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CHICAGO - Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks died after a heart attack, an attorney representing the Hall of Famers family said Sunday.With Banks widow standing nearby at a news conference at a downtown hotel, Mark Bogen said Banks had the heart attack Friday in Chicago and died later that day. He did not provide any other details.I want you to know that he was very beloved and he is going to be dearly missed by family, friends and all his fans, Liz Banks said.The Cubs and Mayor Rahm Emanuels office announced that the statue of Banks that has stood outside Wrigley Field since 2008 will be placed in Chicagos Daley Plaza this week, remaining there from Wednesday morning through Saturday. The statue has long been a popular spot for fans to take photographs and after Banks death many went to the ballpark to put flowers near it only to discover that the statue had been removed recently during the Wrigley field renovation project.In news release, Emanuel and Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said placing the statue at Daley Plaza was a fitting way to allow fans to pay their respects.We are bringing the statue to Daley Plaza to honour not just one of the best ballplayers of all time, but a great man who made our city proud from the day we first met him in 1953 when Banks broke into the major leagues, the mayor said.Bogen said the family is still planning a funeral and that details would soon be released.Banks spent his entire 19-year career with the Cubs. He hit 512 home runs, was twice voted the National Leagues Most Valuable Player, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He was the teams first black player and is still considered the greatest Cubs player by many and the clubs most beloved player.That has been evident in the days since Banks death. In tribute after tribute, people from around the city and the nation have praised Banks not just for his play, but for his remarkably sunny disposition during his career and in the years since he retired.Ernie Banks was a great player and an even better person, Ricketts said in a statement. He was a kind gentle man who loved his fans as much as they loved him. Vapormax Clearance .com) - Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James will sit out Thursdays game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with left knee soreness. Nike Vapormax Uk Cheap . -- The Oakland Raiders expect to have starting right tackle Tony Pashos back for Sundays game against the Houston Texans. http://www.discountvapormaxuk.com/ . -- Nelson Cruz has only two hits in 15 at-bats against the Kansas City Royals this season. Discount Vapormax Uk . Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game in the sixth inning, following a two-out solo homer by Melky Cabrera. Edwin Encarnacion led off the seventh with a homer to tie the game 3-3 and, with two out in the seventh, Munenori Kawasaki came through with the two-out single to score pinch-runner Steve Tolleson with what proved to be the winning run. Discount Nike Vapormax .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills will head into the regular season short on experience at quarterback after trimming the roster on Friday.INDIANAPOLIS - Zach Randolph gave over four dozen tickets to family and friends from his hometown in Indiana.He didnt disappoint with a big third quarter.Randolph scored 11 of his 22 points in the third and added 13 rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 97-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.We actually got off to a good start and they made a run, but we just kept fighting, he said. We just kept playing. We started playing defence and we started getting stops.Marc Gasol had 20 points and six rebounds and Mike Conley added 17 points for the Grizzlies, who are 2-0 for just the third time in franchise history. They have a shot to open the season with three straight wins for the first time.The third quarter was the difference.The Grizzlies trailed by as much as 13 points in the third quarter, but Conley and Randolph combined for 13 points in a 26-2 run to take a 74-63 lead with 2:23 remaining in the third.Chris Copeland came off the bench with 16 points and six rebounds and C.J. Miles finished with 13 for the short-handed Pacers.They, as a veteran team, a playoff team, they stepped up their pressure, Miles said. Thats what good teams do. Play like that comes with experience. Were a team that needs to figure that out.Courtney Lee, who finished with 12 points, was diagnosed with a mild concussion after he left the game at the 2:03 mark in the second quarter. He fell to the ground after a missed lay-up and suffered a blow to the back of the head after hitting Roy Hibberts knee.He lay on the floor with his hands on his head for several minutes before he was helped to the locker room.The Pacers look its first lead early in the second quarter and led at the break 53-45.ddddddddddddThe Grizzlies shot just 9 of 20 in the second quarter and Indiana took advantage with a 13-2 run. But Memphis big third quarter was too much for the Pacers to overcome.We played with a lot more aggressiveness in the second half, Memphis coach David Joerger said. They werent able to get up as many shots and get up by as many points in the second half.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Had just nine turnovers and converted Indianas 18 turnovers into 14 points. . Despite poor shooting in the second quarter, Memphis still shot 44.3 per cent. . The Grizzlies brought three players for an Indiana homecoming. Conley and Lee are from Indianapolis, and Randolph grew up nearly 70 miles away in Marion, Indiana.Pacers: Hibbert was taken out of the mix early when he picked up his second foul at the 7:19 mark of the first quarter and didnt return until midway through the second quarter. . Beno Udrih was 3 of 3 from 3-point range and Rodney Stuckey added six points in the second quarter, including a turnaround jumper to give Indiana its first lead. . Hibbert blocked a hook-shot by Randolph early in the third quarter and Luis Scola scored to put the Pacers ahead 57-46 before the Grizzlies went on run and pulled away.DOWN LOWVogel acknowledged before the game the significance of defending the post, but the Grizzlies scored 14 points in the paint to pull away in the third quarter. At the same time, Memphis scored nine fast break points, and forced the Pacers to six turnovers and didnt commit any.UP NEXTMemphis visits Charlotte on Saturday.The Pacers travel to Atlanta on Saturday and will play three of the next four games on the road. ' ' '