October 10

National/World
Herald Sports
NBA
Bucks 93 Bullls 88: Yi Jianlian made his inauspicious debut for the Bucks, but fellow rookie Joakim Noah looked much more the polished pro in Milwaukee’s 93-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls in the exhibition opener on Tuesday night.
“As a rookie player in my first season there aren’t just one or two points I need to work on. There aare quite a lot,” Yi said.
Yi fouled out in 16 minutes, managing only three points with two steals.
“The rules of FIBA and the rules of NBA are different; it takes time for me to deal with this through more training,” he said.
Noah, who led Florida to back-to-back titles in college, was just at intense as he had been in his final game with the Gators when he entered late in the first quarter. The ninth pick of the draft opened with a slam and blocked Andrew Bogut’s shot on the ensuing possession.
“It felt good being able to play,” Noah said. “I got a great pass and that’s my job around the rim, try to make everything.”
Noah finished with six points, fo;ur rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 23 minutes. Chicago got 13 from Andres Nocioni and 10 apiece from Luol Deng, Ben Wallace and rookie Aaaron Gray to go with six rebounds. Bogut scored 14 points for the Bucks, Charlie Bell 13 and Royal Ivey 10.
Other Tuesday night NBA scores: Washington 81 Cleveland 62, New Orleans 94 Houston 92, Dallas 88 San Antonio 67, Denver 119 LA Clippers 107, Sacramento 104 Seattle 98, Golden State 111 LA Lakers 110.
NHL
Carolina 7 Toronto 1: Matt Cullen, Justin Williams, Cory Stillman, Ray Whitney, Scott Walker, Jeff Hamilton, and Eric Staal scored goals for the Hurricanes.
Williams, Stillman, Cullen, and Rod Brind’Amour contributed two assists each.Bryan McCabe knocked in the Maple Leafs’ only goal with an assist from Mats Sun