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Wed Oct 8 01:02:32 2008 |
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Portland, OR (Sports Network) - More than a year after being selected first
overall in the NBA draft, Greg Oden had a smashing debut with the Portland
Trail Blazers, scoring 13 points, pulling down five rebounds and blocking a
pair of
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Tue Oct 7 23:02:32 2008 |
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson
missed the preseason opener against Utah because of minor discomfort in his
lower legs.
Kurt Rambis took over the head-coaching duties in Jackson's absence. Jackson
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Tue Oct 7 21:32:25 2008 |
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison
sprained his right knee in the first quarter of Tuesday's preseason opener
against the Dallas Mavericks.
Jamison was on the defensive side trying to guard Di
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Tue Oct 7 20:35:33 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Clippers announced Tuesday
that head coach Mike Dunleavy is taking on the added role of general manager,
replacing vice president of basketball operations, Elgin Baylor.
There are confli
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Sun Oct 5 20:18:07 2008 |
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets center Tyson Chandler
left Sunday's preseason game against the Golden State Warriors with an ankle
injury.
The seven-foot-one Chandler, who averaged 11.8 points and 11.7 rebounds a g
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Sat Oct 4 00:08:28 2008 |
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat signed former Los Angeles
Clippers guard Shaun Livingston on Friday to an undisclosed contract.
Livingston has not played since a gruesome knee injury sidelined him in
February 200
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Fri Oct 3 11:57:39 2008 |
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Denver Nuggets signed veteran forward Juwan
Howard to their training camp roster on Friday.
Howard had the least productive campaign of his 14-year career last season
with Dallas as he averaged just
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Thu Oct 2 22:55:50 2008 |
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks forward Jared Jeffries will
miss up to two months after fracturing his left fibula during Thursday's
practice.
Jeffries suffered the injury after landing awkwardly and breaking the
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Thu Oct 2 19:15:34 2008 |
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas named Paul Westphal executive vice
president of basketball operations on Thursday.
The 12-year NBA veteran brings a 25-year coaching career to his new role with
the Mavericks. Westphal led Phoenix
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Thu Oct 2 10:41:05 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NBA released the results of a review of
the league's embattled officiating program Thursday in the wake of the Tim
Donaghy scandal.
Donaghy, a former NBA referee, received a 15-month prison sente
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Thu Oct 2 00:32:42 2008 |
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Restricted free agent guard Ben Gordon accepted
the one-year qualifying offer made by the Chicago Bulls.
The deal was announced Wednesday for Gordon, Chicago's leading scorer the past
three years. He averaged 1
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Wed Oct 1 21:02:39 2008 |
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors signed guard Dan
Dickau on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old Dickau will join his seventh different NBA team since breaking
into the league in 2002. Last season, he averaged 5.3 poin
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Wed Oct 1 18:39:47 2008 |
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Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings named the recently-
retired Shareef Abdur-Rahim as an assistant coach Wednesday.
A 12-year NBA veteran, most currently with the Sacramento Kings, Abdur-Rahim
announced his retireme
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Tue Sep 30 21:10:29 2008 |
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San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs will reportedly
have to play without guard Manu Ginobili until December, and possibly longer.
The San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday that Spurs head coach Gregg
Popov
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Tue Sep 30 10:29:31 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors have added free-agent power
forward/center Jamal Sampson. Per team policy, financial details were not
disclosed.
Sampson, a five-year veteran, has spent time with Denver, Sacra
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Mon Sep 29 20:47:27 2008 |
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat began training camp with a shake
up in the front office, as general manager Randy Pfund resigned in the midst
of a major rebuilding project in South Beach.
Pfund oversaw a NBA-worst club that
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Mon Sep 29 19:46:03 2008 |
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics signed guard Sam Cassell on
Monday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Cassell joined the Celtics last season after he was waived by the Los Angeles
Clippers. He played
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Mon Sep 29 12:25:56 2008 |
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets signed 2008 second-round
draft pick Joey Dorsey to an undisclosed contract on Monday.
Houston traded its rights to the 25th overall pick in June's draft (Nicolas
Batum) to the Portla
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Sat Sep 27 15:43:24 2008 |
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors signed center Justin
Williams on Saturday.
Williams, 24, has played in 49 games over the past two seasons with the Kings
and Rockets averaging 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds over 9.3
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Fri Sep 26 19:11:26 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Clippers point guard Jason
Williams announced his retirement from the NBA Friday, ending a 10-year NBA
career.
The Clippers had just signed the veteran in August.
Known as a spectac
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