HOUSTON - Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has always loved animals. Kevin Duckworth Jersey . On Friday, he announced that hed funded the building of a clinic that will help unwanted pets make their way to new homes.Alexanders donation allowed Houstons Rescued Pets Movement to build the clinic named in memory of his late father Jack C. Alexander. The clinic will board and prepare pets for transport to other parts of the country.What theyre doing here is taking animals who are going to be euthanized from shelters, Alexander said. This facility is going to be a facility with the best vets to make sure they get the proper care and they transport them to other places in the country which lack the animals.Last year the group saved 4,007 dogs and cats from being euthanized. On Friday, 93 dogs and 11 cats were loaded onto vans to be transported to no-kill shelters in Colorado where they can be adopted.Alexanders beloved dog Penny died this week and hes looking to add a couple of big dogs soon. He said he donated to this facility because he believed in the people who run it.At one time I had eight animals. I had five cats and three dogs in the house, he said. I just love animals ... (so) its always special to do things like this.Alexander mostly talked about the charity on Friday, but did take a couple of minutes to discuss the Rockets. Hes owned the team since 1993 and attends most games, but doesnt speak to the media very often.He likes the way the Rockets are progressing so far this season. Houston began the day at 28-12 and in second place in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.Alexander was asked if he thinks his team has taken that next step this season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs the past two years.Hopefully. Well see in the playoffs, he said. You cant know until the playoffs.Hes been impressed with the performance of James Harden, who leads the NBA in scoring and had his 17th 30-point game of the season on Thursday night.Hes the MVP. Probably the best player in the league, Alexander said. Hes unbelievable, just unbelievable.He said he couldnt have imagined that Harden would become the player has is now when they acquired him in a trade with Oklahoma City in 2012.Who could predict that? We knew he was going to be really good, who could predict hed be the best player in the league, Alexander said. Jaylen Hoard Jersey . -- Crystal Webster avoided elimination at the 2013 Capital One Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trial curling tournament with an 8-5 win over Amber Holland on Thursday. Nicolas Batum Jersey .com) - Jeff Teague had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 90-85 on Saturday night. https://www.cheapblazersonline.com/ .com) - The Denver Nuggets snapped a losing streak last time out and will try to carry that momentum Saturday night when they welcome the Indiana Pacers to the Pepsi Center.Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - The Kansas City Royals tendered starting pitcher James Shields a qualifying offer on Monday. Shields has until Monday, Nov. 10 to accept the offer or become a free agent. If Shields decides to accept, he would receive a one-year deal worth $15.3 million. However, if he declines the offer, the Royals would receive draft-pick compensation if he signs somewhere else. The nine-year veteran went 14-8 with a 3.21 ERA in 34 starts this past season. Over 227 innings, the right-handerr allowed 224 hits, struck out 180 and walked 44. Fake Blazers Jerseys. Shields has eight straight seasons of pitching over 200 innings. For his career, Shields has a 114-90 record with a 3.72 ERA. He spent the last two years with Kansas City after spending the first seven of his career with Tampa Bay, and has posted a 27-17 mark with a 3.18 ERA with the Royals. In five 2014 postseason starts for the AL champion Royals, Shields went 1-2 with a 6.12 ERA. He was 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in two World Series starts. ' ' '