Turner breaks wrist; Cavs prevail minus Lue
The Dodgers are going to be without their red-headed slugger on Opening Day, and possibly for a while after Justin Turner broke his left wrist when he was hit by a pitch during Los Angeles’ 3-1 victory over the A’s on Monday night in Glendale, Ariz.
Turner was struck by a pitch from righthander Kendall Graveman in the first inning. Turner grunted and winced as he jogged away from the plate toward the dugout, his hand hanging limp at his side. He was quickly visited by a trainer and replaced by Donovan Solano.
“I was hoping obviously the X-rays would be negative, but there’s a small nondisplaced fracture,” Turner said. “We’ll just play it by ear, see how it goes.”
CAVS WIN MINUS LUE
LeBron James made certain another news-filled day ended with his own headline. James scored 40 points as part of his third triple-double in four games and the Cavaliers beat the visiting Bucks, 124-117, as coach Tyronn Lue began his leave of absence to address health issues. Lue said in a statement he been dealing with chest pains and loss of sleep, and that tests have offered no conclusion about what the issue is. Associate head coach Larry Drew will run the team in Lue’s absence. James had 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 16th tripledouble this season and 71st of his career.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points for Milwaukee.
l LaMarcus Aldridge had 33 points and 12 rebounds, and the host Spurs blew a 16-point lead to the injury-ravaged Warriors before pulling away for an 89-75 victory. Already without injured All-Stars Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, the Warriors lost Draymond Green in the second quarter to a bruise in
the pelvic area.
UCONN WOMEN ROLL ON
In Storrs, Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and top-seeded UConn (34-0) beat in-state neighbor Quinnipiac, 71-46, to advance to a 25th straight Sweet 16.
HOCKEY PIONEER KWONG DIES
Nearly 70 years to the day Chinese-Canadian right wing Larry Kwong made his NHL debut, the hockey pioneer died on March 15 in Calgary. He was 94.
It only took one shift for Kwong to make NHL history. On March 13, 1948, Kwong broke the NHL color barrier when he played his one and only shift for the Rangers against the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum. He would never get into another NHL game but continued to star in senior professional leagues across Canada, Europe and the United States, averaging more than a point per game. — Robert Ng