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Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said Monday he is not sure what Allen Iverson's future plans are, though he hopes Iverson returns to the Grizzlies soon. Heisley granted the 10-time All-Star, who has expressed displeasure over coming off the bench, permission Saturday for an indefinite leave to deal with a personal matter. The Commercial Appeal newspaper reported Iverson is contemplating retirement. "I expect him to come back," Heisley told the paper. "If he does retire, I'll be tremendously disappointed.

Former Lake Clifton point guard Josh Selby faces a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge in Prince George's County. Selby, the 2010 Baltimore Sun Male Athlete of the Year, was cited Oct. 5. The Memphis Grizzlies rookie is scheduled to appear in Prince George's County district court on Jan. 25 at 8:45 a.m. Selby told the Memphis Commercial Appeal on Saturday that he had "no comment about it. It is what it is. " One day after...

Grizzlies are toast Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel One of the teams in this series is finished, and it's not the Spurs. The Grizzlies had their chance to close out one of the league's top franchises in recent history and failed. The Spurs will win the next two games and probably cruise in the following round because of this second chance. Big shots such as Gary Neal's 3-pointer at the end of the regulation have changed playoff series before. Just ask the 2002 Kings.

NBA Pollin's widow wouldn't mind return to Bullets name Wizards: Abe Pollin 's widow and former team co-owner said recently that she wouldn't object if the new owner Ted Leonsis decided to return the team name to the Bullets. "I respect my husband's wishes. I love him very much. I miss him terribly. If the fans want to change it back — hey, why not?" Irene Pollin said. "To me, it's what do the fans want? What's going to please them? To me, they're the ones who support, care.

Thirty-six wild grizzlies were fishing for salmon and arguing over riverside real estate within a stone's throw of us at McNeil River Falls in Alaska.Like their human counterparts, each grizzly seemed to have its own idea of how best to catch fish. Some yawned at the top of the falls, waiting for salmon to jump near their mouths. Others used paws and claws to trap fish against the rocks. Still others swatted fish out of rapids or dived open-mouthed into pools.During the peak salmon run in July and August, these falls are generally conceded to have the largest concentration of grizzlies within a single field of view anywhere on earth.

Liza Blue said she and her Garrison Forest teammates were a little nervous early in yesterday's Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference field hockey final. They had a lot to live up to after returning every starter from last year's championship team, but it didn't take them long to get over the jitters. Blue assisted on two goals by Catie Merrick, eight and 12 minutes into the game, to spark the No. 4 Grizzlies to a 4-0 victory over No. 11 Archbishop Spalding for their second straight A Conference title at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field.

C Garrison Forest almost always gets off to a slow start during field hockey season, but the No. 15-ranked Grizzlies usually hit their stride about now.Unfortunately for No. 4 St. Paul's, this year appears to be no different.The host Grizzlies staged a relentless second-half siegeyesterday that kept St. Paul's pinned in its circle most of the half. Only tenacious defense by the Gators preserved a 0-0 tie in an Association of Independent Schools A Division, non-league contest.Garrison (3-2-1)

Of the many fans at yesterday's Association of Independent Schools showdown between No. 6-ranked Bryn Mawr and No. 10 Garrison Forest, none was more excited about the 1-1 tie than Leighton Wheeler.The mother of identical twin daughters -- one on each team -- knew she had just averted a potential family crisis."It's a sigh of relief," said Wheeler, who wore a school's button on each lapel. "I'm very attached to both teams."Yesterday's tie also knotted Bryn Mawr (10-0-2) and Garrison Forest (4-1-5)

More than a month after losing to Garrison Forest by three goals, the Severn Admirals came into yesterday's playoff rematch a vastly improved team.On this day, however, the host Grizzlies were still good enough.Sophomore Cantey Boyd scored with 10 minutes, 21 seconds to play, and the Grizzlies' defense took care of the rest as the defending AIS champions held on for a 1-0 win.No. 9 Garrison Forest (7-0-5) advances to tomorrow's 2 p.m. championship game at St. Paul's School for Girls, where they will shoot for their fifth title in the last 12 years against St. Paul's, a team they tied earlier this season.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Going into the fourth quarter and trading baskets with one of the worst teams in the NBA is not what the Washington Bullets had in mind last night.But that's exactly what happened against the VancouverGrizzlies, who overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to beat the Bullets, 91-87, and record only their sixth win of the season.A crowd of 15,751 at General Motors Palace watched the Bullets blow yet another big lead, a common occurrence during their Western trip.

Just before his Under Armour team was about to tip off against St. Frances in an exhibition Monday afternoon, Greivis Vasquez went over to two of the game officials to voice a complaint. "Hey, these guys are wearing Nikes," the former Maryland basketball star teased, pointing to the referees' footwear. "What the [heck]?" With the NBA in its fifth month of a lockout, Vasquez has become something of a shoe salesman. In fact, promoting Under Armour's basketball apparel line was the main reason the second-year member of the Memphis Grizzlies was at St. Frances on Monday, along with Charlotte Bobcats rookie Kemba Walker and third-year Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings.

Garrison Forest completed an unbeaten season in conference play with a 3-0 triumph over McDonogh in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game at Goucher College on Sunday afternoon. The No. 3 Grizzlies (18-1-2, 11-0-2 IAAM) got a first-half goal from Erica Marshall and second-half scores from Geagy Pritchard and Brooke Adler, leading them past the No. 14 Eagles (13-5, 8-4) to their second straight title. The Grizzlies also got great work from goalies Kendall Kuntz and Ali Flax.

The Garrison Forest field hockey team, which moved up the No. 2 ranking in the Baltimore Sun poll, played like a top team Monday when it dominated play and beat the visiting No. 7 Century Knights 4-1. "Sometimes you can control and dominate and still see the other team take the lead," said Garrison Forest coach Traci Davis. "We had a bunch of corners and couldn't score and Century got two good chances and made one of them count. It wasn't until after we took a time out and regrouped that we were able to make strong moves and finish.

The National Park Service is allowing the grizzly who killed a defenseless hiker to continue to mingle with more potential victims ("Yellowstone: Grizzly left alone after fatal attack," July 8). This is a subtle way to divert blame from the Park Service to the victim. The statement that it's the first fatal mauling in the park since 1986, while technically correct, is misleading. Less than one year ago, a person was killed and two injured by a grizzly in a campground near Yellowstone National Park, according to the Huffington Post . The Park Service seems reluctant to accurately represent the danger and take action.

Depth will prevail Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel Monday took a ton out of both teams, but the pain tends to linger far longer for the losing team. While the series has been as wildly erratic as Russell Westbrook's play, the Thunder are playing for a legitimate shot at the NBA Finals. The Grizzlies remain in glad-to-be-here mode, persevering in the injury absence of Rudy Gay. Eventually the clock will strike midnight for the Grizzlies (although it did Monday and they just kept on playing)

Memphis on a mission K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune I wrote that I couldn't believe I was typing this when, in a rare move, I accurately predicted the Grizzlies would close out the Spurs. I'll use that same line when I say the Grizzlies will knock off the Thunder. (I can't believe I typed that.) This is no joke. And neither is the Pau Gasol trade anymore. That move netted the Grizzlies Pau's brother, Marc, and the salary-cap space to extend Zach Randolph's contract.

The first time Brian Davis tried to enter the NBA, it was as a second-round draft choice of the Phoenix Suns in 1992. For a player who had been on three Final Four teams at Duke and a starter on the 1991 and 1992 national championship teams, the obstacle was daunting. "They had Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle, Danny Ainge and Cedric Ceballos," Davis said yesterday, naming the Suns' small forwards and shooting guards, the two positions the 6-foot-7 Davis had played for the Blue Devils. After a year playing in France, Davis made the Minnesota Timberwolves the next season.

Grizzlies are toast Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel One of the teams in this series is finished, and it's not the Spurs. The Grizzlies had their chance to close out one of the league's top franchises in recent history and failed. The Spurs will win the next two games and probably cruise in the following round because of this second chance. Big shots such as Gary Neal's 3-pointer at the end of the regulation have changed playoff series before. Just ask the 2002 Kings.

Record and statistics through Friday's games 1. Celtics 37-12 (1): Scary part is they're built for playoffs, when they get days off. 2. Spurs 42-8 (2): Forget Lakers, race they're focusing on now is with Celtics. 3. Heat 36-14 (4): Healthy again, blew Magic off their own floor, or came close enough. 4. Bulls 34-14 (5): Hottest East team isn't any of usual suspects: 25-6 since 9-8 start. 5. Mavericks 34-15 (9): In Dirk we trust: 1-3 upon Nowitzki return, 7-0 since, winning in Boston.