DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki sat out the Dallas Mavericks game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.Nowitzki has played in only five of Dallas 15 games this season because of a strained right Achilles tendon. He had played in the Mavericks two most recent games.Hes out, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. This is part of the recovery. Getting him better is going to have to take it incrementally. Its not as if there was any great setback. Its not the right thing to play him tonight.Carlisle said Dallas lineup against New Orleans would include guard Deron Williams. He missed seven of the first 14 games because of a strained left calf but did play nearly 15 minutes on Friday at Cleveland.I think theres a chance hell play into the second half tonight, Carlisle said. Authentic Stitched NHL Jerseys . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Wholesale Stitched NBA Jerseys . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. http://www.stitchedjerseyscheap.com/ . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Cheap College Stitched Jerseys . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. Stitched Soccer Jerseys Online . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. New York Liberty forward Tina Charles is having a better season than she did when she won the WNBAs MVP award in 2012.Charles is averaging career bests for points (a league-leading 22.8) and assists (4.3). The seventh-year pro leads the league in rebounding (9.8 per game) and is shooting 46.5 percent from the field, her highest mark since making 49.9 percent in her MVP season.My teammates put me in the position to be successful, Charles said told SBNation.com after Sundays 77-67 loss at the Los Angeles Sparks. It gives me the confidence I need, knowing my team has confidence in me.The Liberty (12-6) lost all three regular-season meetings to WNBA-leading Los Angeles, but they will try to get back on the winning track Wednesday when they play host to the Seattle Storm in Madison Square Garden.Seattle, which was 6-10 entering Tuesday nights game at Atlanta, will be playing on back-to-back nights for the only time this season.Charles has scored at least 21 points in nine consecutive games, twice topping 30. She and Los Angeles center Candace Parker are the only players in the league to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and aassists.ddddddddddddSeattle has emerging star power, thanks to having the top pick in each of the past two drafts. Guard Jewell Loyd, the No. 1 pick in 2015, is averaging 17.1 points per game. This years top pick, forward Breanna Stewart, is averaging team highs with 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.Veteran guard Sue Bird averages 13.5 points per game.New York won the first meeting this season, 86-78 on June 5 in Seattle. The Liberty had a plus-nine edge on the glass and shot 49.3 percent from the field to Seattles 40.3 percent. New York leads the WNBA in rebounding and Seattle is last.Loyd missed all eight shots from the field and had a season-low three points in the first meeting. Stewart, like Loyd, missed all five of her 3-point attempts but did have a career-high 17 rebounds.Charles had a double-double (19 points, 13 rebounds), while getting the usual scoring help from guard Sugar Rodgers, who scored 18. Rodgers is averaging 16.2 points per game and has made 43.5 percent of her 3-pointers. ' ' '
