The Minnesota Lynx met their first-round draft pick Saturday when Svetlana Abrosimova arrived at the team training facility at the Target Center during practice. Abrosimova arrived for training camp three days late because she was completing rehabilitation on her injured left foot. She dislocated bones in the arch of her left foot in February, ending her college career at Connecticut. Doctors expect Abrosimova to be ready to play in mid-June if her foot continues to heal on schedule. Sprewell says Knicks need an overhaul Disgusted with his team's first-round loss to Toronto, Latrell Sprewell called for major changes in the New York Knicks.
Personal feelings have to be set aside.
The Battle of Texas got off to a bruising start. Tim Duncan had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame the loss of Derek Anderson to beat Dallas 94-78 on Saturday night in the Western Conference semifinal opener. It's been 24 years since they moved to upstate New York from Martinez, Calif., but brothers Jeff and Stan Van Gundy still can rattle off their childhood address and phone number. Hockey Tearful Domi apologizes for elbowing Niedermayer An apologetic Tie Domi said he made a bad mistake in elbowing Scott Niedermayer of the New Jersey Devils, but he contends the hit did not merit banishment from the playoffs. Barnes' goal gives Sabres edge Buffalo's Stu Barnes doesn't have anything against his former team.