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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ty Lawson is trying to rebuild his image, along with his NBA career.Following a tumultuous year in which he was arrested twice for DUI and entered alcohol rehab, lost his starting job with the Houston Rockets, and spent the final 13 games of the season mostly coming off the bench with the?Indiana Pacers, the veteran point guard is in Sacramento on a one-year, prove-it contract.And thats just what the 28-year-old former first-round draft pick intends to do -- on and off the court.Sometimes, an experience, you have to grow from it, Lawson said Monday at the?Kings media day. I think Ive grown a lot and Im just ready to move forward. I heard a GM said, I think he lost a step. He cant shoot anymore. Ive got a lot to prove and I got a chip on my shoulder to prove it.Lawson joins a crowded depth chart at point guard that includes holdover Darren Collison along with newcomers Garrett Temple and Jordan Farmar.With Collison facing a likely NBA suspension following his conviction on a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge stemming from an incident in May, Lawson is projected as the season-opening starter.Coach Dave Joerger, who takes over the Kings after spending the previous three seasons in Memphis, made it clear he has high expectations for Lawson.Im counting on Ty to be a pro, Joerger said. Its an important year for him. I have a lot of confidence in him. Im looking forward to him playing well and being a leader for our team.Lawson actually signed with Sacramento following a pep talk with an unlikely Kings supporter -- former coach George Karl, who had previously coached Lawson when the two were in Denver. Lawson spent his first six seasons with the Nuggets, four of them with Karl as his coach.Karl coached the Kings for the final 30 games in 2014 and all of 2015 before being fired in the offseason. Although the situation in Sacramento ended messily for Karl, he gave the franchise a ringing endorsement to Lawson.I talked to him three or four times before I made the decision to come here, just about the organization, how everything is, was it really as bad as what everybody was saying, Lawson said. He had good things to say. Thats what made me ultimately choose Sacramento over New Orleans.While with the Nuggets, Lawson was a budding star while averaging more than 14 points and six assists during his time there. His off-court issues, however, led to a parting he neither wanted nor expected.Lawson was traded to the Rockets following his second DUI arrest in a six-month period. Lawson also had two previous DUI arrests.After initially starting for Houston, Lawson went to the bench after coach Kevin McHale was fired early in the season and eventually had his contract bought out.That led to a short stint in Indiana, where Lawson played 13 games with one start, tinkered with his shot and ultimately lost faith in his own abilities.I feel like that whole year I wasnt even really sure who I was, Lawson said. Last year my confidence was gone. I started second-guessing myself. I actually went back to my 2013 playoffs [tapes] when I was playing the Warriors and I was like, Did I actually do this? I had to get myself back to the right mindset.It wasnt an easy thing to do, not with fans and media scrutinizing his every move following the two DUI arrests.Lawson understands why he got the looks and why people were so quick to offer their opinions on his situations.He also says the public perception of him is wrong.The person that Im portrayed out there, I dont think people know who I really am, Lawson said. Its kind of tough, going through that day by day. In the microscope, anything I do, people are like, `Aw man look at him, looking to the side, giving you the side-eye. So Ive definitely changed as a person.Im just a fun-loving guy that loves to play basketball. I just got in trouble a couple times, but that doesnt change what Ive done or who I am. Fake White Sox Jerseys . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. 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The Orioles (50-36) hold a two-game edge over Toronto (50-40) and Boston (48-38), and manager Buck Showalter is looking forward to the brief break.Obviously, its the end game were after but reality, it comes back to you that if the season were to end today three teams from the American League East are in, Showalter said. And two of them are a streak away from being right back in it. But we have to be ready tomorrow. Id like to get a win before a well-deserved break for these guys.Chris Tillman, who did not make the All-Star team despite having an 11-2 record with a 3.55 ERA, starts the last game of the series. The Baltimore right-hander struggled a bit in recent starts but threw seven solid innings in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.Tillman won nine in a row and now is 10-1 after a 1-1 start. He stopped the Orioles five-game losing streak with the victory over the Dodgers.Tim Lincecum (1-1, 7.50) starts for the Angels as he continues to attempt to restart his career with Los Angeles. The right-hander has a 1-0 career record against the Orioles, having beaten them in 2010 while pitching for the San Francisco Giants.He got a no-decision in his last start, on Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Lincecum gave up five earned runs and 10 hits in five innings.Thhe Orioles are hoping Tillman can take some pressure off the overworked bullpen.dddddddddddd He has been the best member of the starting rotation at going deep into games.Baltimore still has no timetable set for the return of setup man Darren ODay. He has been out since June 3 with a right hamstring strain, and Showalter said the team simply isnt sure yet when ODay will return.The Orioles also could be losing right-hander Mychal Givens from the bullpen any minute as his wife is due to have a baby this week. But theyre also hoping to finish on a positive note on Sunday as a win will give them two victories in the three-game series with the Angels.Weve just got to finish strong (Sunday), said second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who got the winning single in Saturdays 3-2 victory over the Angels. Then (we can) get three days rest and come back stronger.For the Angels, the loss of C.J. Cron will hurt. He suffered a broken hand on Friday night when hit by a Mike Wright pitch and sees a specialist Monday for another look at the injury.Cron was hitting .387 on the road trip with five homers and 15 RBI in seven games, including two multi-homer games.The Angels led 2-1 in Saturdays game before Joe Smiths balk tied the score. One inning later, Smith allowed Schoops decisive single.Were getting ready and hopefully (will) get the game on our terms and do a little better job of holding the lead, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ' ' '