Sports People

Miami Heat forward Billy Owens will be sidelined seven to 10 days with a severely bruised right shoulder. … Samantha Tomlinson, Auburn-Montgomery’s record-breaking shot-blocker, has been kicked off the team for missing a game. …. Kurt Thomas of the Miami Heat and Alton Lister and Eric Williams of the Boston Celtics have been suspended for one game each and fined by the NBA, the result of a fight between the teams Monday night. Thomas, Lister and Williams will miss tonight’s rematch between the teams at Miami Arena.