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Sports
Patrick Willis To
Clippers Add Nate Robinson
NATE ROBINSON
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Nate Robinson to a 10-day contract.
Robinson joined the team Saturday.
"It's just that we needed an- other guy and to me he has the most experience," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said Satur- day. "You know, we'd rather have a 3 or someone like that probably, but when I look at it I don't really care about posi- tions sometimes. I'd rather get a guy that's been in the league, can score and has experience."
The Clippers had been in- terested in Robinson after he became available in January, but the need to add the 30- year-old guard grew after Jamal Crawford was side- lined with a right calf contusion last week. The Clippers are not sure when Crawford will be able to return.
Announce Retirement
San Francisco 49ers line- backer Patrick Willis is planning to announce his re- tirement Tuesday.
Willis' decision to retire was reported earlier Monday by Yahoo! Sports.
Willis, 30, was hampered by a toe injury this past sea- son and appeared in just six games. The seven-time Pro Bowler has played his entire
PATRICK WILLIS
eight-year career with the Niners.
Bills Hold On To Jerry Hughes
The Buffalo Bills and de- fensive end Jerry Hughes have agreed on a five-year deal worth more than $45 million.
Hughes' agreement was earlier reported by the Buf- falo News.
Hughes, 26, has notched 20 sacks since the start of the 2013 season, tied for ninth in the NFL over that span.
The Bills acquired Hughes in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts for line- backer Kelvin Sheppard before the 2013 season, and Hughes flourished as a situ- ational pass-rusher in then- defensive coordinator Mike Pettine's scheme, recording 10 sacks.
Hughes became a full- time starter under defensive
Jerry Hughes has 20 sacks since the start of the 2013 season, tied for ninth in the NFL over that span.
coordinator Jim Schwartz last season, matching his sack total (10) from 2013 and adding a career-high three forced fumbles. Now he will be featured in a defense led by new coach Rex Ryan and defensive coordinator Den- nis Thurman.
Rondo Says 'Kobe'
Trying To Recruit
Him To Lakers
Mock Drafts Pick Jameis Winston #1
Mason's Funeral Draws Knicks Greats
LOS ANGE-
LES -- Rajon
Rondo knows
Kobe Bryant
is recruiting
him to join the
Los Angeles RAJON Lakers when RONDO Rondo be-
comes an unrestricted free agent this summer.
And the Dallas Mavericks point guard is obviously flat- tered to hear Bryant admit as much publicly, as Bryant did in late January.
But Bryant's recruiting ef- forts appeared especially strong Sunday, when he ap- peared on the Lakers sideline for the first time since his sea- son-ending shoulder injury Jan. 21 -- just in time to watch Rondo's Mavericks beat the Lakers 100-93.
"When he speaks, it speaks volumes," Rondo said after finishing with eight points, nine assists, four rebounds and three turnovers. "It's an honor and a compliment that he'd want to play with a guy like me, but right now, I'm focused on winning a championship with the Dallas Mavericks."
Would Rondo want to play with Bryant, who will enter his 20th, and likely final, NBA season in 2015-16?
"I'm focused on what I have to do right now," Rondo said. "It's impossible to play with Kobe right now."
ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. released an updated version of his mock draft on Thurs- day.
Kiper did not change the position of the two biggest names in the draft , keeping Jameis Winston at No. 1 and Marcus Mariota at No. 6. Winston has been his top pick in all three mocks so far, and most reports coming out of the combine agree that the Bucs are heavily leaning toward taking the former Seminole quarterback. Kiper again has Mariota
NEW YORK -- Friends, former teammates and a for- mer head coach of Anthony Mason's gathered at a Queens church Friday morn- ing to say goodbye to the NBA veteran, who died last week.
Pat Riley, the Miami Heat president who coached Mason with the New York Knicks, joined former Knicks players John Starks, Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley at Mason's funeral at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in the Jamaica section of Queens.
Riley and Starks spoke at the private three-hour serv- ice that was attended by more than 200 people.
"He's one of the best play- ers that I've ever coached in my life," Riley, who coached Mason for four years in New York and one season in Miami, said afterward. "He had something that was spe- cial and unique and not many players had it, and he en-
JAMEIS WINSTON
falling to the Jets with the sixth pick, noting that he is not projecting trades and he thinks the Tennessee Titans at No. 2 will take the best player available (DE Leonard Williams).
gulfed all of that with his com- petitive desire to win and to separate himself from the pack.
"A lot of people always say that 'Pat made Mase.' No, Mase made me. And all the great players that I've ever coached in my life made me successful and who I am today, and he was a big part of that."
Ex-NBA players Herb Williams, Jayson Williams and Allan Hous- ton, who currently is an assis- tant general manager for the Knicks, also attended the service.
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