Cleveland holds off Kings

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03/28/2010 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - LeBron James scored 23 of his game-high 34 points in the second half, as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Sacramento Kings, 97-90.

James also dished out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had an eight-game winning streak snapped at San Antonio on Friday. Cleveland improved to 58-16 on the season and sits atop the East, 6 1/2 games ahead of the Magic, who play later Sunday versus Denver.

Antawn Jamison donated 26 points and nine rebounds, while J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker each chipped in 10 points for the victors.

Andres Nocioni finished with 21 points off the bench for the Kings, who have dropped four in a row. Beno Udrih recorded his first career triple-double with 18 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry ended with 17 points, while Jason Thompson added 16 points and 14 boards in defeat.

The Kings were without centers Spencer Hawes (lower back strain) and Sean May (bruised knee) and forward Francisco Garcia (sore wrist). Rookie guard Tyreke Evans missed his fifth straight game with a concussion.

Ahead 85-84 with under eight minutes left in the game, Cleveland went on a 9-2 flurry to create some breathing room. James scored the first four points and Jamison the final five of the burst to make it 94-86 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.

Thompson made a pair of free throws before Udrih's mid-range jumper cut the gap to four, 94-90, with 2 1/2 minutes to go. Udrih's deuce ended Sacramento's six-minute drought from the field.

James' three-pointer with two minutes remaining gave Cleveland a seven-point margin. James went on two miss two shots from beyond the arc in the final minutes, but the Kings turned the ball over multiple times and missed two shots as neither club scored the rest of the contest.

Ahead by five, 22-17, late in the first quarter, the Cavaliers ripped off six straight points to build a 28-17 margin. Zydrunas Ilgauskas' layup had Cleveland in front 30-21 after 12 minutes.

The Kings chipped away at the deficit in the latter stages of the second. Udrih's two free throws and Landry's jumper had Sacramento within two, 50-48, with two minutes remaining. The visitors trailed 58-52 at the break.

Sacramento started the third on a 10-2 spurt to take the lead. Nocioni made a trey to start the burst, which Udrih ended with a jumper to make it 62-60 three minutes in.

However, the Cavs quickly charged back in front and led for the rest of the frame. The score was 78-76 heading to the fourth.

Game Notes

The Cavaliers were without forward Anderson Varejao due to a sore left hamstring...Cleveland has won eight straight over Sacramento and swept the home-and-home series between the two clubs for a fourth straight season...The Kings fell to 0-3 on a five-game road trip...The Cavs shot 50.7 percent from the field, while Sacramento made 43 percent of its shots...Kings forward Dominic McGuire left in the first quarter with a foot injury.

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Police report: Terrell Owens hospitalized after attempt

Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:15 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened.

The Dallas police report said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

Owens left the hospital late Wednesday morning, giving reporters a "thumbs up" but making no comment as he was driven away in an SUV.

Michael Irvin said that Owens denied he attempted suicide and said he was rushed to the hospital as a result of an adverse reaction to medication. And a source close to Owens told Michael A. Smith that Owens wasn't attempting suicide.

NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders said he spoke with Owens shortly before his release from the hospital and that Owens was in good spirits.

"The fact that it has been reported a suicide attempt, he's laughed at that notion. It was a case that medication that was taken wasn't accepted well in his system with the other vitamins he's on," Sanders said.

The series of events began a little before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Owens' publicist, Kim Etheredge, said she was at Owens' home when he took pain medicine for his broken right hand. Concerned by how he began acting, Etheredge said in various interviews Wednesday with Dallas-area media that she called 911. Owens was taken to a hospital, with Etheredge saying it was an allergic reaction to the medicine.

But early Wednesday, several media outlets received a police report -- that had yet to be released by the authorities -- saying Owens had attempted suicide by overdosing on the painkillers, even putting two more pills into his mouth after an unidentified friend intervened.

The police document, first reported by WFAA-TV, said Owens was asked by rescue workers "if he was attempting to harm himself, at which time [he] stated, 'Yes.'"

When officially released by police, about half the document was blacked out, including the phrases "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication" and "a drug overdose," as well as the details of Owens having two pills pried from his mouth and Owens saying "Yes" when asked if he intended to harm himself.

Etheredge, who said she was the friend cited in the police document, told Dallas-area media Wednesday that the police got the story wrong.

The tape of the 911 call could help clear things up. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get its contents, but fire department officials said it would not be available before late Wednesday.

The police report said the 32-year-old Owens told his friend "that he was depressed." Details of the police report were first reported by WFAA-TV.

The friend, who is not identified in the report, "noticed that [his] prescription pain medication was empty and observed [Owens] putting two pills in his mouth," the police report said.

Using her fingers, the friend attempted to pry them out of Owens' mouth. Owens told police he had taken only five of the 40 pain pills in the bottle he'd emptied before the incident.

Etheredge told the Star-Telegram that Owens was "fine."

Etheredge said she called 911 because Owens was groggy and lethargic. After taking some supplements "it kicked in a reaction" with the painkillers, she told the Star-Telegram.

"Here's a person whose body is so clean, it really had a negative reaction to the medication and supplements he was taking," Etheridge told The Morning News. "Thank goodness someone was there to call an ambulance."

Police Lt. Rick Watson said he could only confirm that paramedics called police to say they were taking Owens to the hospital. He said no more details would come from the police because no laws were broken.

It is not a crime in Texas for a person to attempt suicide.

"This is a high-profile person. We looked into it and we determined it is not a criminal offense," Watson said. "This a medical type of situation that occurred."

Watson and fire department spokesman Joel Lavender cited privacy laws for the lack of information they could provide. Lavender said more details could come from the 911 call. The Associated Press filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get the contents of the call.

"Let's just look at the tape, review the tape," Lavender said. "I'll give you an honest answer once I know something."

At the police news conference, Watson released a version of the police narrative with certain sections blacked out. The full report was obtained by several news outlets and reported first by WFAA. The AP received the full version from WFAA.

According to the police report, Dallas Fire and Rescue was called regarding someone "attempting suicide by prescription pain medication." Officers arrived to find Owens being stabilized by ambulance workers, who then took him to Baylor University Medical Center.

Owens was hospitalized late Tuesday because of what his publicist said was an allergic reaction to pain medicine he was taking for a broken hand. Doctors reportedly tried to induce vomiting.

Owens, one of the league's top receivers during his 11-year NFL career, is best known for wild stunts on the field and other publicity-seeking antics off it.

When the Cowboys signed him to a $25 million, three-year deal in March, they said their background checks indicated no red flags. In fact, team consultant Calvin Hill -- who mostly deals with troubled players -- said during training camp that his department was not involved with Owens because he didn't have a history of those kinds of problems.

He missed most of training camp, and three of four preseason games, because of a hamstring injury. He was late for work during his recovery and was fined for it, but Owens laughed it off, saying he overslept. He said it had happened before, though not with Dallas, and would probably happen again.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger during a game a week ago Sunday. The next day, doctors screwed in a plate so the bone could heal without fear of further damage. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said last week that the pain medicine made Owens ill.

Owens had not practiced since the injury, but because Dallas had a bye this past weekend he did not miss a game. He was expected to practice Wednesday, and Parcells had said there was a chance Owens could play Sunday against Tennessee.

Owens had been especially looking forward to the Cowboys' game after that -- Oct. 8, in Philadelphia, against the team that dumped him midway through last season only months after he helped them nearly win the Super Bowl.

Owens was seen laughing and joking on the practice field Tuesday morning. He chatted briefly with reporters in the locker room in the afternoon and seemed fine. A 2-inch scar on the top of his hand was puffy but not wrapped, and he said the swelling was doing down.

While in the locker room, he took a pill from a white paper bag and looked at another medicine bottle that was in the bag. He also called a business partner about a towel-wrap venture they're starting and joked to TV cameras that he wasn't talking until Wednesday and it was only Tuesday.

"My little boy knows better than that," he said, laughing, as he plopped onto a sofa in the middle of the locker room.

Also Tuesday, Owens was involved in launching a national campaign for the National Alliance to End Abuse, an organization aimed at helping at-risk youngsters. He appeared at a high school Tuesday morning and was scheduled to visit others but had to cancel because of changes in the team's practice schedule.

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