LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) β The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats say starting forward Alex Poythress will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during practice yesterday. Poythress started eight games for the 10-0 Wildcats this season, averaging 5 1/2 points and 3.8 rebounds. Head coach John Calipari (kal-ih-PAH’-ree) called the injury a big blow to his team.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) β Head coach Fred Hoiberg (HOY’-burg) brings his 14th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones to the University of Iowa for today’s lone top-25 men’s basketball game. The Cyclones are 6-1 this season and have won their last three games by an average of 24 points since a loss to Maryland on Nov. 25. Cyclones No. 2 scorer Bryce Dejean-Jones is suspended for the game after behind charged yesterday with two misdemeanors following a party in his apartment.
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) β Australians Scott Strange and Wade Ormsby are co-leaders midway through the Australian PGA. Strange shot a 6-under 66 and Ormsby a 67 at Royal Pines for a 36-hole total of 9-under 135. Adam Scott is in third place, two shots back following a 69.
WASHINGTON (AP) β The Los Angeles Clippers will try to run their winning streak into double digits when they visit the Washington Wizards tonight. The Clippers own the NBA’s second-best road winning percentage after taking eight of their first 10 games away from Los Angeles, but the Wizards are 10-2 at Verizon Center and a half-game off the Eastern Conference lead. The Clippers-Wizards matchup is one of 12 games on today’s NBA schedule.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) β The Anaheim Ducks look to expand their lead in the NHL’s Western Conference when they visit an Edmonton Oilers team that has lost 13 of its last 14 games. It’s the second game of a home-and-home series and comes two days after the Ducks held off the Oilers 2-1 in Edmonton. The Ducks have 43 points in 30 games this season, two points ahead of Chicago and three ahead of Nashville.
