Mavericks waive C Eddy Curry, sign C Troy Murphy Mavericks waive C Eddy Curry, sign C Troy Murphy ADVERTISING DALLAS — The Eddy Curry era is over for the Dallas Mavericks after just two games. The Mavericks announced Friday that
Mavericks waive C Eddy Curry, sign C Troy Murphy
DALLAS — The Eddy Curry era is over for the Dallas Mavericks after just two games.
The Mavericks announced Friday that they’ve waived the journeyman center and replaced him on the 15-man roster with newly signed free-agent center Troy Murphy. The team didn’t reveal any of the terms agreed to by Murphy.
In two games, Curry averaged 4.5 points and two rebounds in 12.5 minutes.
The Mavericks are the sixth team on Murphy’s resume. Golden State took him 14th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft out of Notre Dame, where he was a two-time All-America selection. He’s donned the uniforms of the Warriors, Indiana, New Jersey, Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers before signing with Dallas. His career averages are 10.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 27.5 minutes per game.
NHL cancels Winter Classic at Big House
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NHL has put one of its signature events on ice.
The Winter Classic, scheduled between Detroit and Toronto for Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium, became the latest casualty of the league’s lockout.
Don Fehr, the players’ union executive director, called the decision “unnecessary and unfortunate, as was the owners’ implementation of the lockout itself.”
WADA backs sanctions in Lance Armstrong case
MONTREAL — The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the decision that stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, saying Friday it was the “right and proper sanction” for the disgraced American cyclist.
Last week, the International Cycling Union also accepted the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s sanctions, wiping Armstrong’s name from the Tour winner’s list, banning him for life and asking him to return millions of dollars in prize money.
WADA had 21 days to decide whether to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but the Montreal-based agency announced Friday it would not appeal.
WADA also said it was waiting with “considerable interest” for details of UCI’s proposed independent inquiry into the cycling body’s handling of the Armstrong case.
Polish qualifier Janowicz into Paris Masters semis
PARIS — Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz kept his great run going at the Paris Masters on Friday, advancing to the semifinals when a dizzy and fatigued Janko Tipsarevic stopped playing.
Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain moved closer to his first Masters title after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-2, 7-5. Ferrer’s semifinal opponent will be Frenchman Michael Llodra, who beat American Sam Querrey 7-6 (4), 6-3.
The 69th-ranked Janowicz faces Gilles Simon in the semifinals. The Frenchman beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4.
Arvidsson wins as Zheng retires in Sofia
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden secured victory without finishing the first set as Zheng Jie of China retired at 5-1 in the season-ending Tournament of Champions on Friday.
On the last day of the event’s group stage, Arvidsson replaced Maria Kirilenko, who pulled out of the competition on Thursday with an upper respiratory illness. Arvidsson and Zheng had no chance of advancing to the semifinals.
By wire sources
