A red-hot Phoenix club hopes to finish a successful road trip in winning fashion Monday when it faces off with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.

The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight.

Alex Ovechkin says he was joking when he told a reporter over the weekend that he could be out more than a month.

Kurt Busch managed to conserve enough fuel to win Sunday's Dickies 500, while Jimmie Johnson crashed in the opening laps and saw his points lead drastically reduced at Texas Motor Speedway.

Tiger Woods pulled one hand off the driver during his follow through and yanked the club over his shoulder, flailing and twisting and shouting as his ball landed like a fried egg in the sand trap.