News from October 4. Sacramento released J.R. Giddens and Donald Sloan. Boston released Tony Gaffney. Portland released Dwight Lewis and Eric Williams. Denver named Melvin Hunt as an assistant coach. Preseason game Min 111, LAL 92 at London, England Michael Beasley (Min) had 21 points including 8-10 FG, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. Martell Webster (Min) had 24 points. Kevin Love (Min) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 17 points including 5-11 FT, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shannon Brown (LAL) had 13 points. Preseason Schedule for Tuesday, October 5 (All times Central) Charlotte @ Cleveland 6:00 pm Chicago @ Milwaukee 6:00 pm New Jersey @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm at Roanoke, Virginia Detroit @ Miami 6:30 pm NBATV Washington @ Dallas 7:30 pm Orlando @ Houston 7:30 pm at Hidalgo, Texas LA Clippers @ Portland 9:00 pm Phoenix @ Sacramento 9:00 pm Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 6 (All times Central) New York @ Minnesota 1:00 pm NBATV at Paris, France Oklahoma City @ Charlotte 6:00 pm at Fayetteville, NC Philadelphia @ Boston 6:30 pm at Manchester, NH Indiana @ Memphis 7:00 pm Toronto @ Phoenix 9:00 pm at Vancouver, BC Only preseason yet we have a strong candidate for most bizarre injury of the season: How Carlos Boozer (Chi) broke his hand: tripping over a bag (that he brought home from training camp) while rushing to answer the door bell. ---- 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