All November games lost to NBA impasse
NBA: The NBA will play a shortened season – if it plays at all – after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week.
NBA commissioner David Stern canceled all November games on Friday, the 120th day of the lockout.
“It’s not practical, possible or prudent to have a full season now,” said Stern, who previously canceled the first two weeks of the season.
Just a day earlier, Stern had said he would consider it a failure if the two sides didn’t reach a deal in the next few days and vowed they would take “one heck of a shot” to get it done.
Owners are insistent on a 50-50 split of revenues, while players last formally proposed they get 52.5 percent, leaving them about $100 million apart annually. Players were guaranteed 57 percent in the previous collective bargaining agreement.
West Virginia headed for Big 12 Conference
College athletics: The Big 12 welcomed West Virginia from the Big East and bid goodbye to Missouri before the Tigers even had a chance to finalize their move to the Southeastern Conference.
The Big 12 said it expects to have 10 schools for the 2012-13 season, listing West Virginia but not Missouri, which is expected to complete its move to the SEC any day now.
Late Thursday night, the SEC inadvertently posted on its website that Missouri was joining the league. The conference said no agreement has been reached with the school, but it was yet another sign it’s just a matter of time before the Tigers leave.
Gonzaga 23rd in AP preseason poll
College basketball: The North Carolina Tar Heels, who return all five starters from the team that reached the regional finals last season, were the runaway No. 1 in the Associated Press’ men’s preseason Top 25. It is the eighth time they have received that honor since the preseason poll started in 1961-62.
Gonzaga was No. 23.
North Carolina received all but three of the No. 1 votes cast by the 65-member national media poll.
Ward’s shutout helps Hurricanes snap back
NHL: Cam Ward made 30 saves in his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 in Raleigh, N.C.
Sharks make it four in a row: Joe Thornton scored twice and Antti Niemi made 30 saves to help the San Jose Sharks win their fourth straight, a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Detroit.
Dubnyk sharp in goal for Oilers: Devan Dubnyk had a season-high 40 saves and defensemen Cam Barker and Andy Sutton each scored their first goals of the season for Edmonton as the Oilers defeated Colorado 3-1 at Denver.
Flames remain hot at home: Roman Horak had a goal and an assist and Miikka Kiprusoff made 28 saves as Calgary improved to 3-1-1 on its six-game homestand, defeating St. Louis 3-1 at Calgary, Alberta.
Overton, Jacobson share lead in Malaysia
Golf: In Selangor, Malaysia, American Jeff Overton shot a course-record 9-under-par 62 for a share of the second-round lead with Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson in the Asia Pacific Classic.
Jacobson had a 64 to match Overton at 13-under 129 at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in the second-year event sanctioned by the PGA Tour and Asian Tour.
Bo Van Pelt was a stroke back after a 64, and Mark Wilson (66), Stewart Cink (66), Jimmy Walker (67) and Jhonattan Vegas (69) followed at 9 under.
Stosur routs Li to reach semifinals
Miscellany: Australia’s Samantha Stosur beat China’s Li Na 6-1, 6-0 to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul.
Stosur, the U.S. Open champion, joined Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in qualifying from the White Group and will next face Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Vera Zvonareva is the other semifinalist.
• Mthalane keeps flyweight belt: Moruti Mthalane of South Africa successfully defended his IBF flyweight title for a third time, stopping home favorite Andrea Sarritzu in the seventh round in Cagliari, Italy.