Ex-NBA player Wright dies

BASKETBALL: Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man’s body outside of Memphis.

Wright’s uncle, Curtis Wright, told the Associated Press that police called the player’s father, Herb Wright, Wednesday afternoon with news he had died.

The family issued a statement through a cousin of Lorenzen Wright, Camella Logan: “Lorenzen’s family has come together to mourn his loss and honor his legacy.”

The 34-year-old Wright was last seen July 18. He played 13 years in the NBA with five different teams. His last team was Cleveland with 17 games in the 2008-09 season.

He averaged 8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 778 career games.

Associated Press

Service today for Kellie Kittilstved

MEMORIAL: A memorial service for former Rogers High School track standout Kellie Kittilstved will be held today at noon at Spokane Christian Center, 8909 E. Bigelow Gulch Road.

Kittilstved, 41, died last week after battling a brain tumor for six years.

Running in high school as Kellie Gamby, she and three teammates – Tina Braman, Keryn Shines and Trish Matlock – won Rogers’ first state girls track title in 1986 with a one-point victory over Garfield of Seattle. Gamby scored 22 of the Pirates’ 42 points – winning the 200 meters, running legs on two runner-up relay teams and clinching the championship with a second-place finish in the meet’s final event, the 400.

She accepted a track scholarship at the University of Washington and ran for four years, and still ranks in the school’s Top 10 indoors at 400 meters.

She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Dale Kittilstved, daughters Kelsie and Jessica, parents Bob and Diane Gamby and brothers Mike and Bob.

IMG swallows ISP Sports

MARKETING: Sports management giant IMG is acquiring ISP Sports, giving it more than 50 Division I college clients.

IMG announced the agreement Wednesday. It already had marketing deals with several schools, including Texas, Florida and Gonzaga. ISP’s clients include Washington and Washington State.

Associated Press