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Mon Jun 23 12:28:12 2008 |
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Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) - The United States Supreme Court turned its
back on a group of property owners and tenants facing eviction to make room
for a proposed New Jersey Nets arena in Brooklyn.
By not hearing the case of Goldst
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Mon Jun 23 11:15:21 2008 |
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant,
the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar
LeBron James highlighted a group of 12 NBA players named to the U.S. Olympic
basketb
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Sat Jun 21 10:36:34 2008 |
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Allen Iverson has reportedly decided to return
to Denver for at least one more season.
The nine-time All-Star guard will not opt out of the final year of his
contract, and will play for the Nuggets du
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Fri Jun 20 19:02:17 2008 |
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Phoenix Suns president of basketball
operations and general manager Steve Kerr announced Friday that Dan Majerle,
Alvin Gentry, Bill Cartwright and Igor Kokoskov have been named the team's
assista
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Fri Jun 20 16:42:59 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors extended qualifying offers
to restricted free-agent guards Jose Calderon and Carlos Delfino on Friday.
Calderon posted career-highs of 11.2 points and a team-best 8.3 assists in all
82 reg
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Fri Jun 20 14:48:39 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Knicks president of basketball
operations Donnie Walsh announced the hiring of Phil Weber and Dan D'Antoni as
assistant coaches Friday.
In addition, Herb Williams has been retained to round
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Fri Jun 20 09:47:23 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards will pick 18th overall in the draft.
However, their most important activity will come in the offseason as they will
try and re-sign All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison.
Arenas and Jamison a
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Fri Jun 20 09:47:22 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Utah has three picks in this year's draft. The Jazz own one
pick in round one (23) and two in the second round (44, 53).
All-Star forward Carlos Boozer and point guard Deron Williams give the Jazz
two franchise players
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Fri Jun 20 09:46:51 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors need to improve their frontcourt if
they want to compete with the elite teams in the Eastern Conference. They have
the 17th overall pick in this year's draft and should be looking to add a
player
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Fri Jun 20 09:46:48 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The SuperSonics will have a busy draft night, as they have
two first-round picks (4, 24) and four second-round selections (32, 46, 50,
56). They are waiting to hear if Seattle will still be their home or if it
will be
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Fri Jun 20 09:46:17 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are the nucleus
of the San Antonio Spurs. They have won championships together and still have
the fire and skill to battle the elite squads in the league.
Ginobili led the Spu
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Fri Jun 20 09:45:46 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Sacramento has the 12th overall pick in the draft, and also
owns two second-round picks (42, 43). The Kings need help in the frontcourt
and could use a point guard.
It would be fair to say the sharp-shooting Kevi
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Fri Jun 20 09:45:15 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Portland selected center Greg Oden with the No. 1 overall
pick in last year's draft. The Ohio State product did not play a game in
2007-08 because of a knee injury.
Even without Oden, the Trail Blazers were .50
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Fri Jun 20 09:43:43 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - With former head coach Mike D'Antoni now in New York, the
Phoenix Suns may change their style of play under new general Terry Porter.
The 45-year-old Porter, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach
in Detr
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Fri Jun 20 09:42:40 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Head coach Maurice Cheeks did a great job in his third
year on the bench in the City of Brotherly Love. Cheeks has made the Sixers
into a playoff team and the future looks very bright.
Andre Iguodala, who is s
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Fri Jun 20 09:41:37 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Orlando has become one of the top teams in the
Eastern Conference. Dwight Howard is the franchise player and Rashard
Lewis, Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu make up his main supporting cast.
The 22-year-old Howard
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Fri Jun 20 09:41:06 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - New Orleans is a team on the rise. The Hornets were one
of the league's biggest surprises this past season, as they won a franchise-
best 56 games and were one win away from advancing to the Western Conference
finals.
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Fri Jun 20 09:40:05 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - New head coach Mike D'Antoni will try and implement
his system in New York. The front office will attempt to arrange the roster
to the liking of its new general.
Winning immediately is not in the cards, but clear
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Fri Jun 20 09:39:34 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Big changes could be coming in New Jersey. Jason Kidd
was traded to Dallas prior to the trade deadline, and Vince Carter and
Richard Jefferson may be the subject of trade talk during the offseason.
Point gua
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Fri Jun 20 09:39:03 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The re-building process continues in Minnesota, as
the Timberwolves will try to add an impact player with the third overall
pick in this year's draft.
Al Jefferson led the Timberwolves in scoring (21.0 ppg) and
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