Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The Phoenix Suns traded guard D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets yesterday for rookie guard Sean Singletary.
Singletary was the 42nd overall pick in the 2008 draft by the Sacramento Kings, who quickly sent him, along with Patrick Ewing Jr. and Ron Artest, to Houston for Bobby Jackson, Donte Greene and a 2009 first-round draft pick.
A four-year standout at Virginia, Singletary was a three-time all-ACC selection.
Strawberry was the 59th overall pick by the Suns in the 2007 draft out of Maryland. . . .
Guard Sun Yue signed a multiyear contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Sun averaged 6.8 points for China in the Olympic Games in Beijing. . . .
The Dallas Mavericks re-signed forward Devean George nearly six months after he blocked a trade to the Nets.
· GOLF: Tiger Woods said he is not sure whether he will be ready to defend his title at the Dubai Desert Classic early next year.
The world's top-ranked golfer will miss the rest of the 2008 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left knee shortly after winning the U.S. Open in June.
"It's frustrating for me," he said yesterday of the injury at an event to promote a golf course he helped design in the Persian Gulf city.
Woods said his schedule heading into 2009 is uncertain but that he plans to "be hitting golf balls at the beginning of the year."
The Dubai Desert Classic begins Jan. 27.
· HORSE RACING: Kentucky regulators have approved a major ban on anabolic steroids that could outlaw the drugs for next year's Kentucky Derby and other races in the state.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved the measure unanimously yesterday. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) has said he will support an emergency order to enact the ban in time for next year's Kentucky Derby. The new rules would prohibit horses from racing with any steroid in their system.
· COURTS: A Phoenix prosecutor is seeking the federal files in the investigation of disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy, who was sentenced in July to 15 months in prison for a gambling scandal.
In sentencing Donaghy, the judge said that he had let the sport down by taking thousands of dollars from a professional gambler in exchange for inside tips on games.
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas asked a year ago for access to information from the FBI's investigation. Thomas wanted to know whether Donaghy broke any Arizona laws while officiating two Suns-Lakers playoff games in 2007.
Thomas was told he'd have to wait until the investigation was concluded. Now that it has, Thomas has sent a follow-up letter to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, N.Y. . . .
Barry Bonds asked a federal judge in San Francisco to toss out most of the government's perjury case against him that charges the slugger lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use.
· COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Quarterback Ben Mauk lost another round in his attempt to get one more season of eligibility from the NCAA, leaving him down to his last appeal.
Mauk, who led Cincinnati to a No. 17 final ranking last season, yesterday was turned down for the fourth time. Mauk has failed to convince the association that injuries cost him playing time during his career. . . .
Fifth-ranked Florida may be without wide receiver Percy Harvin and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes for its opener against Hawaii on Saturday. Harvin is battling a right heel injury that required offseason surgery. Spikes hurt his right foot.
· SOCCER: Darren Fletcher scored for the second straight game, and Manchester United defeated Portsmouth, 1-0, for its first English Premier League victory of the season.
-- From News Services
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