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For the first time in five years, a week in November will go by without any tournament sanctioned by the PGA Tour. Not to worry. The new FedEx Cup did not kill off the silly season, which arrives later this month when the LG Skins Game celebrates its 25th anniversary and marks the return of…

Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth sat out Sunday’s game with Jacksonville with a sore right hamstring, and the Jaguars started Quinn Gray for a third straight game. David Garrard was designated as the third, emergency quarterback. Haynesworth hurt his hamstring chasing David Carr late in last week’s 20-7 win over Carolina in what had been…

Carolina Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde was on the active roster for Sunday’s game against Atlanta despite a right Achilles’ tendon injury. Testaverde, who turns 44 on Tuesday, was expected to start ahead of undrafted rookie Matt Moore. David Carr was ruled out of the game late in the week after sustaining a concussion last Sunday…

Wide receiver Santana Moss missed the Washington Redskins’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday because of a bruised heel. Moss, who has 24 catches for 297 yards, was expected to be replaced by James Thrash in the lineup. Thrash has three catches for 16 yards this season. Another Redskins wideout, Antwaan Randle El, was…

Kevin Martin finally came through for Sacramento. After an ugly first half, he scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half and Brad Miller had 16 rebounds and 12 points to lead the Sacramento Kings 100-93 over the winless Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. “There’s going to be nights like that for him…

The NBA’s Rookie of the Year sure showed up the league’s Most Valuable Player. Brandon Roy scored a career-high 32 points and added seven assists and the Portland Trail Blazers ended a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Mavericks with a 91-82 victory Saturday night. LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points and eight rebounds for the…

Andrei Kirilenko seemed to be everywhere on the court. The long-armed Russian had four steals, a blocked shot and numerous other tipped passes and deflections on defense. Kirilenko also tallied 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to fall just shy of his third career triple-double to spark the Utah Jazz over the sloppy Grizzlies…

The Bulls’ dismal start has T.J. Ford confused. Carlos Delfino scored 16 points and Chris Bosh added 14 points and six rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the listless Chicago Bulls 101-71 on Saturday night. The Raptors made quick work out of the Bulls despite playing their fourth game in five nights.

Denver Nuggets coach George Karl wouldn’t reveal the contents of his motivational halftime speech on Saturday night. “I don’t know if most of it is printable,” he said. Whatever he said appeared to have the desired effect, though. The Nuggets, who trailed by 25 points in the first half, used Carmelo Anthony’s 32 points and…

The Boston Celtics won one for Doc Rivers and sent the New Jersey Nets a message in the process. Hours after attending the funeral of his father in Illinois, Rivers saw the new-look Celtics remain the NBA’s only undefeated team and personally show the Nets they are the team to beat in the Atlantic Division…

Grant Hill isn’t used to being the bad guy. He inherited the role Saturday against his former team. The All-Star shrugged off relentless boos from his former fans for 14 points and eight rebounds as the Phoenix Suns beat the Orlando Magic 106-96 Saturday night. While the crowd focused on Hill, Leandro Barbosa scored a…

Charlotte Bobcats forward Adam Morrison underwent surgery Saturday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Morrison suffered the season-ending injury in an exhibition game on Oct. 20. The team said the surgery, performed by team physician Dr. Glenn Perry, was successful. Morrison will remain hospitalized until Monday, when he’ll begin several…