Blazers lose Outlaw to stress fracture in foot

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Blazers' Outlaw has foot surgery

Portland Trail Blazers forward Travis Outlaw had successful surgery on Wednesday to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Jay Crary at the Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Washington. He is expected to miss the next three to five months.

Outlaw suffered the injury in the first quarter of Saturday's 80-74 win over Charlotte.

Behind the 'penning' bills

In her April 17 Point of View, Amanda Arrington depicted penning as a blood sport where dogs are judged on their viciousness. This could not be further from the truth.

I am an active participant of this so-called blood sport. I have personally been running dogs in pens for decades and have participated in over 40 field trials or hound competitions with my own dogs. In addition, I have seen with my own eyes literally thousands of dogs cross behind foxes to be judged. In all this time stretching over decades, I have not once viewed a dog rip apart a fox or coyote.

These American fox hounds are not at all vicious or bred to be killers. They are bred to run game, a pastime that has existed for hundreds of years and is a family tradition. These dogs are a very docile breed. In competition, they are judged on their ability to trail and hunt game the same as many, many other types of hunting dogs including Labradors, beagles and golden retrievers. There is not one category of judging that involves catching or

DSM doubles team wins title

The Triangle went 1-1 in the NCHSAA 1-A tennis championships Saturday at the Cary Tennis Center.

Teresa Pincus and Laura Outlaw of Durham Science & Math rallied to defeat Ellie Case and Jordan Gwyn of Mount Airy 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. But Raleigh Charter's Lori Wang couldn't overcome a nervous start and a determined opponent in her 6-1, 6-4 loss to East Surry's Megan Shelton.

After a tough first-set loss, Pincus and Outlaw were told to do one thing: get aggressive. They took their coach's advice to heart to claim their first state doubles championship.

Recap: Portland vs. Sacramento

LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 20 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Sacramento Kings, 98-86, in the preseason opener for both clubs.

Greg Oden added 18 points for the Blazers. Andre Miller, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, scored 16 points. Travis Outlaw ended with 10 points in the win. Brandon Roy had just six points in nearly 27 minutes of court time.

Tyreke Evans and Jason Thompson had 12 points and two assists each for the Kings, who also got 12 points from Kevin Martin. It marked the debut for new Kings coach Paul Westphal.

Recap: Phoenix vs. Portland

Brandon Roy poured in a game-high 22 points, as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns, 113-93, in the final preseason game for both teams at General Motors Place.

LaMarcus Aldridge, who signed a five-year contract extension earlier in the day, finished with 17 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, who finished the preseason with a 4-4 mark. Travis Outlaw also chipped in 17 points while Greg Oden tallied 10 points and seven boards for Portland, which opens the regular season against Houston on Tuesday.

Steve Nash finished with 14 points and seven assists for the Suns, who ended the preseason with a 4-4 record. Amare Stoudemire and Jared Dudley each chipped in 13 points for Phoenix, which opens the regular season at the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.