NEW ORLEANS -- It may not be time just yet for the New Orleans Pelicans to press the panic button -- it will take a few more losses before fans demand the black box with the nuclear codes -- but their 0-3 start is as bad as it gets right now in the NBA, especially since theyve squandered monster numbers by All-Star Anthony Davis in two of the three losses.Unfortunately, Pelicans fans have seen this before. Last season, injury-riddled New Orleans fell prostrate at the starting gate, losing 11 of its first 12 games to dig a hole from which it never recovered during a 30-52 season.So, when the Pelicans host the 1-2 Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night at the Smoothie King Center, coach Alvin Gentry, despite his calm demeanor after practice on Monday, knows he needs a victory, and he needs it now.I think we need a win, obviously, Gentry said. If you win a game, it takes the pressure off. We have to establish something at home and be able to know that if we play our best basketball, we can win a game and not just play close.Davis is playing the role of solid soldier. He became the second player in NBA history (other than Michael Jordan) to score 50 points in a season opener since 1963-64 when he scored 50 (with 16 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and four blocks) in a 107-102 home loss to the Denver Nuggets, and he followed that up with 45 points in a 122-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors last Friday night.In a 98-79 road loss in San Antonio on Saturday, Davis was limited to just 18 points, lowering his scoring average to 37.7 points. Point guard Tim Frazier (13.7) and shooting guard ETwaun Moore (10.7) are the only other Pelicans scoring in double figures, and New Orleans ranks last in the league in 3-point percentage (.190) on 12-of-63 shooting.At some point, you have to make shots, Davis said. You have to start knocking them down. Were not shooting the ball well, and we have to find another way to win. And, its not just one guy. Its a couple of guys -- (rookie guard) Buddy (Hield), Solomon (Hill), Langston (Galloway). We have to find a way to make shots.Perhaps the Bucks will be the magic elixir that gives the Pelicans their first victory of the season. Milwaukees only win came on a buzzer-beating tip-in by John Henson that beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-108 on Saturday night.Coach Jason Kidd is toying with his lineup, trying to figure out the best bench rotations. Like the Pelicans, the Bucks are struggling from the outside, going 7 of 33 from long range in their two losses to Charlotte and Detroit.The Bucks, who are still figuring each other out, shot just 39 percent from the field against the Pistons.I dont think we can use that as an excuse, said guard Matthew Dellavedova, the Bucks free-agent pickup during the offseason. I think we need to get better.Kidd said he believes Dellavedova is very capable of running the point full time.I thought Delly had a great summer, being the point guard for Australia (in the Olympics), Kidd said. He ran the show, he and Patty Mills in the backcourt. Delly is a great complement to everybody. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Trevor-Siemian-Jersey/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Chad-Kelly-Jersey/ . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Derek-Wolfe-Jersey/ . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-John-Elway-Jersey/ . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Dennis-Smith-Jersey/ . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State basketball player Tyrek Coger died from an enlarged heart after a 40-minute team workout on the football stadium stairs in hot weather, officials said Friday.While the temperature was 99 degrees, it wasnt known if the weather played a role in Cogers death. The 22-year-old forward, who had recently transferred to OSU, did not appear to struggle during Thursdays workout at Boone Pickens Stadium, school spokesman Gary Shutt said at a news conference.Coger sat down after the drills and the team noticed later he was having issues and called 911 about 5 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at a hospital at 6:23 p.m., Shutt said.National Weather Service records show the temperature at 5 p.m. Thursday was 99 with humidity at 38 percent, meaning it felt like it was 106. The NCAAs Sports Medicine Handbook does not provide specific guidelines for when teams should avoid practicing in extreme temperatures, but recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say sports teams should work out during parts of the day when the heat isnt severe.It was obviously hot yesterday, and you know, in competitive athletics, youre always pushing, athletic director Mike Holder said, adding that the team will thoroughly examine its practices following Cogers death. If you want to be great at something, youve got to push the envelope. Thats what conditioning is all about.Coger died from an enlarged heart -- cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy -- and the manner of death was natural, Oklahoma State Medical Examiners Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott said in an email Friday. The offices family assistance coordinator, Eddie Johnson, told The Associated Press that the final report is not likely to be ready and released for eight weeks.Oklahoma State basketball coach Brad Underwood broke down Friday, noting that he was in Las Vegas on a recruiting trip when he learned of Cogers death.This is the hardest couple of days Ive ever experienced in my coaching life. You say goodbye to players when they graduate and thats one thing, Underwood said, pausing to wipe away tears with a towel. Making that phone call to a mother is -- theres no words.The NCAA handbook says athletes should be gradually introduced to activity in warm temperatures over a minimum period of 10 to 14 days. Coger had been in Oklahoma since July 5, the school said. The handbook also provides a list of signs and symptoms of heat injury, notes that heatstroke is most likely to occur at the start of preseason practices and says some athletes with certain health conditions or who are not adequately in shape can be more susceptible to heatstroke.It was not clear whether that was the case with Coger, whom Shutt said underwent health screenings to ensure he was physically able to participate in sports. Federal laws prohibit the school from releasing those results.The National Athletic Trainers Association said in guidelines published last year that when exertional heat stroke is suspected, the athlete should be plunged into cold water or, if thats not available, covered in wet towels packed with ice.dddddddddddd Oklahoma State officials said athletes were prepared to give Coger liquids after he went into distress.The medical examiners email didnt indicate whether Cogers enlarged heart was an undiagnosed condition. But having an enlarged heart can create a propensity for problems and exercise, adrenaline and heat can make things worse, said Dr. Milind Desai, a cardiologist with the nonprofit Cleveland Clinic.The baseline disposition may already be there, but adding those factors can be like adding fuel to the fire, Desai said. These scenarios increase your chances of developing cardiac arrhythmias. Hes running and sweating, losing a lot of electrolytes, magnesium and potassium levels go haywire and they are all triggers for arrhythmias.In an interview with the Stillwater NewsPress published earlier this month, Coger spoke of frequent headaches during high school and said he had surgery several years ago to drain fluid from around his brain.A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Coger told the newspaper he recuperated before starting his college career at Eastern Florida State College. He transferred after one season to Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he played last season. The 6-foot-8 player signed with Ole Miss last fall but opted for OSU after the Southeastern Conference ruled he was ineligible due to transfer rules.CFCC coach Ryan Mantlo told the (Wilmington) Star-News that Coger had put in so much hard work.Everything hes been through, its a shame that it had to happen this way, but hes such a nice young man, Mantlo said. Its just a tragedy.Holder said Oklahoma States workouts are left largely to the strength and conditioning staff, which was overseeing Thursdays drills. Ive got a lot of confidence in our staff here, Holder said.NCAA rules allow basketball teams to meet eight hours a week during the summer -- time that can be broken up as two hours on the court and six on strength and conditioning, or all eight on strength and conditioning.The AP originally reported Coger was 21, based on an OSU news release, but Shutt deferred Friday to the university police report on the incident, which lists his date of birth as Dec. 20, 1993.Cogers death is the latest tragedy for OSU. Last fall, a driver crashed into a crowd at the homecoming parade, killing four spectators and wounding dozens. In 2011, womens basketball coach Kurt Budke, assistant Miranda Serna and two others died in a plane crash in western Arkansas. And in 2001, 10 people died in a Colorado plane crash, including two mens basketball players and six staff members.---Associated Press writers Jill Bleed and Claudia Lauer in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tim Talley in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.---This story has been corrected to show that Coger is 22, not 21. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '