Corey Perry scores 2:14 into overtime after avoiding an apparent tripping penalty and Jonas Hiller makes 31 saves in the 3-2 victory over Carolina.

If the Ducks are to have any hope of returning to the playoffs this spring they're going to need a lot more gutsy performances like the one they turned in Wednesday at Honda Center, where they beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, in overtime.

Heisley is a Chicago businessman who bought the Grizzlies in 2000. If he bought the team he could bring former Grizzlies GM and Lakers great Jerry West into the front office.

Michael Heisley, the billionaire owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, has emerged as one of the remaining bidders for the Dodgers.

The backup guard is unhappy he has not gotten a contract extension. It's the wrong way to act for a player who is signed through next season.

From Cleveland -- What a bummer.

Vinny Del Negro says Clippers don't play like pros in their first game since injury to Chauncey Billups.

Reporting from Cleveland -- Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro called his team out, ripped them, using words like "professionalism" and saying they didn't play like "pros."

Veteran power forward, who signed with the club as a free agent Friday, has six points, four rebounds and blocks two shots in 20 minutes on the court. He had last played in December with a Chinese team.

Reporting from Cleveland -- Power forward Kenyon Martin played in his first game with the Clippers on Wednesday night and his presence was felt right away.

The two-time Eclipse Award winner has racked up impressive numbers in his career, including wins in each leg of the Triple Crown. With only a dozen more, he'll have 5,000 victories and become the 25th rider to reach that plateau.

Jockey Mike Smith is in the legacy-building stage of his career. That comes after bug boy, journeyman and star.