AP - The Los Angeles Kings fired coach Andy Murray on Tuesday, one day after the struggling team lost for the fifth time in seven games.

AP - When Colorado needed him most, there was Joe Sakic, scoring, passing and playing with a zeal that gave his teammates a boost. Sakic had two goals and two assists and the Avalanche defeated Los Angeles 5-0 Monday night to avoid a first-ever season sweep by the Kings.

AFP - The Romans are here as is Moses, and there are plenty of Kings and the odd Bishop, but the gold medal for best name at the Commonwealth Games goes to Prince Octopus Dzanie.

AP - Kevin Garnett helped Minnesota end a seven-game losing streak, scoring a season-high 37 points in the Timberwolves' 95-89 victory over the sloppy Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

AP - Sean Avery, the NHL leader in penalty minutes, played the entire game carrying a pink stick. Nobody gave him a hard time about it for obvious reasons. Besides, it was for a noble cause. Avery scored the tying goal early in the third period and Michael Cammalleri got the go-ahead goal less than 4 minutes later on a power play, helping the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Saturday night.

Reuters - Danny Granger scored a career-high 23 points to spoil the return of Ron Artest as the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 98-93 in National Basketball Association play Friday in Indianapolis.

AP - Sacramento at Indiana (7 p.m. EST). Volatile forward Ron Artest returns to Conseco Fieldhouse for the first time since the Pacers traded him to the Kings for Peja Stojakovic seven weeks ago.

AP - Ron Artest is the most popular man in any room he enters these days. Restaurants, car dealerships, Arco Arena — they're all filled with well-wishers and autograph-seekers who can't quite believe what he's done to the Sacramento Kings.

AP - Once Ron Artest arrived, the bottom of the Western Conference playoff race became just as good as the top.

AP - Geoff Sanderson had a goal and two assists, Mike Ricci and Dave Scatchard scored on power plays and the Phoenix Coyotes routed Los Angeles 6-2 on Tuesday night to snap a 13-game road winless streak against the Kings.

AP - Ron Artest scored 28 points while playing stellar defense on Kobe Bryant, and the revitalized Sacramento Kings rolled through the fourth quarter of their 13th straight home victory, 114-98 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

AP - L.A. Lakers at Sacramento (10 p.m. EST). The surging Kings, winners of 12 straight at home, are a half-game behind the seventh-place Lakers in the Western Conference.

AP - Though their chemistry sometimes approaches telepathy, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo led the San Jose Sharks' latest win with beautiful grunt work.

AP - Brad Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Kenny Thomas scored six points in the final minute and the Sacramento Kings hung on for their 12th straight home victory, 85-80 over the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.

AP - Mathieu Garon made 31 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.

AP - Ron Artest scored 19 of his season-high 30 points in a gritty fourth-quarter performance, and the surging Sacramento Kings got back to .500 for the first time since late November with a 105-93 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

AP - Henrik Zetterberg said he wanted to shoot the puck more this season. So far, the strategy has worked. His 30th and 31st goals less than a minute apart in the second period sent the Detroit Red Wings to a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

AP - Los Angeles at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EST). The Kings have won five straight games, all by one goal.

AP - The New York Islanders traded second-leading goal scorer Mark Parrish and defenseman Brent Sopel to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night for two prospects.

AP - Two shots by Lubomir Visnovsky might ultimately keep the Minnesota Wild out of the playoffs.