Newsmakers
Fined Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest was fined by the team on Friday for showing up late to practice, several hours after his buzzer-beating layup clinched their 103-101 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Lakers coach Phil Jackson said it was an innocent mixup by the forward, who showed up 30 minutes late after misreading the practice starting time on the locker room board following Thursday’s win over the Phoenix Suns.
Scheduled The Pittsburgh Penguins will take their skates outside for a home game next season, and Calgary will host a game in the elements, too. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the Penguins will entertain the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on New Year’s Day, and the Flames are expected to play host to the Montreal Canadiens at McMahon Stadium on Feb. 20.
Filed Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker has filed for bankruptcy. In Chapter 7 documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Florida last week. Walker reported having $4.3 million in assets and $12.7 million in liabilities.
Decided The NBA says Dwyane Wade did not break any league tampering rules by saying he wants to talk with other marquee players before deciding whether to stay with the Miami Heat. Under league rules, players cannot tamper with other players, but the NBA only metes out discipline in what it said are “the most egregious” cases, and said Wade’s comments “do not meet that standard.”
Elected Jockey Randy Romero, who won more than 4,000 races in a 26-year career, and former Horse of the Year Point Given have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Romero, Point Given, Azeri and Best Pal were elected in the contemporary category by the 182 members of the voting panel, the Hall of Fame announced.
Died Jeanne Austin, the matriarch of a tennis-playing family that produced four professional players, including two-time U.S. Open champion Tracy Austin, has died. She was 84. She died in Torrance, Calif., on Tuesday of heart failure following a long illness, daughter Pam Austin said.