Sports Briefs February 7, 2012
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
Baseball
The Seattle Mariners agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract with Shawn Camp and a $500,000, one-year deal with Hong-Chih Kuo on Monday in an attempt to add bullpen depth.
Kuo was an All-Star in 2010 with the Dodgers but struggled last season with a back problem early in the season and missed a month with anxiety disorder. During his standout 2010 season, Kuo as 3-2 with 12 saves in 13 chances and a 1.20 ERA.
Camp led Toronto with 67 appearances last year and was 6-3 with a 4.21 ERA. The right-hander has appeared in 432 games all in relief, with Kansas City, Tampa Bay and Toronto.
To clear roster space, Seattle designated outfielder Mike Wilson and catcher Chris Gimenez for assignment.
• Mariners minor league catcher Christian Carmichael was suspended 50 games for a positive drug test.
He hit .182 last year in 11 at-bats for the Mariners of the Arizona Rookie League and is on the roster of Class A Clinton.
Football
Montana Western football coach Ryan Nourse announced the signing of a dozen recruits, including linebacker Casey McKinnon of Wallace.
Basketball
• Top 25 men
Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.
Syracuse, Ohio State, Missouri, North Carolina and Baylor are second through sixth.
No. 4 Missouri 71, Oklahoma 68: At Norman, Okla., Marcus Denmon scored 25 points to lead the Tigers (22-2, 9-2 Big 12) over the Sooners (13-10, 3-8).
No. 18 Marquette 89, DePaul 76: At Rosemont, Ill., Jami Wilson scored 23 points to lead the Golden Eagles (20-5, 9-3 Big East) past the Blue Demons (11-12, 2-9).
No. 24 Louisville 80, Connecticut 59: At Louisville, Ky., Gorgui Dieng scored 15 points to help the Cardinals (19-5, 7-4 Big East) past the Huskies (15-8, 5-6).
• NBA
76ers 95, Lakers 90: Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, to lead Philadelphia at Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant scored 24 of his 28 points and now has 28,604 for his career, passing former teammate Shaquille O'Neal and moving into fifth place on the NBA's career scoring list.
Suns 99, Hawks 90: Steve Nash had 24 points and 11 assists to lead Phoenix at Atlanta.
Bulls 109, Nets 87: At Newark, N.J., Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and Chicago beat New Jersey.
Wizards 111, Raptors 108, OT: John Wall scored 31 points to lead host Washington to an overtime win over Toronto.
Clippers 107, Magic 102: Chris Paul scored 29 points to help visiting Los Angeles beat Orlando in overtime.
Kings 100, Hornets 92: DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds to lead Sacramento at New Orleans.
Knicks 99, Jazz 88: Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start to lead host New York over Utah.
Spurs 89, Grizzlies 84: Tim Duncan had 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead San Antonio at Memphis.
Rockets 99, Nuggets 90: Luis Scola had 25 points to lead Houston at Denver.
Thunder 111, Trail Blazers 107, OT: Russell Westbrook scored 28 points to lead Oklahoma City past Portland.
Maple Leafs 6, Oilers 3: Phil Kessel scored twice and had an assist to help host Toronto over Edmonton.
Coyotes 3, Red Wings 1: At Glendale, Ariz., Mike Smith stopped 30 shots to help Phoenix beat Detroit.
Ducks 3, Flames 2, SO: Niklas Hagman scored in the shootout to help host Anaheim beat Calgary.
- The Associated Press