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Mo Williams surprised the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday when his agent called hours before the start of training camp to inform the team that Williams will be retiring.After dealing with chondromalacia (chronic knee pain) last season and debating his future throughout the summer, Williams announced last week that he would return for a 14th season. He then reversed course.Also Monday, J.R. Smith was absent as he and the Cavaliers were unable to reach an agreement on a contract. Smith has been seeking a long-term deal with the Cavs since July.Smith is an unrestricted free agent, so his situation is not considered a holdout. But this is the fourth time in the past 10 years a contract dispute has led to a Cavs player missing part of training camp. The team previously settled with Anderson Varejao, Sasha Pavlovic and Tristan Thompson?-- eventually -- though all three missed all of the preseason.We think very highly of J.R., we love him as a member of our team, Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said. As a member of our locker room, he was essential to our success. For that reason, weve made an incredibly competitive and aggressive offer to re-sign him. We hope that gets done in relatively short order. At the same time, weve been accustomed to a next-man-up mentality, and we expect this will be no different.The Cavs were aware of Williams indecision as the summer unfolded, but they have still lost their two primary backups to starting point guard?Kyrie Irving. Matthew Dellavedova signed a four-year, $38.5 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Williams has now retired.It was in debate what Mo was going to do; he vacillated a little bit, Griffin said. So we were planning for this eventuality. Were comfortable with where we are at the point guard position.The Cavs drafted a point guard, Kay Felder, with the No. 54 pick last summer. They also have?Jordan McRae, a player who finished the season with the team last year after being called up from the D-League. Of course, LeBron James also is expected to get significant minutes at point guard.The Cavs lack of depth at point guard was a factor in Williams briefly decision to continue playing.I just thought about repeating, thought about another championship and I didnt want to put the Cavs in a situation where [they didnt have a] guy [who] could come in and play five to 10 minutes that could help them win and be a difference, Williams told ESPN.com last week.Williams is owed $2.2 million in the upcoming season. Griffin declined to comment on whether the team would seek to buy out the contract as part of a retirement settlement.New York Yankees Gear . 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Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe.TORONTO -- Travis Lulay knows what Zach Collaros is going through. It wasnt that long ago that Lulay, now a Grey Cup champion and MVP with the B.C. Lions, was a rookie quarterback getting ready to make his first CFL start. Collaros will get his shot in place of injured Toronto starter Ricky Ray when the Argonauts (2-2) host the Lions (3-1) in a rare Tuesday night game at Rogers Centre (TSN, 7pm et/4pm pt). "Hes excited, I can guarantee you that," Lulay said Monday. "I can think back to my first start. I saw him doing an interview and you could see that excitement. "Everyones been there. We can relate to being in that situation." The 24-year-old Collaros spent most of last season on the injured list and sat No. 4 on Torontos depth chart but will get his first professional start after Ray suffered a knee injury in the Argonauts 35-19 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 19. The extended layoff off between games due to a scheduling quirk gave Collaros time to prepare to face the Lions and their No. 1-ranked defence. "Im excited to get going," said the University of Cincinnati product. "Its good to have three full practices under my belt and its going to make the transition that much easier for me." Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich says he expects Collaros, who has completed 7 of 10 passes for 112 yards in limited action in 2013, to do what has made him successful up to this point. "Zachs a very emotional guy. Hell be jazzed up. I think he thrives on his emotion and I dont want to change that," Milanovich said. "Hes not Ricky. Hes a different style of player and hes a different personality and were not going to try and make him Ricky. "We want him to go out and be the guy that hes always been." Lions head coach Mike Benevides, whose team defeated Toronto 24-16 at B.C. Place Stadium in Week 2, says the Lions will have to be careful with Collaros early. "Weve got to be vigilant. Weve got to make sure that we stay sound and make sure that we dont give him easy things," he said. "You have to pick your spots when you attack him." A former quarterback himself, Milanovich has spent time talking to Collaros about the pressure of being in the professional spotlight.dddddddddddd "When youre in a position of leadership, guys are looking to see how you react, particularly when things dont go well," he said. "Its easy when things are going well but I always tried to remain in control of the situation." Milanovich, who is hopeful that Ray will be back under centre when Toronto returns to game action from its bye week on Aug. 8, is also without his starting running back for Tuesdays game. Chad Kackert suffered a knee injury of his own against Winnipeg and is out at least a month. Toronto will start rookie Curtis Steele in his place. "Hes a tough kid," Milanovich said of Steele. "Hes very athletic. Without having him play in a game, he seems likes a very well-rounded CFL back ... whether hes going to be able to show that (Tuesday) night remains to be seen but I think hes a very, very talented young man thats serious about football." Despite the drastic change in personnel, Lions linebacker Adam Bighill says he has a pretty good idea of what will be coming their way from the Argonauts. "Teams dont change too much. They set their identity on who they want to be," said Bighill, who will be back in the lineup after missing two weeks with a sprained ankle. "We always expect a new wrinkle here and there but for the most part theyre going to be who they are." The Lions head into the Week 5 finale in third place in the West Division behind the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-0) and the Calgary Stampeders (4-1). The East, which has been much weaker early in the season, has Toronto ahead of the second-place Montreal Alouettes (2-3). "We only get to do this 18 times during the regular season so every game is extremely important," Benevides said. "Teams are still formulating their personalities but for us our objective is to find win No. 4. The West is always going to be tough, that doesnt change." Notes: B.C. has won six straight against Toronto and 16 of the last 17. ... The last rookie quarterback to win his first start with the Argonauts was Marcus Brady, who beat Winnipeg 24-14 on July 15, 2003. Brady is now Torontos offensive co-ordinator. ' ' '