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Tony Parker to Have MRI on Calf

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker will have an MRI on on his left calf on Thursday "just to make sure" he is improving from an injury suffered against the Warriors.

Warriors forward Andrew Bogut kicked Parker during Game 3 of their semi-final match, but Parker continued to play the rest of the series.

Parker dished out a career-best 18 assists and put in 15 points in the Game 2 win over the Grizzlies.

Game 3 of the Western Conference finals is on Saturday.  San Antonio took a 2-0 series lead after their 93-89 win on Tuesday.

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Richard Heathcote/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sergio Garcia apologized on Wednesday for his comments about Tiger Woods.

"I want to apologize to Tiger and anybody that I could have offended," Garcia said Wednesday after his pro-am round at Wentworth. "I feel sick about it. I'm truly, truly sorry. And I hope we can kind of settle things down and hopefully move on."

"I apologize for any offense that may have been caused by my comment on stage during the European Tour Players' Awards dinner," Garcia said. "I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner."

Garcia jokingly answered a question at a European Tour players dinner Tuesday night about getting together with Woods at the U.S. Open by saying, "We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken."

Prior to Garcia's news conference on Wednesday, Woods tweeted his displeasure with the comments.

"The comment that was made wasn't silly. It was wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate," he wrote. "I'm confident that there is real regret that the remark was made. The Players ended nearly two weeks ago and it's long past time to move on and talk about golf."

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Brian Urlacher Retires

Tom Dahlin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, free-agent linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement on Wednesday.

"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter.

"Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards," he continued. "When considering this along with the fact I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."

The eight-time Pro Bowler and the Bears were unable to reach a contract during the offseason.

Urlacher was the defensive player of the year in 2005 and leaves as the Bears' franchise leader in tackles with 1,779.  He finishes with 41.5 career sacks and 22 interceptions.

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Jeff Gross/Getty Images(ALAMEDA, Calif.) -- Charles Woodson is back in silver and black.

The 36-year-old defensive back signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders Tuesday, reuniting Woodson with the team that drafted him.

The contract is worth a maximum of $4.3 million, and includes a $700,000 signing bonus.

Woodson played his first eight NFL seasons in Oakland, but played the last seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers. While in Green Bay, Woodson won the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl. He was cut in February, after a season where he missed nine games because of a broken right collarbone.

Woodson, an eight-time Pro Bowler, has 921 tackles, 17 sacks, 29 forced fumbles, 55 interceptions, 11 touchdowns and 182 passes defended in 206 NFL games.

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Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the second time in three seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery.

The Cav's had a 15.6% chance of winning the lottery, the third best of any team. The Orlando Magic had the best chance and ended up with the second pick.

This is the fourth time since 1985 the Cavaliers have won the lottery, the most of any team in the NBA.

It's been three seasons since the Cavaliers lost superstar LeBron James to the Miami Heat. Since then it's been a rebuilding process, one that Gilbert hopes is over after this draft.

“We were hoping, regardless of what pick we got, that this would be our last lottery,” Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said. “We thought originally, after everything had to be reset, that it would be a three-year process. You never know. It could be two or it could be four. But we thought three years. With the No. 1 pick this year, and we also have No. 19, we think this will be the last Lottery for a while.”

The projected number one pick in the 2013 draft is Kentucky center Nerlens Noel.

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