News from October 11. The NBA fined Rudy Fernandez (Por) $50,000 for public comments his agent made that the league said were detrimental to the NBA. Fernandez agent again stated Fernandez's desire to be released. Denver released Shane Edwards and Courtney Sims. Golden State released Vernon Goodridge. Memphis released Luke Jackson, Tre Kelley, and Kenny Thomas. Miami released Mickell Gladness and Anthony Mason. Phoenix released Chucky Atkins. Portland signed Steven Hill. San Antonio released Kirk Penney. Preseason games Cle 85, Dal 79 at Dal Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 15 points including 4-12 FG. Manny Harris (Cle) had 14 points including 4-5 FG and 3 steals. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 13 points. J.J. Barea (Dal) had 5 points including 1-6 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Uta 109, Por 100 at Por Kyrylo Fesenko (Uta) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points including 3-4 FG and 5 turnovers. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 22 points including 12-14 FT. Brandon Roy (Por) had 16 points. Det 94, Atl 85 at Det Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 16 points. Austin Daye (Det) had 14 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 3-3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Jordan Crawford (Atl) had 20 points and 7 assists. Preseason Schedule for Tuesday, October 12 (All times Central) Boston @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Atlanta @ Washington 6:00 pm CSKA Moscow @ Miami 6:30 pm Toronto @ Chicago 7:00 pm Denver @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Memphis @ Oklahoma City 7:00 pm at Tulsa, OK San Antonio @ LA Clippers 8:30 pm NBATV at Mexico City, Mexico Utah @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Golden State @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 13 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Houston 7:00 am NBATV at Beijing, China Dallas @ Detroit 6:00 pm at Grand Rapids, Michigan Minnesota @ Indiana 6:00 pm Philadelphia @ Toronto 6:00 pm Boston @ New York 6:30 pm Miami @ New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Sacramento @ LA Lakers 9:00 pm at Las Vegas, Nevada ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html