Mavericks’ Curry out with left leg injury
Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress reaction of his left tibia.
The Mavericks said Saturday that no timetable has been set for his return and that he would be re-evaluated weekly.
Curry, the younger brother of Warriors guard Stephen Curry, emerged as a threepoint shooting threat for the Mavericks last season.
Seth Curry started 42 of his 70 games for Dallas last season and shot 43 percent from three-point range while averaging 12.8 points per game. Curry, 27, is going into the second year of a two-year deal with the Mavericks.
Atlanta waived guards John Jenkins and Jordan Mathews. Both players were signed in late September to compete for a spot, but DeAndre Bembry has improved faster than expected from a triceps injury.
Jenkins spent three seasons with the Hawks as a firstround pick in 2012. Mathews is an undrafted rookie who played at Cal and Gonzaga.
Simona Halep will take over the top ranking in women’s tennis after reaching the China Open final in Beijing, and Rafael Nadal will play Nick Kyrgios for the men’s title.
Halep beat French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4, ensuring that when the WTA rankings are updated Monday she will be the first women’s No. 1 from Romania.
“Of course, it’s the best moment in my life, and I want just to keep it,” Halep said. “And I have a few more dreams in my career. I tell you one, only one. To win a Grand Slam.”
Halep will replace Garbine Muguruza, who retired during
her opening match Monday because of a cold.
Halep will play Caroline Garcia of France in the final. Garcia beat Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 in the second semifinal.
Top-seeded Nadal defeated third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals, his tour-leading 60th match win. Kyrgios didn’t drop his serve in ousting second-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 7-5.
David Goffin reached a second straight Japan Open final and will meet Adrian Mannarino, who beat top-seeded Marin Cilic in Tokyo.
Goffin won a tense baseline battle with Diego Schwartzman 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6), and Mannarino won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0 in his first career win against a top-five opponent. Golf: Defending champion Tyrrell Hatton shot a bogeyfree 7-under-par 65 to open a five-shot lead heading into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland. Rory McIlroy was at 4 under overall, one more than the cut line.
Motor sports: Alex Bowman raced to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bowman, who will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year in the Cup series, led 32 laps in the race delayed 5½ hours because of rain.
NASCAR moved the start of Sunday’s Cup series race up one hour to 10:10 a.m. PDT because of the continuing threat of rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway.