San Antonio fans have another star player’s ankle to worry about.
Point guard Tony Parker will miss the next game for the French national team after the Spurs confirmed a mild right ankle sprain Saturday.
The Spurs brought Parker, their leading scorer last season, back to San Antonio for tests after he injured his ankle and thigh in a collision with an Austrian player last week.
•Forward Hakim Warrick has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Warrick, a former Syracuse star best known for blocking a potential game-tying three-point shot from Kansas’ Michael Lee in the 2003 NCAA title game, played the past four seasons with the Grizzlies.
•Oklahoma City signed 12-year veteran guard Kevin Ollie for his leadership and professionalism as the young Thunder develops.
•The Los Angeles Lakers waived star Chinese national team guard Sun Yue.
•Former Iowa State guard Mike Taylor was waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kansas hoops schedule fills out
The Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase announced its matchups, filling holes in the Jayhawks’ men’s basketball schedule.
After a previously announced Nov. 17 showdown against Memphis, which Kansas beat for the 2008 national championship, the Jayhawks will face Central Arkansas on Nov. 19, Oakland on Nov. 25 and Tennessee Tech on Nov. 27. The three new games will all be at 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
ESPN has also changed the tip time for the Jan. 23 Kansas at Iowa State conference matchup to 1 p.m. | Full schedule, C12
Venus easily advances to final
Second-seeded Venus Williams was at the top of her game against third-seeded Elena Dementieva.
She won 6-0, 6-1 in the Bank of the West Classic semifinals in a match that lasted just more than an hour.
“I felt like everything went well for me,” Williams said as she got ready for her doubles match with sister Serena. The pair advanced to the final with a 6-2, 6-2 win. “I was able to raise my level at the important parts.”
Serena lost in an upset Friday to Sam Stosur, who then fell to Marion Bartoli in the semis. Bartoli and Venus play for the title today.
•Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the final of the Croatia Open by beating Jurgen Melzer 6-1, 6-1.
Davydenko, who missed four months with injuries at the start of the year but is 17-3 since the French Open, will face former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final.
•American Sam Querrey upset top-seeded Tommy Haas 6-3, 7-5 and reached the finals of the LA Tennis Open.
Querrey, the No. 6 seed, will play qualifier Carsten Ball, who beat Leonardo Mayer 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) for the title.
Mine That Bird upset in W. Va.
Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird lost in a huge upset to Soul Warrior at the West Virginia Derby.
Dismissed at odds of 23-1, Soul Warrior won in a photo finish against Big Drama, while Mine That Bird wound up third.
•Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra is ready to run against the boys again.
The dazzling 3-year-old filly takes on Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and five other fellas in today’s $1.25 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
NHL investigating Hossa deal
Marian Hossa’s 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks is under investigation by the NHL, the league confirmed Friday.
The Ottawa Sun reported that the league is studying whether the contract circumvents the salary cap and the collective bargaining agreement.
The Blackhawks said they disputed the implication, saying Hossa had a legitimate contract that was approved by the league.
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