Sacramento Kings

Correction: Because of incorrect information supplied by the Utah Jazz, it was erroneously reported in yesterday's editions that John Stockton had surpassed 15,000 points in a game with the Sacramento Kings. His 16 points in the game gave him 14,997.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 3/13/98

Towson Catholic alumnus Donte Greene, a free-agent small forward Donte Greene, signed a two-year, nonguaranteed contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. He'll be eligible for the postseason. Greene, 6 feet 11, has career NBA averages of 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 of an assist in 16.8 minutes in 253 games (82 starts) over four seasons (2008-2012) with the Sacramento Kings. His field-goal percentage is .406. Greene, 25, hasn't played in the league since suffering a fractured ankle during an offseason workout Aug. 25. He recently played one game in Puerto Rico for Atleticos de San German of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)

Magic Johnson's choices for the NBA's top 10 rookies of the 1992-93 NBA season form an insert set for NBA Hoops Series II. Each card features gold-foil stamping on the front and Johnson's photo and comments on the player on the back. The Washington Bullets' Tom Gugliotta (shown) and former Maryland star Walt Williams of the Sacramento Kings are in the set.

College basketball Booth named Loyola men's assistant coach Former Maryland basketball star and assistant coach Keith Booth , who has spent the past two years as an assistant women's coach at Loyola, was added Tuesday to the men's staff by newly named men's head coach G.G. Smith . Booth, 38, left College Park after Gary Williams retired in 2011 and Mark Turgeon retained only one member of the previous staff, Bino Ranson...

Baseball2 Sacramento Kings -- Waived F Paris McCurdy. FootballBuffalo Bills -- Activated NT Jeff Wright from IR. Waived DE Reggie Rogers.Miami Dolphins -- Waived OT Dave Zawatson. Activated LB Bryan Cox from IR.New Orleans Saints -- Placed RB Dalton Hilliard on IR. Signed RB Stanford Jennings.San Francisco 49ers -- Waived DE Greg Joelson. Activated TE Brent Jones from IR.

BASKETBALL (NBA)* Milwaukee Bucks -- Reached agreement with Alvin Robertson (guard) on a contract extension through 1997-98.* Sacramento Kings -- Signed Jim Les (guard) to a 10-day contract.COLLEGE* Nebraska -- Suspended Leodis Flowers and Lance Lewis (running backs), Mickey Joseph (quarterback), Steve Cramer (safety) and Eric Anderson (cornerback) for the violation of team rules.

BASEBALLAmerican League* Oakland Athletics -- Agreed to terms with Eric Show (pitcher) on a two-year contract. Released Joe Law (pitcher).Seattle Mariners -- Acquired Dennis Hood (outfielder) from the Atlanta Braves for Scott Taylor (pitcher). Agreed to terms with Chuck Jackson (infielder-outfielder) on a Class AAA contract.National LeaguePittsburgh Pirates -- Announced that Gary Redus (outfielder) has accepted salary arbitration.BASKETBALL (NBA) * Sacramento Kings -- Waived Ricky Calloway (forward)

Opponent: Sacramento KingsSite: USAir Arena, LandoverTime: 7:30Radio: WTEM (570 AM)Outlook: Sacramento (28-23) is already a much improved team from a year ago, but the Kings have lost three straight. G Mitch Richmond, the MVP of this year's all-star game, is ninth in the league in scoring (21.9 ppg). G Spud Webb is doubtful tonight with a strained right groin muscle. The Bullets (12-40), who lost to Atlanta last night, lost in Sacramento on Dec. 20. Washington has lost six straight.@

NEW YORK -- Bobby Hurley's Horatio Alger tale could culminate in the next few days with the Jersey City native expected to sign a guaranteed six-year contract with the Sacramento Kings of the NBA worth an estimated $15 million.Hurley, the Kings' first-round draft choice and seventh player taken overall, could finalize the deal as early as today. Hurley's father, Bob Sr., said last night his son and the Kings were "very close" on an agreement that would allow Bobby to participate in mini-camp this week.

VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS* WHEN: Tonight, 10:30.* WHERE: Arco Arena.* TV/RADIO: WTOP-AM 1500.* OUTLOOK: Welcome to the NBA, where a game on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors gets you a game on Thursday night vs. the Sacramento Kings (2-13). This is living.The Kings haven't come close to a winning season since they moved to Sacramento from Kansas City five years ago, and there's no reason to think that this year will be any different. There are hopeful signs, though. Forward Lionel Simmons is making a strong early bid for Rookie of the Year honors, and Travis Mays, another of five Sacramento rookies, is learning to play the point.

C.J. Fair is all too familiar with the history of former high school players from Baltimore who left Syracuse early for the NBA. This week, the 6-8 junior forward follows Carmelo Anthony, who as a freshman a decade ago led the Orange to its only national college basketball championship before embarking on his professional career. But Fair, who helped Syracuse reach the Final Four for the first time since 2003 with wins over Indiana and Marquette last week at the Verizon Center in Washington, is even more familiar with another former Baltimore star who also left after being one of the top freshmen in the Big East.

Barack Obama may already have been officially inaugurated yesterday, but don't tell that to the people on Washington's National Mall this morning: A second, more outdoor ceremony today will give the public a view as Obama starts his second term. Some of that public will be recovering from not-fully-remembered AFC Championship viewing parties, as the Baltimore Ravens start preparing for the Super Bowl . Finally, Lebron James did not spare his thoughts as the Sacramento Kings sold for a princely sum. See full details via the links below.

Why not Seattle? Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel "The Lakers beat the SuperSonics. " Remember those classic words from rapper Ice Cube's 1993 hit "It Was a Good Day?" We haven't been able to use them since the Sonics moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City, but now it's time bring them back. With the Sacramento Kings in search of a new home, why not Seattle? The city proved it was able to support a team for several years. Seattle would be a better fit than Anaheim, another possible home for the Kings.

"The ability to control the game is what's important to me. Not number of yards, not carries, not runs, not passes." Bill Parcells Dallas Cowboys coach, on his team's apparent offensive slump "There are teams in the league that can't wait for the season to end. For us, it's going too fast." Adewale Ogunleye Chicago Bears defensive lineman "This was a statement game. I look at it as a rivalry. They're up north, an hour away from us. They used to whoop on us. It was like a big brother thing the last couple of years.

It's sheer audacity, bordering on madness, to suggest that the Los Angeles Lakers can win a fourth straight NBA title after emerging from a Christmas Day home loss to the Sacramento Kings with an 11-19 record. Isn't it? How in the world could the Lakers conceive of another victory parade down the streets of Los Angeles when they were supposedly left on the roadside such a short time ago? "The most difficult thing is not going to be able to get one victory against the Lakers, but to get four victories against the Lakers," said ABC/ESPN analyst Bill Walton.

There is, of course, no way of telling whether the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers will produce a Western Conference finals that can meet all the pre-series expectations. This much, however, is certain: If the two teams play half as well as they have talked in the lead-in period, this will be a series for the ages. The chatter started weeks ago as the Kings and Lakers battled for the Pacific Division title and best record in the league, claimed by Sacramento by three games. As the two teams made their respective way through the Western playoffs, they continued to take potshots at each other, and the talking has been nonstop on the way to today's series opener at Arco Arena in Sacramento.

Towson Catholic alumnus Donte Greene, a free-agent small forward Donte Greene, signed a two-year, nonguaranteed contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. He'll be eligible for the postseason. Greene, 6 feet 11, has career NBA averages of 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 of an assist in 16.8 minutes in 253 games (82 starts) over four seasons (2008-2012) with the Sacramento Kings. His field-goal percentage is .406. Greene, 25, hasn't played in the league since suffering a fractured ankle during an offseason workout Aug. 25. He recently played one game in Puerto Rico for Atleticos de San German of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)

BaseballBoston Red Sox -- Agreed to terms with OF Billy Hatcher on a two-year contract.Toronto Blue Jays -- Agreed to terms with IF/OF Darnell Coles on bTC a one-year contract.BasketballHouston Rockets -- Activated F Otis Thorpe from the injured list. Placed C Tree Rollins on the injured list.Sacramento Kings -- Waived G Stan Kimbrough. Signed F Rod Higgins.CollegeL Pittsburgh -- Named Sal Sunseri interim head football coach.FootballKansas City Chiefs -- Added OL John Earle to the practice squad.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In the backs of their minds, the Washington Wizards know they stole a win last week at home against the Sacramento Kings, who came into MCI Center tired and ready to go home after an extended East Coast swing. There would be no such pilfering last night as the real Kings, the team with the best record in the NBA, slowly but surely blistered the Wizards, 109-93. Rested and relaxed and back at Arco Arena, the toughest place in the league for a road team to get a win, the Kings shook off a hesitant start, then methodically took Washington (26-23)

While Chris Webber was negotiating with several NBA teams this summer in search of a deal similar to the one being offered by the Sacramento Kings, the Kings were trying to make a move that would help keep Webber in Sacramento. The seven-year, $122.7 million contract he eventually signed made Webber the second-highest paid player in NBA history, and the team's trade of point guard Jason Williams for Mike Bibby certainly didn't displease the team's star, either. The deal between Sacramento and the then-Vancouver Grizzlies was considered by most NBA executives a steal for the Kings.