CHICAGO — A woman found shot to death in a Chicago apartment was a former girlfriend of New York Knicks player Eddy Curry and the mother of his 3-year-old son, Curry’s attorney said Sunday.
A relative found the bodies of Nova Henry, 24, and her 9-month-old daughter, Ava, in their apartment near the South Side on Saturday evening, Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
Both died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said Sunday.
Curry’s 3-year-old son was found unharmed at the scene. Curry is a former player for the Chicago Bulls.
Rob Bryant, who said he was Nova Henry’s uncle, told the Chicago Sun-Times that Henry had a restraining order against her boyfriend.
The Knicks issued a statement Sunday on Curry’s behalf asking the media to respect the privacy of the two families.
“The Curry family is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and will keep the Henry family in their prayers,” the statement said.
• Milwaukee Bucks star guard Michael Redd will miss the rest of the season with two torn ligaments in his left knee.
Redd was injured in the third quarter of Milwaukee’s victory over Sacramento on Saturday night. Bucks general manager John Hammond said an MRI exam on Redd’s knee revealed a torn ACL and MCL.
Armstrong OK with 29th.
ADELAIDE, Australia — Lance Armstrong finished 29th overall in the Tour Down Under, 49 seconds behind winner Allan Davis of Australia, but was satisfied with his ability to keep up with top riders after 3 1/2 years out of professional cycling.
Armstrong says his fitness is more advanced at this stage of the season than at any time in his career, and that after his time away, he still has the legs to match younger riders. And his quest for an eighth win in the Tour de France in July this year, the competitive goal of his comeback, is “right on line.”
Footnotes.
• Baltimore pro personnel director George Kokinis has been hired as Cleveland’s general manager, reuniting him with new Browns coach and close friend Eric Mangini.
• David Donohue won the Rolex 24 in Daytona Beach, Fla., to end Chip Ganassi Racing’s Daytona winning streak at three races and match his late father’s victory 40 years ago.
• Three-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson sliced his left middle finger with a knife but said the injury will not affect his driving.
• Patrick Allen won the PBA H&R Block Tournament of Champions at Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas after an errant shot by his friend and roommate Rhino Page.
Allen slipped past his fellow southpaw, 267-263, to win his second career major championship and his second title in three weeks. It meant a $50,000 payday and a two-year PBA Tour exemption in the crowning event of the PBA’s 50th anniversary week.
The Associated Press
