KOMISAREK OUT FOR A MONTH. Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek of West Islip will be sidelined at least a month because of an upper-body injury, Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau said. The injury is believed to be to the right elbow. Komisarek was hurt in a fight with Boston's Milan Lucic on Nov. 13 . . . Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
CARTER SPARKS Nets. Vince Carter scored 39 points, including a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in regulation, as the visiting Nets rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the host Raptors, 129-127, in overtime . . . In his first game in Minneapolis since being traded last season, Kevin Garnett scored 17 points to lead the Celtics to a 95-78 win over the Timberwolves. ARMOUR TIED FOR LEAD. Defending champion Tommy Armour III eagled the 18th hole at Spyglass Hill en route to a 1-under 71, joining Arron Oberholser in a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
HARTFORD WOMEN STUN DUKE. Lisa Etienne scored 15 points to help Hartford upset a sloppy No. 6 Duke, 53-51, in the DePaul Invitational in Chicago . . . In men's play, A.J. Price had 12 points and four assists to lead No. 2 UConn to an 89-81 win over La Salle at the Paradise Jam in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
CURLIN TO STAND AT LANE'S END. Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will stand at stud next year at Lane's End, a Kentucky horse farm owned by former U.S. ambassador to Britain Will Farrish. Curlin will command a stud fee of $75,000, $10,000 more than the fee for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown.
SPAIN, ARGENTINA SPLIT. Feliciano Lopez upset Juan Martin del Potro, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-3, giving Spain a 1-1 tie with host Argentina after the first day of the Davis Cup final in Mar del Plata. David Nalbandian beat David Ferrer, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in the other singles match. Del Potro hurt his right thigh in the fourth set.
