Sports Briefs April 3, 2012
Reggie Miller rode his sister's coat-tails all the way to the Hall of Fame.
The five-time All-Star joined longtime NBA coach Don Nelson and college standout Ralph Sampson on Monday as part of a 12-member class that will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. Miller's sister, Cheryl, was enshrined in 1995.
After a standout career at UCLA, Miller became one of the best perimeter shooters in the history of the game. He was part of the 1996 gold medal-winning Olympic team and played more games with one franchise than any player except John Stockton and Karl Malone.
The newcomers were joined by five members of the class who already had been announced: Nike co-founder Phil Knight, ABA star Mel Daniels, seven-time NBA All-Star Chet Walker, Olympian Don Barksdale and Lydija Alexeeva, who led the Soviet Union to two Olympic gold medals.
Grizzlies 94, Thunder 88: O.J. Mayo came of the bench to score 22 points to lead Memphis at Oklahoma City.
Rockets 99, Bulls 93: Goran Dragic scored 21 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead visiting Houston over Chicago.
Bucks 112, Wizards 98: Brandon Jennings scored 19 points to help lift Milwaukee at Washington.
Clippers 94, Mavericks 75: Randy Foye had 28 points with a career-high eight 3-pointers to help visiting Los Angeles, beat Dallas.
Kings 116, Timberwolves 108: Tyreke Evans had a game-high 24 points to lead host Sacramento over Minnesota.
Jazz 102, Trail Blazers 97: Paul Millsap finished with 31 points to lead Utah at Portland.
Baseball
Cleveland Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was suspended for five games and fined by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki during a spring training game.
• New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte moved closer to pitching in a game after another positive throwing session.
Pettitte made 25 pitches off a bullpen mound at Steinbrenner Field, two days after his second simulated game.
• Ichiro Suzuki broke a scoreless tie with a run-scoring double in the third and Felix Hernandez pitched four shutout innings, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Colorado Rockies 7-2 in Peoria, Ariz.
The Rockies host Seattle today in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Football
Former Idaho coach Rich Scangarello was hired as offensive coordinator and Jeff Lewis as wide receivers coach on Jerome Souers' staff at Northern Arizona.
Scangarello, who also will be quarterbacks coach, was assistant quarterbacks coach and offensive quality control assistant for the Oakland Raiders in 2009. Scangarello also had stints at Cal State-Davis and Idaho.
Jim Rome is still burning, it's just that the passion has moved to a different place.
The successful sports television personality has taken his game to CBS, where his new daily sports show, "Rome," debuts on the CBS Sports Network on Tuesday evening.
His new program will incorporate elements of his older shows, with guests from the worlds of sports and entertainment.
Lightning 4, Capitals 2: Steven Stamkos scored two late goals, giving him a NHL-best 58 this season, and host Tampa Bay beat Washington.
Kings 2, Oilers 0: Jonathan Quick made 19 saves to lead host Los Angeles past Edmonton.
- The Associated Press