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The Florida Panthers claimed checking forward Garth Murray off re-entry waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Canadiens will be responsible for half of the remainder of Murray’s $625,000 salary for this season, and their share will count against the salary cap. “Garth is a quality, character guy who competes hard every shift,” Panthers…

For half the game, Idaho looked like an interesting opponent for No. 14 Gonzaga. But Gonzaga (2-0) played what coach Mark Few called its best defense in his tenure in the second half, holding the Vandals to 13 points on the way to an 80-43 victory on Tuesday. “I’ve been here 19 years,” Few said.…

After sitting out Michigan State’s second exhibition game for academic reasons, Raymar Morgan had something to prove. Morgan had a career-high 25 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 12 Michigan State beat Chicago State 86-53 on Tuesday night in a first-round game of the CBE Classic. “He was on a mission,” Michigan State coach…

Richard Hendrix scored 28 points and pulled down 14 rebounds Tuesday night to lead Alabama to a 90-83 victory over Mercer, the Bears unable to follow up their stunning win over Southern Cal with another surprise against a major-conference team. Mercer (1-1) drew the first sellout crowd in the history of their 3,200-seat campus arena,…

Freshman guard Jonny Flynn hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 5.3 seconds left to break a 68-all tie, and Syracuse beat Saint Joseph’s 72-69 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-off. Syracuse, which beat Siena 97-89 in the first round to start the new season, advances…

Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman had a follow-up operation Tuesday to remove some blood that built up near where he had a broken piece of bone removed from his left wrist last week. Zimmerman had the original surgery Nov. 7, when the team said he was expected to fully recover in four to six…

Ramon Castro and the Mets closed in on a two-year contract Tuesday that would keep their second-string catcher in New York. The deal could be completed sometime soon, according to two people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized.

Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in a Las Vegas strip club triple shooting in an attempt to salvage his career. Under the written plea agreement obtained by Sports Betting News, Jones intends to plead no contest to one charge of conspiracy…

Gerald Wallace scored 19 points, Jason Richardson added 18 and the Charlotte Bobcats continued the Miami Heat’s early season misery with a 91-76 victory on Tuesday night. Emeka Okafor had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats, who dominated the punchless Heat. Playing again without Dwyane Wade, Miami often struggled to just get a…

Prosecutors have declined to file charges against Sacramento Kings center Justin Williams over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman. Their decision was based on a report by Sacramento police investigators, who found there was not enough evidence to support criminal charges. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Sacramento County district attorney’s office said it…

Stephon Marbury has left the New York Knicks and there is no word on when, or even if, he might rejoin the team. Marbury was absent from the team’s morning shootaround, and failed to show up when the Knicks played the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Coach Isiah Thomas would only confirm Marbury had left…

The Miami Heat will be without guard Dwyane Wade for Tuesday night’s game against Charlotte. Wade, who hasn’t played this season as he recovers from offseason knee and shoulder surgeries, traveled with the team and worked out earlier Tuesday. But coach Pat Riley said Wade is still not ready. “From what I understand today, I…