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| Wade starts after 1-game flu absence |
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02/01/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -All-Star guard Dwyane Wade returned to the Miami Heat starting lineup Friday against the New Jersey Nets, after missing one game this week because of the flu. Wade missed Miami's loss to Orlando on Wednesday. He entered Friday averaging 24.8 points this season, easily the most on Miami's roster.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 The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written a |
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| Federal appeals court says Atlantic Yards project can go forward |
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02/01/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -A federal appeals court gave a green light Friday to a $4 billion, Frank Gehry-designed project that would bring a new arena for the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a lawsuit by a group of property owners and tenants facing eviction, agreeing with a lower court judge who had ruled that the seizure of the property under eminent domain would not be unconstitutional. The appeals court wrote: ``For affected property owners, monetary compensati |
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| Disappointing Heat host Kidd, Nets |
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02/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The hapless Miami Heat will open a two-game homestand tonight versus the New Jersey Nets at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami will also host Toronto and is just 5-17 as the host this season. The Heat have lost two in a row and 17 of their last 18 games, including Wednesday's 107-91 setback to the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena. Ricky Davis paced the Heat with 21 points, while Luke Jackson and Chris Quinn each netted 14 points in defeat. Miami played without Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Shaquill |
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| Scott named coach for Western Conference All-Stars |
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02/01/2008 |
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| 05) lost to Boston on Thursday. The first tiebreaker favors the coach who most recently has not coached in the All-Star Game. Dallas coach Avery Johnson was the coach in 2006, making Scott the coach. Scott coached the Eastern Conference squad as the New Jersey Nets head coach, in 2002. Scott became the first head coach in Hornets franchise history to coach the All-Star Game, and it will be the 10th time an All-Star coach was on his home court. His appointment also comes on the same day the league announced the |
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| Roy and Durant lead rosters for NBA Rookie Challenge |
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01/30/2008 |
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| layers -- forwards Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap. Durant is joined on the rookie team by SuperSonics teammate and fellow first-round selection Jeff Green, Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola, Memphis Grizzlies guards Mike Conley and Juan Carlos Navarro, Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian, New Jersey Nets forward Sean Williams, and Toronto Raptors forward Jamario Moon. The sophomores hold a 6-2 advantage over rookies in the challenge, which went to the current format in 2000. |
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| Bucks, Sixers meet at the Wachovia Center |
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01/30/2008 |
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| quarter and halted a four-game skid at Charlotte. Milwaukee, meanwhile, will conclude a short two-game road trip tonight and has dropped six in a row as the visitor. The Bucks fell to 5-21 on the road this season after Tuesday's 87-80 setback to the New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center. Royal Ivey led the Bucks with 19 points, while Maurice Williams and Bobby Simmons added 14 apiece in a losing cause. Milwaukee leading scorer Michael Redd missed the game with a left knee strain and is questionable for Wednesday' |
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| Jason Kidd helps Nets end 9-game losing streak; Kevin Durant helps Seattle end 14-game skid |
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01/30/2008 |
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The New Jersey Nets aren't ready to part with Jason Kidd yet. Kidd scored seven of his nine points in the final 1:42 and added 11 assists to help the Nets snap a nine-game losing streak with an 87-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Ignoring the distractions Kidd created a day earlier with his comments encouraging a trade, the Nets held the Bucks to 37.5 percent shooting and avoided their first double-digit skid since dropping their final 11 games of the 1999-00 season. The Nets were |
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| Jefferson gives Timberwolves' fans hope |
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01/29/2008 |
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| Timberwolves will try to win their second straight game for just the second time this season. Jefferson scored a career-high 40 points, including four crucial free throws in the closing moments, to lead Minnesota to a 98-95 comeback victory over the New Jersey Nets at the Target Center. Jefferson also grabbed 19 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have won three of their last four contests overall. McCants added 16 points, while Telfair finished with 12 points for Minnesota, which closed the game on a 10-0 run. |
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| Report: Jason Kidd asks New Jersey Nets to be traded |
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01/29/2008 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Jason Kidd says he wants to be traded from the slumping New Jersey Nets. ``We tried to make this work. We've found out it doesn't,'' Kidd told ESPN The Magazine on Monday. ``It's time for us all to move on.'' The Nets, losers of nine in a row, were scheduled to play the Milwaukee Bucks at home Tuesday night. Kidd attended the team's morning shootaround but did not talk to reporters. Nets president Rod Thorn said he hadn't talked to Kidd on Tuesday, and declined to discuss w |
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| Struggling Nets host Bucks |
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01/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The slumping New Jersey Nets will try to put the brakes on a season-worst nine-game losing streak when they host the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Izod Center. New Jersey, which hasn't won since a 99-88 home victory versus Seattle on January 9, just went 0-6 on a six-game road trip and suffered a 98-95 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at the Target Center. Richard Jefferson scored 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Nets, whose nine-game skid matches the franchise's lo |
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