PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia forward Elton Brand dislocated his right shoulder in the third quarter of the 76ers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Brand, who had four points and six rebounds before he was injured, was scheduled to have an MRI late Wednesday night. He entered the game averaging 16.4 points.
• New Orleans Hornets guard Peja Stojakovic is day to day because of back spasms.
• Toronto Raptors rookie forward Nathan Jawai, sidelined since training camp because of an unidentified heart abnormality, has been cleared to begin workouts.
Fleury set to return to Penguins
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to start tonight against the Atlanta Thrashers, the first time he has played since injuring his groin Nov. 15.
• St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay McKee will be sidelined indefinitely with a fractured left ring finger.
• The Carolina Hurricanes activated Frantisek Kaberle (leg) and sent fellow defenseman Tim Conboy back to their minor-league affiliate in Albany, N.Y.
Stansbury out of hospital
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Stansbury is out of the hospital and will coach the Bulldogs tonight against Cincinnati. Stansbury checked into the hospital Sunday night complaining of headaches and flu-like symptoms. He was diagnosed Tuesday with a viral infection that was treated with steroids.
Davenport expecting baby
CLEVELAND — Lindsay Davenport is pulling out of the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 19, because she is pregnant with her second child.
• The city of Birmingham, Ala., will host the 2009 first-round Davis Cup matches between the United States and Switzerland on March 6-8.
Footnotes.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who won gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters and 4×100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympics in August, was honored as French sports daily L’Equipe’s athlete of the year, beating out U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps and Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal.
• Heather O’Reilly scored off a rebound in the 34th minute, helping the U.S. women’s soccer team beat China 1-0 in Detroit.
• The Breeders’ Cup has reversed its decision to cut financial support for certain stakes races at about 40 North American tracks after getting a barrage of complaints from the industry.
• CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc. executives have discussed joining forces to bid on rights to televise the Olympics in 2014 and 2016.
• Gillett Evernham Motorsports will lay off about 65 employees in several departments as part of scaling back its Nationwide Series program next season.
• Ford announced it will not follow Japanese automakers Subaru and Suzuki out of the World Rally Championship because of the global economic crisis.
• Matt Kenseth will have a new crew chief in 2009, as Drew Blickensderfer will try to return the 2003 NASCAR champion to Victory Lane.
The Associated Press
