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03/03/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to build on a successful road trip tonight when they return to the Rose Garden to face the lowly Indiana Pacers.
The Blazers finished an impressive 4-1 trek on Monday in Memphis when Brandon Roy scored a game-high 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out five assists, helping Portland erase a double-digit halftime deficit en route to a 103-93 victory over the Grizzlies.
It was the fifth straight game that the Blazers have scored more than 100 points. They haven't cracked the century mark in six consecutive contests since Feb. 4-17, 1998.
Nicolas Batum added 21 points, while Andre Miller chipped in 12 points and 11 helpers for the Trail Blazers, who are four games ahead of both Houston and New Orleans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western conference.
"We got into a better flow offensively in the second half," said Roy. "We feel good...This was a huge road trip for us."
The Pacers, meanwhile, dropped the opener of a four-game road trip in LA on Tuesday when Kobe Bryant finished with 24 points and six assists, as the Lakers routed Indiana, 122-99, at Staples Center.
The Lakers outscored the Pacers 38-17 in the third quarter on the way to the blowout victory, as they continued their home dominance of the Pacers. Los Angeles has won 11 in a row against the Pacers at Staples Center.
Troy Murphy had 17 points and 13 boards for Indiana, which has dropped four of five and eight of its last 10 overall. Dahntay Jones and Josh McRoberts added 16 and 15 points, respectively, off the bench.
"They dominated inside and they've got one of the two greatest players in the world on the perimeter," said Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien. "And the rest of the team isn't that bad."
Portland has won three straight over the Pacers after dropping its previous nine meetings with Indiana.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics have lost two in a row as the host and
will try to regain homecourt supremacy tonight versus the Charlotte Bobcats at
TD Garden.
Boston is 16-11 in Beantown this season and split six games at home last
<< Bucks host Wizards in opener of home-and-home set
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards will try to stay unbeaten against
the Milwaukee Bucks tonight, when the two teams square off at the Bradley
Center in the opener of a home-and-home set.
Washington has won the first two matchups with
<< Pistons and Knicks meet at MSG
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Pistons are back on the road for two games and
will try to stop a four-game slide tonight against the New York Knicks at
historic Madison Square Garden.
Detroit lost the last three tests of a four-game road swi
<< Best and worst clash as Cavs face Nets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to sweep the season series
from the New Jersey Nets for a second straight year when the two teams collide
Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.
The Cavs won all three meetings a season ago an
Terps take on Blue Devils in crucial ACC matchup >>
College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top two teams in the ACC collide in
College Park this evening, as the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils come calling
on the 22nd-ranked Maryland Terrapins.
Duke sits atop the conference standings at 12-2
Big Ten battle on tap in Madison >>
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers bring their
home slate to a close tonight, as they entertain the Iowa Hawkeyes in Big Ten
play at the Kohl Center.
The Hoosiers have enjoyed yet another successful run at home,
No. 23 Aggies welcome Cowboys to College Station >>
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oklahoma State Cowboys face their
fourth straight ranked opponent tonight, as they tangle with the No.23 Texas
A&M Aggies in a Big 12 bash at Reed Arena.
The Cowboys have defeated four nationall
No. 14 BYU hits road to battle bitter rival Utah >>
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In-state and Mountain West Conference
rivals clash at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City tonight, as the Utah
Runnin' Utes entertain the 14th-ranked BYU Cougars.
This matchup marks the 250th meeting b
Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:15 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened.
The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"
Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.
Michael Irvin said that Owens denied he attempted suicide and said he was rushed to the hospital as a result of an adverse reaction to medication. And a source close to Owens told Michael A. Smith that Owens wasn't attempting suicide.
NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.
"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.
The series of events began a little before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, said she was at Owens' home when he took pain medicine for his broken right hand. Concerned by how he began acting, Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that she called 911. Owens was taken to a hospital, with Etheredge saying it was an allergic reaction to the medicine.
But early Wednesday, several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend intervened.
The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"
When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication" and "a drug overdose," as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes" when asked if he intended to harm himself.
Etheredge, who said she was the friend cited in the police document, told Dallas-area media Wednesday that the police got the story wrong.
The tape of the 911 call could help clear things up. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get its contents, but fire department officials said it would not be available before late Wednesday.
The police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.
The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.
Using her fingers, the friend attempted to pry them out of Owens' mouth. Owens told police he had taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied before the incident.
Etheredge told the Star-Telegram that Owens was "fine."
Etheredge said she called 911 because Owens was groggy and lethargic. After taking some supplements "it kicked in a reaction" with the painkillers, she told the Star-Telegram.
"Here's a person whose body is so clean, it really had a negative reaction to the medication and supplements he was taking," Etheridge told The Morning News. "Thank goodness someone was there to call an ambulance."
Police Lt. Rick Watson said he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.
It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.
"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."
Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.
"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."
At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.
According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.
Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.
Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.
When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.
He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.
Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.
Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.
Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.
While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.
"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.
Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.
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