Sports FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 Lamar’s spiral leaves ex-NBA star fighting for his life LAS VEGAS: Lamar Odom didn’t last long at the glittering counter sexual performance enhancer over the course of intersection of championship success and Hollywood his stay, Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said at a news celebrity. Cut loose by his beloved Los Angeles Lakers, fol- conference. Sheriff’s Detective Michael Eisenloffel lowed everywhere by reality television crews, the humble described the enhancers as supplements and said Odom kid from the New York City borough of Queens who mar- bought them at the brothel. ried into the Kardashian clan saw his life spiral out of con- With a search warrant, authorities took a blood sample trol, and so did everyone else. from Odom early Wednesday to determine what was in Khloe Kardashian tried to hide his addictions, then told his system. The results could take weeks, Eisenloffel said. the world she couldn’t save him. The two-time NBA cham- Odom spent most of his 14-year NBA career in Los pion landed on Skid Row, a regular tabloid target. Then he Angeles with the Lakers and Clippers, becoming a fan seemed to drop out altogether before he was found unre- favorite before he sought even more fame with the sponsive in a brothel and hospitalized, bringing his Kardashians. His one-month courtship of Khloe before estranged wife, his former teammates and the world’s their huge 2009 wedding was taped for the E! network, attention back to his side Wednesday. and Odom appeared on nearly two dozen episodes of Hospital authorities would not comment on the condi- “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as well as other family tion of the 35-year-old former NBA forward, but the Rev. spinoffs, including his own “Khloe & Lamar” show in 2011 Jesse Jackson was among his visitors Wednesday. Jackson and 2012. said Odom was on life support and improving. Khloe Kardashian called him “Lam-Lam” and worried “Apparently from what the doctor said, he was much openly about him on the show. Even after they split in better off today than yesterday. He at least has some 2013, cameras recorded her calling him and checking on responsiveness now,” Jackson said. “He’s got tubes in him his welfare. People always seemed to root for Odom, now, but we felt inspired by his presence.” Odom, who whose prematurely weathered face wore the impact of his was embraced by teammates and television fans alike for personal tragedies in a friendly way. And news of his hos- his Everyman approach to fame, was found face-down pitalization brought an outpouring of dismay and encour- and alone Tuesday after spending four days at the Love agement from his friends and family. Ranch, a legal Nevada brothel. Kobe Bryant joined Kardashian and some of Odom’s LOS ANGELES: File photo, Los Angeles Lakers’ Odom started “throwing up all kinds of stuff” after a childhood friends at his bedside after a Tuesday night Lamar Odom and his wife, Khloe Kardashian, 911 operator told them to turn him on his side, Love Lakers game in Las Vegas. “I’m obviously hoping that he pose with his trophy as the winner of the Ranch owner Dennis Hof told The Associated Press in a can pull through this, and that in some fortunate way this 2010-2011 NBA Sixth Man Award, as the bas- phone interview. Odom had “spent time socializing with becomes the beginning of a different ending,” said Derek ketball league’s top reserve, at a news confer- some of my girls,” but wasn’t seen taking any illegal drugs, Fisher, the New York Knicks coach and Odom’s longtime ence in Los Angeles.—AP Hof said. teammate with the Lakers. In a recording of a 911 emergency dispatch call, Hof’s Even his once-estranged father, Joe Odom, was at the enhancement capsules.” spokesman Richard Hunter said Odom was breathing but hospital, according to his grandmother, Florence Odom. Hunter added Love Ranch workers are trained to “stop in a “deep sleep” and had fluid coming from his nose and Authorities were called to the Crystal, Nevada, brothel at the party” if drugs are seen, and Odom was aware of the mouth. “He sounds like he’s snoring a little bit. But he is about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. Odom was too tall for an avail- brothel’s strict anti-drug policy. Odom was staying in its breathing consistently,” Hunter said. able helicopter, so he was driven by ambulance to Sunrise “best VIP suite” on an open-ended reservation, and was Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas. accompanied by two women, Hunter said. He spent an Search warrant In a statement, Hof, the brothel owner, said: “He largely amount beyond five figures, which would have been It was Odom’s first visit to the Love Ranch, and he told kept to himself, and at no time did he engage in any drug negotiated privately between the women and Odom, he employees he did cocaine before he arrived Saturday, use in the presence of anyone in the house. He did drink said. The prostitutes are independent contractors who get Hunter said. Odom also took up to 10 tabs of an over-the- alcohol from our bar, and was taking some herbal sexual 50 percent of the price. —AP Neuvirth stops 30 shots in 3-0 win over Chicago PHILADELPHIA: Michal Neuvirth stopped 30 BRUINS 6, AVALANCHE 2 shots in his second straight shutout, leading the Jimmy Hayes had a goal and three assists, Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Jonas Gustavsson stopped 20 shots and Boston Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Sam Gagner, avoided its worst start in more than 50 years. The Claude Giroux and Matt Read scored to lead the Bruins raced out to a 5-0 lead by the second peri- Flyers to their 12th straight regular-season od and cruised from there to end a three-game home victory over Chicago. The Flyers have not slide. Kevan Miller and Hayes scored 2:22 apart in lost to the Blackhawks in Philly during the regu- the first period, with Tyler Randell, Chris Kelly and lar season since Nov. 9, 1996. The Blackhawks Ryan Spooner scoring in the second. Spooner’s beat the Flyers in the 2010 Stanley Cup Final and goal with 4:28 remaining in the second ended a clinched with a Game 6 win in Philly. Filling in rough evening for Semyon Varlamov, who for Steve Mason, Neuvirth was sensational in his stopped 14 of 19 shots before being relieved by ninth career shutout. Mason missed a second Reto Berra. David Krejci added an empty-net goal straight game because of unspecified family rea- with 1:29 left. Gabriel Landeskog had a power- sons and there was no word when he would play goal and John Mitchell added another for return. Colorado. COYOTES 4, DUCKS 0 SENATORS 7, BLUE JACKETS 3 Anthony Duclair scored the game’s first two Bobby Ryan and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal goals en route to his first career hat trick and and two assists, Erik Karlsson added a career-high Mike Smith made 37 saves for his 28th career four assists, and Ottawa improved to 3-0-0 on the shutout to lead Arizona. Rookie Max Domi had a road for the first time since the start of the 2007-08 goal and an assist and Martin Hanzal had three season. Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist, and assists for the Coyotes, who are off to a 3-0 start Marc Methot, Milan Michalek, Jean-Gabriel Pageau for the first time since 2003-04. Last season they and Mike Hoffman also scored for the Senators. lost 50 games for the only time since the fran- Mark Stone had two assists and Craig Anderson chise relocated from Winnipeg to Arizona for made 37 saves. Brandon Saad, Boone Jenner and the 1996-97 campaign. Duclair, who had only Brandon Dubinsky scored for Columbus and Ryan ANAHEIM: Mike Smith No 41 of the Arizona Coyotes prepares to one goal in 20 previous NHL games, completed Johansen had two assists. The Blue Jackets have his hat trick on a short wrist shot at 10:57 of the dropped their first four games in regulation for the block a shot as Martin Hanzal No 11 of the Arizona Coyotes, Oliver second period. The 20-year-old left wing was first time in the franchise’s 15-year history. Former Ekman-Larsson No 23 of the Arizona Coyotes of the Anaheim Ducks acquired last March in a multiplayer trade that Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky came in skate during a game at Honda Center on Wednesday in Anaheim, sent defenseman Keith Yandle to the New York with a 4.65 goals-against-average and was shaky California. —AFP Rangers. from the start, finishing with just 21 saves. —AP.