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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- On the first day of workouts, new Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale approached point guard Mike Conley and told him he wanted him to be more aggressive scoring the ball this season.Thats all Conley needed to hear.The 10-year NBA veteran continued his high level of play Monday night, scoring 31 points as the Memphis Grizzlies got off to a fast start and defeated the Charlotte Hornets 105-90 for their fifth straight win.Conley came in averaging a career-high 18.3 points per game. He had five 3-pointers and shot 11 of 21 from the field, including a long 3 with 4 minutes left that thwarted Charlottes fourth-quarter rally and sent the crowd streaming toward the exits.He wanted me to be much more aggressive, Conley said of Fizdale. I believe Im one of the better point guards in the league and he does, too. Hes given me the opportunity to go out there and show it.Marc Gasol was dominant in the first half and finished with 13 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.The Grizzlies controlled the tempo from the start, jumping out to a 16-4 lead. They pushed their advantage to 24 at halftime, shooting 58 percent from the field, including 10 of 16 from 3-point range.It started with our defense, Fizdale said. Our guys are really taking pride in trying to build a championship defense. We all know the saying. Theyre really digging in and really taking it to heart that we have to get stops. We also said our defense will travel. And it traveled tonight and it led to being unselfish on the offensive end.The Hornets simply had no early answer for Gasol, who controlled the game with his shooting and passing.Gasol had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the first half along with seven assists and six rebounds. He repeatedly got Roy Hibbert off his feet with pump fakes near the top of the key, drove the lane and either scored or set up teammates with easy shots.We didnt have the readiness we need to play against a good team and they jumped on us, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. Frankly that is two games in a row that we didnt play like the same team that got to 8-3. Thats part of learning and evolving into the team I think we can be. Its a long season and everyone is going to have nights like this.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Tony Allen was listed as questionable with a groin injury, but looked just fine and finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting.Hornets: Cody Zeller missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury. Zeller is day to day but is still having trouble lifting his arm. ... Hornets owner Michael Jordan, who will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor on Tuesday, sat courtside.FRANK THE TANK HURTFrank Kaminsky turned in perhaps his best game as a pro for Charlotte, tying a career high with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting. But his night ended badly when he left with less than 3 minutes to play with a sprained left ankle. Clifford said he wasnt sure the extent of the injury.STREAK IS OVERKemba Walker had 17 points for the Hornets, snapping a string of 11 straight games with 20 or more.NEW ORLEANS HANGOVERCharlottes Nic Batum and Marvin Williams were a combined 2 of 13 from the field, and the Hornets missed 11 of 31 free throws in losing their second straight game. Batum suggested the Hornets were still dwelling on coughing up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and losing to New Orleans last weekend.We had no energy, Batum said. We didnt get into this game. It might be a hangover from New Orleans because it was a tough one for us. I think we thought about that game too much tonight.GRITTY GRIZZLIESFizdale wasnt thrilled with his teams defense in the second half -- and he let the players know it.We got casual, Fizdale said. We got cool. I said, `Guys, were from Memphis. Theres nothing cool about us. Were gritty. We couldnt lose that edge. They knew exactly what I meant and we got our bearings back.UP NEXTGrizzlies: They look to make it six straight wins when they visit the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.Hornets: Things arent going to get any easier for the Hornets, who host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Authentic Custom Blue Jays Jersey . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Custom Blue Jays Jersey China . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. 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New York Giants kicker Josh Brown admitted to domestic violence in letters, emails and a journal, according to police documents.The documents were part of Browns final case file by the King County (Washington) Sheriffs Office stemming from a May 22, 2015, arrest following an incident with his wife, Molly Brown. The sheriffs office and prosecutors office initially decided to postpone the filing of charges, pending further investigation, with the sheriffs office recommending that the prosecutors office file charges of two counts of fourth-degree domestic assault. As of September 2016, charges had not been filed.In one of Browns journal entries obtained as part of the investigation, he writes: I have abused my wife.The Giants were unaware of Browns journal entries, emails and letters admitting domestic violence, according to a team spokesman. They had not read or heard about them before their release on Wednesday.An NFL Players Association source told ESPNs Jane McManus on Thursday that the union was not aware of Browns journals that admitted abuse before they were revealed to the media.Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., who watched his mother suffer abuse when he was a child, took to Twitter to blast Brown and wrote, what a shame NFL acts like it cares. Smith Sr. also has called out former Carolina Panthers teammate Greg Hardy in the past for his comments on domestic violence.Molly Brown told police that he had been physically violent with her in more than 20 instances during the past several years.In the police documents released Wednesday, Brown admitted he had been a liar for most of my life. He claimed to have a porn addiction and having been abusive to women all the way back to the age of 7, after being molested as a young boy.I objectified women and never really worried about the pain and hurt I caused them, Brown wrote in an email.There was also a 2013 Contract for Change signed by Brown, his wife and counselor Jerry Price. Item No. 2 states that Josh Brown had physically, verbally and emotionally abused Molly.In a letter to friends in 2014 that Josh Brown warned would be hard to read, he admitted to carrying an overwhelming sense of entitlement. He said he viewed himself as God and that Molly was basically his slave.In one journal entry, Brown wrote that he has physically, mentally, emotionally and verbally been a repulsive man. Several sentences later, he said hhe abused his wife.ddddddddddddHe also detailed his arrogant and manipulative thinking and possessiveness.In another journal entry, Brown wrote that his wife filed for divorce because he was abusive. He listed losing his marriage and living with the reputation of an abuser as fears of his.The Giants re-signed Brown during the offseason to a two-year, $4 million deal. The team has supported him despite the arrest and allegations, with?Giants co-owner John Mara saying in August: I believe all the facts and circumstances, and we were comfortable with our decision to re-sign him.It is not clear if the Giants or the NFL were aware of his written admissions provided by police and publicized Wednesday. In a follow-up report filed by the King County Sheriffs department, Molly did indicate that the league was aware of one incident involving her husband. She told police that Brown invited her and her children to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii in January. He said that she would have a separate room.At some point, Molly Brown told police that Brown showed up drunk and was pounding on her door to let in. Molly refused to let Josh in, and eventually had to call NFL and hotel security. Josh was escorted away from Mollys room and the NFL ended up having to put Molly and the kids up in a different hotel room where Josh would not where they were.The league did suspend Brown for?one game without pay?in August?for?violating its personal conduct policy, and he sat out the Giants season opener.?The NFLs domestic violence policy establishes a six-game baseline for first offenses but allows for aggravating circumstances that can make the suspension longer or mitigating circumstances that can make it shorter.Brown and the NFL Players Association argued that there should be no suspension, but the NFL determined that the one incident about which the original report was filed required it to act.In 2001, Brown pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges when he was a junior at Nebraska after getting into a fight with a man dating Browns ex-girlfriend, who was thrown to the ground by Brown in the scuffle, according to an Associated Press report.?The assault resulted in a suspension for Nebraskas 2001 season opener and a $350 fine, according to a Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal-Star report. 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