Morning Briefing Mar. 7, 2010

Detroit Pistons guard and former Eastern Washington standout Rodney Stuckey was “doing well” and was released from the hospital Saturday afternoon following his collapse on the bench Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

All tests done at the Cleveland Clinic came back normal, the team said. He was returning to Detroit and will undergo further tests.

n Bobcats 101, Warriors 90: D.J. Augustin scored 19, leading host Charlotte past Golden State.

Jazz 107, Clippers 85: At Salt Lake City, Mehmet Okur scored 27, leading Utah past Los Angeles.

Suns 113, Pacers 105: Amare Stoudemire scored 30, leading Phoenix past visiting Indiana.

Nets 113, Knicks 93: Devin Harris scored 31, leading New Jersey at New York.

Heat 100, Hawks 94: Dwyane Wade scored 38, leading host Miami past Atlanta.

Mavericks 122, Bulls 116: Dirk Nowitzki scored 27, leading Dallas at Chicago.

Spurs 102, Grizzlies 92: Richard Jefferson scored 18, leading San Antonio at Memphis.

Rockets 112, Timberwolves 98: At Minneapolis, Luis Scola scored 25, leading Houston past Minnesota.

Bucks 92, Cavaliers 85: Brandon Jennings scored 25 points and Milwaukee beat visiting Cleveland.

Lightning 6, Thrashers 2: At Tampa, Fla., Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist, leading Tampa Bay past Atlanta.

Capitals 2, Rangers 0: Jose Theodore made 30 saves, leading Washington past visiting New York.

Sharks 2, Blue Jackets 1: Joe Pavelski scored with 4:40 remaining to lead San Jose past visiting Columbus.

Coyotes 4, Ducks 0: At Glendale, Ariz., Ilya Bryzgalov made 32 saves, leading Phoenix past Anaheim.

Maple Leafs 2, Senators 1, SO: Phil Kessel and Nikolai Kulemin scored in the shootout, leading Toronto at Ottawa.

Panthers 4, Hurricanes 1: At Sunrise, Fla., Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves and Florida beat Carolina.

Avalanche 7, Blues 3: At Denver, Chris Stewart’s hat trick lifted Colorado past St. Louis.

Canadiens 4, Kings 2: Jaroslav Halak’s 23 saves lifted Montreal at Los Angeles.

Bruins 3, Islanders 2: At Uniondale, N.Y., Tim Thomas made 37 saves to lead Boston past New York.

Penguins 6, Stars 3: Sidney Crosby had two goals and host Pittsburgh beat Dallas.

Football

The New York Jets traded safety Kerry Rhodes to the Arizona Cardinals for a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and a seventh-rounder in 2011.

Baseball

Mike Sweeney had four hits, including a home run and three RBIs to lead the Seattle Mariners past the San Diego Padres 7-4 in preseason play at Peoria, Ariz.

Camilo Villegas was the leader after three rounds of the PGA’s Honda Classic, his total of 11-under 199 putting him three shots ahead of Nathan Green and Vijay Singh at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

n Fred Couples moved into position for his second straight Champions Tour victory, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead in the Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach, Calif.

— The Associated Press