PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Lowry lifted the Toronto Raptors from what appeared would be a loss — and coach Dwane Casey still wasn't happy.

Lowry scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead Toronto to a 91-86 comeback victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hockey players became stand-up comedians for a night as the NHL all-star draft turned into an entertainment program that could be better television than the skills competition or the game.

Captain Jonathan Toews cracked that he picked Phil Kessel because he's "one of the most coachable players out there," then traded him for Tyler Seguin because, well, why not. Superstar Alex Ovechkin of the $10 million salary stole the show by spending the night lobbying for a $20,000 car.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kobe Bryant's torn right rotator cuff will be re-examined Monday before the Los Angeles Lakers decide whether the superstar guard needs potentially season-ending surgery.

Bryant was examined Friday in Los Angeles after the third-leading scorer in NBA history tore his rotator cuff Wednesday in New Orleans.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - One thing Tyler Seguin was looking forward to at the NHL's all-star weekend was meeting Sidney Crosby. In five seasons in the league, the Dallas Stars centre has never had a conversation with the Pittsburgh Penguins captain.

That won't happen after Crosby withdrew from the event with a lower-body injury.

KINGSTON, Ont. - The hurtful words used to slice deep, but Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford are learning to laugh them off and let their skating answer for them.

And the fact they're winning says plenty.

VANCOUVER - Aaron Sanchez is preparing for the 2015 season as if he's going to be in the Toronto Blue Jays' starting rotation on opening day.

But if the hard-throwing 22-year-old is needed in the bullpen, he's willing to take on that task as well.

"I'm getting in shape to make 35 starts this year," Sanchez said Friday. "If that changes they'll let me know, but my mentality right now is going into spring training as a starter."

TORONTO - More events and more money are in store for the Grand Slam of Curling.

The property owned, operated and televised by Sportsnet will expand to seven bonspiels and prize money of $1.5 million next season. That will be followed by eight events for $2.5 million in 2016-'17.

This year's Grand Slam of Curling consists of five events worth $1 million and offered an additional $1-million bonus to the men's team that swept all five.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Skiing with less pressure after setting the all-time record for World Cup wins, Lindsey Vonn placed fifth in a downhill training run on Friday.

That was just fine for the American who will start as favourite on Saturday after winning three of five races in the glamor Alpine event this season.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A photographer is accusing Nike of violating the copyright of his 1984 image of Michael Jordan soaring toward a basketball hoop by continuing to use the image to market shoes and clothes.

Jacobus Rentmeester of New York City filed the lawsuit against Oregon-based Nike Inc. on Thursday in federal court in Portland, Oregon. He's seeking unspecified monetary damages, profits generated from the image, and an injunction preventing further copyright infringement.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro will not make good on its Olympic pledge of slashing the flow of raw sewage and garbage into the Guanabara Bay, where the 2016 games' sailing and wind surfing competitions are to be held, the state's top environmental official acknowledged Friday.