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RICHMOND, Va. -- T.J. Cline scored 18 points, made all eight free throws, had nine boards and passed out five assists to help Richmond beat Robert Morris 81-69 on Sunday.ShawnDre Jones added 15 points and Marshall Wood finished with 14 points for the Spiders (2-1).Matty McConnell made a 3-pointer at the 12:46 mark of the first half to give Robert Morris (0-4) an 18-12 lead before the Spiders went on a 17-2 run to go up nine after DeMonte Buckinghams steal and layup with 3:48 before halftime.Lorenzen Wright Jr.s 3 in the second half reduced the Colonials deficit to 49-41 with 15 minutes remaining in the game, and marked the last time Robert Morris would have a single-digit deficit.The Spiders shot 27 for 58 from the floor (46.6 percent) and made 20 of 25 free throws.Isaiah Still led Robert Morris with 20 points. . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- 49ers running back Carlos Hyde has cleared the concussion protocol and did not appear on the teams first injury report of the 2016 season Thursday.Hyde, who initially suffered the injury in the third preseason game against the Green Bay Packers and did not appear in the preseason finale, previously passed the baseline and exertion tests but still had to pass the simulated contact drill test as of Wednesday to get full clearance.Hyde passed that test and was back as a full participant in Thursdays practice after wearing a blue no-contact jersey Wednesday.Barring any setbacks, Hyde should be ready to go for the Niners regular-season opener Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams.Since the injury, San Francisco coach Chip Kelly and offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins maintained that Hyde was on track to be ready to play the Rams. Kelly said before Thursdays practice that he expects both teams to leean heavily on their running backs, with the Rams Todd Gurley likely a prominent part of their plan.ddddddddddddBoth teams are going to play to their strengths and both have two outstanding backs in Gurley and Hyde, Kelly said.Hyde said Wednesday he was hoping to have another big season debut on Monday Night Football after rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns against Minnesota to start the 2015 season. He pointed to some big runs in the preseason, Kellys up-tempo offense and an improved offensive line as reasons for his optimism.Even though its just been preseason, every game Ive had an explosive run, but Im definitely excited for the regular season to start and see the guys really rolling, us in there the whole game and taking over the game, Hyde said. Im really looking forward to that. ' ' '
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