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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Coach Mike Brown has insisted he wouldnt be even slightly concerned if the revamped Los Angeles Lakers went winless in the preseason. After another blowout loss to Utah, nobody seemed worried the Lakers are halfway there. Gordon Hayward

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Coach Mike Brown has insisted he wouldnt be even slightly concerned if the revamped Los Angeles Lakers went winless in the preseason. After another blowout loss to Utah, nobody seemed worried the Lakers are halfway there. Gordon Hayward scored 13 points, Al Jefferson added 12 and the Jazz easily overcame Kobe Bryants 23-point third quarter for a 114-80 victory over the 0-4 Lakers in a preseason game Tuesday night. Bryant finished with 31 points and Jodie Meeks added 12 points on four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who rested Pau Gasol and kept Dwight Howard out of their lineup again. Steve Nash had two points and four turnovers while playing only 12 minutes for Los Angeles. Even for a preseason game, it was ugly. Just dont expect to find anybody whos concerned in Los Angeles locker room. "We didnt execute as well as we should as a whole," said Bryant, who hit 9 of 11 shots in the third quarter. "Hopefully we can get Dwight out there at some point and play together. The more we do that, the better were going to be down the road. But in practice, we play quite a bit together. Thats the most important thing for us, just to get out and play together." The Jazz showed all the teamwork Los Angeles still lacks in their second big win over the Lakers in four days. Utah led by 20 points at halftime while holding the Lakers to 10-for-34 shooting, going ahead 35 in the third quarter and by 41 in the fourth while easily slicing through the Lakers makeshift lineups. "Its important to get out there and learn these things," Nash said. "Every day, a lesson is important. ... Its not a great performance by any stretch, but sometimes you learn more from the struggle. I think well come in tomorrow with more resolve to improve. We know weve got a lot of room to get better." Alec Burks scored 12 points for the Jazz (3-1), who have been staying in Marina Del Rey for an extended trip including a game against the Clippers at Staples Center on Wednesday night. Although Bryant and Brown both live nearby in Orange County, the Lakers showed up rather late to Honda Center, arriving less than 90 minutes before tipoff after their team bus got caught in traffic. Brown said he elected to rest Gasol after deciding the four-time All-Star big man looked "a little fatigued" in recent days. The coach rested Bryant for an exhibition last week, making both moves against the veteran stars good-natured objections. Gasol has played extensively in the preseason in the absence of Howard, who still hasnt debuted for the Lakers midway through the preseason despite participating in every practice. Although the former Orlando centre feels no pain in his surgically repaired back, Howard insists he wont return until hes completely healthy, but wont speculate on when it might happen. The Lakers say theyve got plenty of time to build team chemistry around Howard, who appears comfortable in his new teams new offence during practice. Los Angeles finishes its preseason slate with four games in seven days starting Friday night in Las Vegas. "I like what were doing," said Antawn Jamison, who scored seven points while starting in Gasols spot. "This is a veteran team. We know when to turn the light switch on. Once we get everybody healthy, I think the chemistry is going to be there. We know what we need to improve on. Its going to work for us." Howard went to midcourt at halftime to shake hands with referee Greg Willard, who worked the game while battling pancreatic cancer. Willard, who attended nearby Long Beach State, is in his 25th season as an NBA official. Coach Outlet . Canada led 16-3 at halftime and 35-3 after 57 minutes, then held out the Russians who played with desperate pride in the last quarter. Coach Handbags Outlet . -- Canadians Dominique Maltais and Maelle Ricker won the womens World Cup snowboard cross team final Saturday. [url=http://www.official-coach-shop.com/]http://www.official-coach-shop.com/[/ur... . McIlroy lost to Matt Kuchar by six shots and Woods fell to Charl Schwartzel by one shot on Tuesday in the $5.2 million event at the Sultan course in Antalya. In the other group of the medal match-play format, Lee Westwood beat Webb Simpson by one shot and Justin Rose defeated Hunter Mahan by four strokes.McGill University and the Université de Montréal forfeit soccer matches after admitting to using ineligible student-athletes during the 2012-13 season. Both institutions revealed to the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) that they inadvertently allowed the participation of a player who is 20 years of age or older (as of Aug. 16) and who participated in a professional soccer match without respecting the mandatory 365 day waiting period. The CIS considers all soccer leagues outside of Canada and the United States to be professional in nature. McGill used the ineligible player in 11 of their 12 games, while Montreal allowed the participation of their ineligible player in seven contests. As per RSEQ and CIS policy, the identity of the student-athletes involved will not be revealed. Both teams are subject to automatic 3-0 forfeits for all games in which the student-athletes participated, except the head-to-head match involving the two squads on Sept. 20, which will be listed as a double forfeit with a score of 0-0. All statistics will be nullified except those of the goalkeeper as well as yellow and red cards. "McGill accepts the sanctions as per RSEQ and CIS policies and will work with both organizations to ensure the application and correct interpretation of this rule in going forward," said Drew Love, executive director of athletics and recreation at McGill.dddddddddddd In the case of Montreal, the Carabins undertook efforts to validate the eligibility of the student athlete, including confirming his professional soccer participation with his previous team. On Friday, the CIS confirmed that the player could participate barring the receipt of additional information to the contrary which was received this week. "As with other institutions in our league, we have found it very challenging to apply these complex rules," said Manon Simard, director of athletics at UdeM. "We accept the decision and will work with the various stakeholders within university sport to make the necessary adjustments going forward." As a result of these sanctions, Montreals revised record falls to 4-8 and they will finish sixth in the seven-team league, while McGill will finish last with a 0-12 mark. This affects the other teams and the playoff matchups this weekend. The Laval Rouge et Or take over top spot in the conference with a 9-0-3 record. The Concordia Stingers are the team who benefit the most from the situation, jumping from seventh to fourth with a 5-6-1 record and the final playoff berth. ' ' '


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