Five sports stories you may have missed:
1. NBA luxury: Only the best bed bugs
Irving played just nine minutes, scoring only two points, on Sunday in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team blamed flu-like symptoms, but Irving later said he was not feeling well after discovering bed bugs on a pillow and ending up on a couch instead of his bed at the Skirvin Hilton. He said he didn't get much sleep Saturday night and had a sore back, too.
Irving said he had just three hours of sleep the night before the game and felt nauseous.
2. Former Gator encourages women to fight
3. Rocky times in Tennessee
The federal suit filed Feb. 9 in Nashville by six unidentified women states Tennessee violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by athletes. The suit also states the university interfered with the disciplinary process to favor male athletes.
4. From MVP to minor-league contract
5. Former Mets great Reyes in limbo
The 32-year-old Reyes, a four-time All-Star, was arrested in Hawaii at a Maui resort on Oct. 31 following an argument with his wife and pleaded not guilty to a charge of abuse of a family or household member. He was released after posting $1,000 bail and is scheduled for a trial starting April 4, the day the Rockies open the season at Arizona..
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