 RBI in 133 games. He's a lifetime .311 hitter with
93 homers and 331 RBI in 468 career games.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Steve Marino and D.A. Points share
the lead through one round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Marino shot
a 7-under-par 65 at Spyglass Hill while Points fired a 7-under 63
at Monterey Peninsula, putting them one stroke ahead of Alex Cejka
(CHAY'-kuh).
