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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Although DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay were once again the primary weapons for Sacramento, the Kings displayed their depth in beating the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.Cousins had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Gay finished with 21 points for the Kings, who never trailed in defeating the Pelicans 102-94.Aaron Afflalo added 15 points and made a huge four-point play in the fourth quarter for the Kings. The return of suspended point guard Darren Collison was also a factor in the victory, along with a bench that contributed great energy and 32 points.Afflalo is still assimilating offensively, but looked more confident, getting open for 3s and posting up. He made all three shots in the first half and finished 5 of 6.He was fantastic, Kings coach Dave Joerger said. If Im him, Im thinking -- `If Coach would have called more plays for me I would had had 30 points. He had 15 points on six shots, thats pretty efficient.It was the second straight victory for the Kings (4-5), who were 1-7 in their first eight games last season. The Kings are 2-1 at home this season and this was the first in a string of seven of eight home games.Thats one of our main goals this year, take care of home court, Afflalo said.Anthony Davis had 34 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Pelicans, who have started the season with eight straight losses, matching the 2004-05 team for the worst start in franchise history. Rookie guard Buddy Hield had 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and ETwaun Moore added 13.Its been a miserable start to the season for New Orleans, which is without three starters -- Jrue Holiday (personal reasons), Tyreke Evans (right knee) and Quincy Poindexter (left knee).We just have to play better. Theres just no way of getting around it, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. The effort is good and I talked to the guys about the fact that I love the way we are playing hard. But we all have to play smart. In some cases we are not playing smart.After Hield scored six straight points to pull the Pelicans within five, Afflalo hit a 3 and was fouled. He made the free throw, completing a four-point play and giving the Kings a 97-88 lead with 45 seconds left.For me, Im still trying to adjust to how to be efficient, and not get frustrated with a lack of rhythm and just play through it, Afflalo said. I dont come into a game with expectations. It depends on the situation regarding how much I shoot.Despite 14 points from Davis, the Pelicans could not cut into the Kings lead and still trailed 76-70 entering the fourth.Im not use to this at all. But its a long season, Hield said. We just have to stay confident. Were 0-8 right now, but were going to find a way and we are going to break through this. We have a lot of games left. All we need is a win to build our confidence up.Collison, who entered the game late in the opening quarter, had nine points in his first game this season. He missed the first eight games, serving a suspension for a domestic violence incident in the summer.After an unproductive first half, Collison picked up his offense in the third quarter when he scored seven points and helped the Kings maintain their lead. He finished with four assists and two steals in 27 minutes.I think the best part of the day was earlier this morning, Collison said. I came into the locker room and my teammates were waiting and started cheering. That made me feel real good and the fans embraced me. It felt really good to be out there and be with my teammates.TIP-INSPelicans: Due to a foul that put them over the limit and wasnt noticed, the final 18.9 seconds of the first half were replayed after intermission. The replay led to a five-point halftime lead rather than a three-point lead by the Kings. ... Hield struggled in the first half, missing his first four shots and had two first-half points.Kings: Cousins, who has seen his rebounds totals dip this year, had four boards. ... Reserve Willie Cauley-Stein had five fouls in 13 minutes, but also contributed nine points and three blocks. ... The Kings shot 8 of 25 on 3s, but made 48 percent of their shots overall.UP NEXTPelicans: Finish a three-game trip Thursday in Milwaukee.Kings: Host the LA Lakers on Thursday.Frank Robinson Jersey . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. Orioles Jerseys China . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . It might not have mattered. 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Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game.TAMPA -- Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian will have a left shoulder injury examined more Monday when the team is back in Denver, but he said Sunday night his plan is to be ready to play against the Atlanta Falcons next Sunday.Siemian left Sundays 27-7 Broncos win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being sacked by Buccaneers defensive tackle Clinton McDonald just before halftime. Siemian was 5-of-7 passing at the time for 68 yards and a touchdown.Rookie Paxton Lynch entered the lineup and closed out the game as he finished 14-of-24 passing for 170 yards and his first career touchdown. Both Broncos coach Gary Kubiak and Siemian said they believed Siemian could have re-entered the game if needed.Siemian was in obvious discomfort after the sack, but he stayed in the game for one more play -- a 6-yard run by rookie running back?Devontae Booker?-- and then he approached Broncos head trainer Steve Antonopulos at the two-minute warning.The Broncos led 17-7 when Siemian went to the sideline.I can tell you we felt like we could have put him back in the game, Kubiak said. We really like the job Paxton diid, handling himself, handling the team well, so we stayed with it .dddddddddddd..We feel fortunate, well go back and see where (Siemian) is at.Siemian said, as he prepared to leave Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night, that hell see what the Broncos medical staff says on Monday, but that he believed he would be able to play against the Falcons on Sunday in Denver.Just got a bum shoulder, a little sore, Siemian said. ... I think Im just going to take it one day at a time ... but yeah, thats the plan, Ill be ready to play.The Broncos initial diagnosis was a bruised left (non-throwing) shoulder, but he will be checked again Monday morning. Siemian said he was uncertain if he would be taken for a MRI exam.Antonopulos told Siemian he should come out of the game to see if the injury settled down. So, Lynch came in on third down to finish out the half then the game.Hes really doing a good job, Kubiak said. ... We need a little more tempo, we need to get out of the huddle better. ' ' '