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Center suffers a strained Achilles&#8217; tendon in third quarter of listless Lakers&#8217; 104-96 victory over Minnesota, the NBA&#8217;s second-worst team. <br/><br/>

Bynum strains his Achilles tendon, just when he, Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant were getting in sync. <br/><br/> A funny thing happened on the Lakers' way back.

Wozniacki is on her way up in the rankings and into the women&#8217;s final in the tennis tournament at Indian Wells. <br/><br/>

Lubomir Visnovsky scores with 32 seconds left in regulation and Saku Koivu&#8217;s goal 14 seconds into overtime wins it. <br/><br/> Time was running out for the Ducks on Friday night, which seemed a fitting metaphor for the season.

Coach Terry Murray says the Kings never got on track and showed a lack of composure. <br/><br/> The near-instant analysis coaches deliver in postgame news conferences often changes by the next morning, when a second viewing of the videotape shows them details they missed at first glance.

Koivu scores 14 seconds into overtime to give Ducks a 5-4 victory. <br/><br/>

The Lakers forward&#8217;s marketing value seemingly has soared since his marriage to reality TV star Khloe Kardashian. Odom has been in three national TV commercials the last two months. <br/><br/>

Scully says he is looking forward to the game after spending a night in a hospital following a fall at his home. <br/><br/> Pitcher Jeff Weaver spoke for the Dodgers faithful Friday when he said of Vin Scully : "That's outstanding news."

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Rodeo Drive and the Santa Monica Pier are landmarks on the route, which has a slight downhill slope from the halfway point. <br/><br/>

Although the team has won only five of 20 games, the interim head coach says he is enjoying his job and refuses to sugarcoat things when talking with or about his players. <br/><br/>

Backup catcher Wilson and reserve outfielder Evans face long odds of making the major league roster when the Angels break camp next month. If they don't make it, the team could lose both on waivers. <br/><br/>

The Angels defeat Milwaukee, 10-5, in spring-training game. Starter Joel Pineiro pitches four innings, retiring his first seven batters in order. <br/><br/> Angels 10, Milwaukee Brewers 5

Rising star Jon Jones is among the fighters on the card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut card on Versus on Sunday. <br/><br/>