MINNEAPOLIS - Canadas Anthony Bennett scored 17 points and Ricky Rubio had 16 to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 107-89 preseason win over the injury-riddled Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.Bennett, from Brampton, Ont., showed no lingering effects from a sore left knee, and Chase Budinger looked spry while scoring 12 points. Budinger is averaging nine points on 14-for-27 shooting this preseason after missing half of last season including the final six games with a right-ankle sprain.Throw in Kevin Martin (strained left adductor) making progress after missing the first three preseason games and Shabazz Muhammad (Achilles) returning after missing the last three, and the Wolves are feeling much better with one exhibition game to go before the regular season starts.Its a big joy, just a big joy just getting my legs back and being able to knock down 3s and not being short on them, like I was all last year, said Budinger, who went 2 of 2 from beyond the arc.The Pacers, meanwhile, lost another key player when starting guard George Hill went down with a left-knee contusion in the third quarter.Hill was hurt during a scramble for the ball. He was fouled on the play, and managed to shoot two free throws missing both after staying on the floor for several minutes.The Pacers called timeout after the second missed free throw, and Hill eventually walked off the court to the trainers room. He finished with 14 points in 21 minutes.It swelled up pretty good, so well see how he is tomorrow and take it day to day, coach Frank Vogel said.The Pacers already were playing without starting forward David West, who stayed behind in Indianapolis to nurse a sprained right ankle. Both West and Rodney Stuckey (sprained right foot) are expected to sit out the rest of the preseason.Its a challenge, Vogel said. Its the preseason and weve got to get everybody healthy going into the regular season and get as much work done as possible while that happens.Donald Sloan scored 19 points for Indiana. Chris Copeland had 17 points, and Roy Hibbert finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.Hills 19-footer with 4:09 in the second made it 37-all before Rubio and Bennett combined for 15 points during Minnesotas decisive 32-6 run over the next nine minutes.Bennett was 7 for 9 from the field. The reserve scored Minnesotas first six points of the fourth quarter to help the Wolves maintain their comfortable lead.Were a little bit more active, coach Flip Saunders said. I think were trying to get all of our guys more purpose offensively.Known more for his flashy assists than accurate shooting, Rubio celebrated his 24th birthday by going 4 for 8 from the floor, and hitting 7 of 8 from the free-throw line.Minnesota shot a preseason-best 50.6 per cent from the floor.BENNETTS NEW STARTWhile Andrew Wiggins was considered the centerpiece of the trade that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland, former No. 1 pick Bennett is so far impressing with the Timberwolves, averaging 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in four preseason games.Hes playing now like how a lot of people thought he would play a year ago, Saunders said. Theres no question that the trade to here gave him a newfound life, energy and enthusiasm.Said Bennett: Definitely a huge difference. I feel a lot more confident now, in shape.TIP-INSPacers: Luis Scola started in place of West and finished with five points on 1-for-5 shooting from the floor. ... Copeland is averaging 18.3 points over his last three games, shooting 13 for 26 from long range during that stretch.Timberwolves: Muhammad returned to action after missing the past three games with a sore right Achilles tendon. Muhammad, who had been listed as questionable for Tuesday nights game, finished with six points on 3-for-7 shooting. ... Wiggins dressed but didnt play after taking a hard spill on Sundays game at Oklahoma City.UP NEXTPacers: Thursday at CharlotteTimberwolves: Thursday at Milwaukee. Jim Plunkett Raiders Jersey .com) - In their second game of the season, the 17th-ranked Connecticut Huskies take on the College of Charleston Cougars in the opening round of the 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Coliseo Roberto Clemente. 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The slide has damaged the clubs already fragile playoff hopes, and the Canucks enter Saturday seven points out of the Western Conferences last postseason berth with only five games left on their schedule.MILAN - Carlos Tevez scored a stunning goal to help Juventus crush Parma 7-0 and move provisionally six points clear at the top of the Serie A table on Sunday.Tevez ran most of the length of the field and beat four men to score Juventus fourth before doubling his tally minutes later.We had a great game, said Tevez, who was recently called up to the Argentina squad for the first time in nearly 3 1/2 years. It was important to win and we were good in making hardly any errors. After the last international break, we missed so many goalscoring opportunities. Today we made up for our previous mistakes and we were perfect in front of goal.Fernando Llorente and substitute Alvaro Morata also both netted twice, and Stephan Lichtsteiner was also on target to send Parma to its heaviest defeat in Serie A.Later, second-placed Roma hosts Torino while Hellas Verona goes to Inter Milan.Lazio missed the opportunity to move level with Roma after a 2-1 loss at Empoli. Napoli went third with a 1-0 win at Fiorentina.Chievo Verona beat fellow struggler Cesena 2-1 to move off the bottom of the table, while Palermo drew 1-1 at home to Udinese. Cagliari was also held 1-1 by 10-man Genoa.Parma travelled to Turin hoping it had kickstarted its season with last weeks surprise 2-0 win over Inter which had ended a club record run of six consecutive defeats.Juventus, which was coming off the back of a 3-2 victory over Olympiakos in the Champions League, took the lead in the 24th minute when Llorente rushed in to tap home the rebound after Paul Pogbas shot was parried by Antonio Mirante.Lichsteiner doubled Juves advantage five minutes later with a scorching 25-yard strike into the top right corner and the Switzerland defender unselfishly crossed for Llorente to volley home his third goal in as many games in the 36th.Tevez had the whole stadium on its feet with his superb individual goal five minutes after the break and he went off to a standing ovation shortly after doublling his tally when Mirante again only parried Pogbas strike.dddddddddddd.Morata beat the offside trap to tap home Kingsley Comans pass, five minutes after coming off the bench, before completing Parmas misery with a volley two minutes from time.Parma is bottom of the table again as half-time substitute Sergio Pellissier scored his first two goals of the season for Chievo, heading in the winner moments after Milan Djurics equalizer for Cesena two minutes from time.Lazio was looking for a sixth win in seven matches while Empoli was hoping to avoid a fourth successive defeat.The home side took a surprise lead when Federico Barba headed home a corner for his first Serie A goal seven minutes into the second half.Massimo Maccarone doubled Empolis lead three minutes later before Filip Djordjevic headed in what proved to be a consolation for Lazio.Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal of the game as Napoli moved a point behind Roma.Higuain, who had an earlier strike ruled out for offside, fired in a poor clearance by Nenad Tomovic in the 62nd minute following a cross from Jose Callejon.Palermo could have recorded its fourth win in five matches but Franco Vazquez saw his penalty saved by Orestis Karnezis and Paulo Dybala headed off the upright.Dybala had earlier equalized from the spot shortly before halftime after Cyril Thereau had given Udinese a fifth-minute lead.Cagliari also missed a penalty in the lunchtime kickoff.Diego Farias struck his first Serie A goal to put the Sardinian side in front but Genoa was gifted an equalizer when Luca Rossettini tried to intercept a Diego Perotti cross at full stretch and turned it into his own net.Cagliari should have taken all three points as Daniele Conti curled a free kick onto the post and was brought down by Stefano Sturaro as the move continued.Sturaro was sent off but Danilo Avelar saw his penalty saved by Mattia Perin and Simone Longo ballooned the rebound wide with the goal gaping. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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