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Pro basketball briefs

Compiled from Times wires

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 4, 2001

Hill set to play in charity game

ORLANDO -- Grant Hill will test his injured left ankle Aug. 24 in the inaugural Duke all-star charity game, an event he helped plan.

Hill missed all but four games last season after signing a seven-year, $93-million contract with the Magic last summer.

Hill had a second operation in January after continuing to feel pain in the ankle following his first operation in April 2000.

Magic officials are aware of the charity game. Team spokesman Joel Glass said if Hill says he is ready to play, the team approves.

Also, the Magic's preseason schedule was finalized and the team will make its preseason debut Oct. 10 against rival Miami in Orlando.

The Magic hosts Charlotte on Oct. 17, Houston Oct. 19 and Atlanta Oct. 25. All four home games are scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m.

Orlando faces the Hawks Oct. 14 in the Ice Palace at Tampa. The Hawks officially will be the home team for the game.

The Magic will play two road games at neutral sites, highlighted by an Oct. 21 trip to Mexico City to play the Los Angeles Clippers. The Magic faces the Hornets Oct. 12.

Orlando opens the regular season Oct. 30 at home against Toronto.

CAVALIERS: Forwards Tyrone Hill and Jumaine Jones were acquired from Philadelphia for forwards Matt Harpring, Cedric Henderson and Robert Traylor.

CELTICS: Forward Roshown McLeod and a first-round pick were acquired from the 76ers for forward Jerome Moiso.

76ERS: New Jersey's offer for center Todd MacCulloch will not be matched. MacCulloch, a restricted free agent, was a backup last season. He signed an offer sheet with the Nets two weeks ago. The six-year contract will pay MacCulloch $4.2-million this season as a mid-level salary cap exception. His salary would jump about 10 percent each year, reaching about $6.8-million in 2007. ... Allen Iverson and Tawanna Turner were married at the Mansion in Voorhees Township, according to broadcast reports.

SPURS: Centers Cherokee Parks and Amal McCaskill signed.

WIZARDS: Brendan Haywood, the first-round draft pick acquired from Orlando Wednesday, signed a three-year contract.

WNBA

HOUSTON 72, ORLANDO 60: Janeth Arcain scored 18 points and Tina Thompson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Comets, who handed the Miracle its sixth consecutive road loss. Leading 35-30 at the break, Houston started the second half with a 12-4 run, pushing its lead to 47-34. Taj McWilliams shot 7-for-16 and led Orlando with 17 points. Elaine Powell added 14 points. Trisha Stafford-Odom scored a career-high 11 points for Houston, and Coquese Washington added 10. The Comets matched a franchise record with 51 rebounds. Houston charged to a 23-12 lead in the first 11:10, led by five points from Stafford-Odom. The Comets shot 60 percent from the floor in the first eight minutes before Orlando battled back into contention with a 14-5 run.

MIAMI 72, PHOENIX 61: Sheri Sam scored 25 points and Elena Baranova added 20 as the host Sol came from behind to clinch its first playoff berth. Miami forced Phoenix into 24 turnovers, a season high for the Mercury. Tracy Reid started for Miami at forward because Sol leading scorer Sandy Brondello has a strained right Achilles'. Reid went scoreless in eight minutes before a knee injury. Before the game, Phoenix placed point guard Michele Timms on the injured list with soreness in her left knee and a bone chip in her right elbow.

WASHINGTON 64, PORTLAND 50: Nikki McCray and Annie Burgess each scored 13 points, while extending the visiting Fire's losing streak to five. Jackie Stiles, limited to seven points, injured her hand and was taken for X-rays after the game. There was no immediate word on the extent of Stiles' injury.

CHARLOTTE 72, MINNESOTA 64: Dawn Staley and Andrea Stinson each scored 16 points to lead the host Sting. Katie Smith, the league's leading scorer, scored 19 of her 21 points in the second half for Minnesota.

SACRAMENTO 81, INDIANA 69: La'Keshia Frett and Yolanda Griffith each scored 18 points as the host Monarchs won for the third time in four games.

UTAH 64, SEATTLE 61: Marie Ferdinand and Adrienne Goodson each scored 15 points as the visiting Starzz won a franchise-record sixth consecutive game. Seattle forward Stacey Lovelace was activated and center Quacy Barnes was placed on injured reserve.

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