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| Suns to interview Rockets' assistant Turner |
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05/16/2008 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -The Phoenix Suns will interview Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner as a replacement for former head coach Mike D'Antoni. The interview will be next week, the team said Friday. The 48-year-old Turner has been an assistant to coach Rick Adelman for 11 years with Portland, Sacramento and Houston. Turner joins Terry Porter and Mark Jackson as candidates. Porter, a Detroit Pistons' assistant and former head coach at Milwaukee, was interviewed by Suns general manager Steve Kerr on Tuesd |
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| Jazz host Lakers in Game 6 of West semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/16/2008 |
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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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| Rockets' Mutombo wants to play another year |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo still isn't ready to retire. ``I'm going to consider to keep playing basketball. The next part will be to tell my lawyer, David Falk,'' Mutombo said in Thursday's online edition of the Houston Chronicle. ``My body and my mind is responding to the thrill of the game. The coaches and the fans and everyone are in there.'' Mutombo, listed at 42 years old, had considered retiring last year and then decided to play one more season. During the season, he sai |
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| Barkley says he'll pay huge gambling debt |
NBA Basketball |
05/15/2008 |
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| be filed. The possible penalty for each theft conviction is one to 10 years in state prison. A conviction on a felony bad check charge could carry a one- to four-year term. Barkley played 16 NBA seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets. He was named league 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 has made no secret of his gambling over the years. He estimated during a May 2006 interview with ESPN |
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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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