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For NBA veteran Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks and third-year man Doug McDermott of the Chicago Bulls, Thursday nights preseason matchup between their teams held a little more significance than usual. Thats because the two Eastern Conference foes faced off at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the Creighton Bluejays.Korver and McDermott are the two most accomplished players in the history of Creighton mens basketball, and its not really that close.Korver played for the Bluejays from 1999-2003 and finished his college career atop the Creighton leaderboard in 3-pointers (371), 3-point percentage (45.3) and free-throw percentage (89.1). His 371 field goals from behind the arc still stand as a Missouri Valley Conference record and are tied for sixth most in NCAA mens basketball history.McDermott arrived in Omaha seven years after Korver graduated and proceeded to score 3,151 points from 2010-14, a total that placed him fifth on the all-time Division I scoring list. He became one of three players in NCAA history to collect?3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. McDermott also set an NCAA record by scoring in double figures 135 times.The Hawks defeated the Bulls 97-81 during the homecoming for Korver and McDermott, who each served as team captains on Thursday. McDermott, who was playing on his college home court for the first time since scoring 45 points against the Providence Friars on Senior Day in 2014, finished with 16 points and two rebounds off the bench. Korver started and also poured in 16 points to go along with six assists and four rebounds.The city of Omaha welcomed back its basketball stars with open arms, even offering them free adult beverages following the game.The New Jersey Nets selected Korver in the second round of the 2003 draft and immediately traded his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers. Korver has averaged 10 points per game while connecting on 42.9 percent of his 3-pointers during his 13-year NBA career with the 76ers, Utah Jazz, Bulls and Hawks.McDermott was the 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft by the Denver Nuggets, but he was also traded on draft night and landed with the Bulls. Through his first two NBA seasons, McDermott owns a scoring average of 7.5 points per game and has hit 41.0 percent of his 3-pointers.Before Creighton, Korver and McDermott were both high school basketball stars in Iowa.-- Nick OstillerOzzie Smith Padres Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Garrett Richards Padres Jersey . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. http://www.padressale.com/padres-austin-hedges-jersey/ . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Dave Winfield Jersey .C. Lions has come to an end. Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. Hunter Renfroe Jersey . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters.ESPNs Calvin Watkins reported restricted free agent Donatas Motiejunas wont report to the Houston Rockets because of a difference of nearly $6 million from the offer sheet he signed with the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.The 7-foot Lithuanian played only 37 games (22 starts) during his injury-plagued 2015-16 campaign. Motiejunas has proven he can stretch the floor with his 3-point shooting,, but is he worth the hassle of negotiating a deal?If Motiejunas agrees to a deal with Houston, that would most likely mean less minutes for Sam Dekker.dddddddddddd The second-year forward is developing into a solid stretch-4, shooting 41 percent from 3-point range this season. ' ' '