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| Charles Barkley faces gambling debt case |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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| to messages seeking comment, and a TNT spokeswoman in Atlanta declined comment. Wynn Las Vegas spokeswoman Dorothy Land also declined comment, citing ongoing litigation. Barkley, 45, played 16 seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He was named MVP in 1993 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star. Barkley also played on the USA Olympic ``Dream Team'' in 1992 and 1996. Barkley estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN that he'd gambled away about $10 million over the years. ` |
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| Yao "saddened" by China quake |
NBA Basketball |
05/14/2008 |
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HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming said he was ``saddened'' by news of Monday's massive earthquake in China, calling it a ``dark and emotional'' time for his country. The epicenter of the magnitude 7.9 quake was in the central Sichuan province. Officials said Tuesday the death toll was about 15,000 and expected to climb. The quake triggered landslides, leveled buildings and cracked dams. Yao was born in Shanghai, on China's eastern coast. ``It is very hard putting into words how difficult |
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| Jazz, Lakers battle in pivotal Game 5 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/14/2008 |
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| o their fourth title in five years. Utah, which won its second straight Northwest Division crown during the regular season, has made it to the West semis for the second straight year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. |
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| Horry sets playoff appearance record |
NBA Basketball |
05/13/2008 |
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| against New Orleans on Tuesday night. Coming into the playoffs, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held the previous record for playoff appearances with 237. Horry, in his 16th season, has been in the playoffs in all of them, winning two championships with the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs and three with the Los Angeles Lakers.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prio |
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| Bryant, Garnett lead All-Defensive Team |
NBA Basketball |
05/12/2008 |
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| locked shots per game for the Denver Nuggets and was second in rebounds (13.1 per game). Duncan, on the team for the 11th time, and Bowen, making the team for the eighth time, play for the San Antonio Spurs. The second team is Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP |
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| Jazz host Lakers in Game 4 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/11/2008 |
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| o their fourth title in five years. Utah, which won its second straight Northwest Division crown during the regular season, has made it to the West semis for the second straight year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. |
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| Jazz need a win in Game 3 versus Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| t year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA captured a pair of games at the Staples Center and defeated the Jazz, 106-95, on Marc |
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| Smith named head coach at Alcorn State |
College Basketball |
05/09/2008 |
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| it's new men's basketball coach Thursday. Smith lettered for four years at Alcorn State and was part of the undefeated 1979-80 team at the school before moving on to an accomplished NBA career that spanned 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs. "It feels good to come back home," Smith said. "My number one priority will be recruiting, because there are good players out there. We just have to find them." A tireless rebounder, Smith received NBA All-Rookie First Team h |
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| Francis picks up contract option |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis elected to pick up his player option on the final year of his contract Wednesday. Francis, who returned to Houston last summer after two sub-par years with the Knicks, averaged career lows this season with 5.5 points 3.0 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in only 10 contests. The 31-year-old's season was hampered by injury, culminating in season-ending surgery to repair a torn quadriceps tendon in his right knee in late February. Over nine seas |
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| Lakers try to take 2-0 lead over Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| t year. Last year, the Jazz knocked off the Golden State Warriors, 4-1, in this round and fell to the San Antonio Spurs, 4-1, in the conference finals. The Jazz are 6-6 all-time in the semifinals. The Jazz defeated Tracy McGrady and the fifth-seeded Houston Rockets, 4-2, for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. During the regular season, the Lakers won three of the four meetings between the clubs. LA captured a pair of games at the Staples Center and defeated the Jazz, 106-95, on Marc |
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