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| San Antonio Spurs 2008 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - 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 Spurs, who won more than 50 games for a ninth straight season, in scoring (19.5 ppg), while All-Star forward Duncan posted a team-best 11.3 rebounds per game and Parker handed out a club-high 6.0 assists per contest. The 31-year-old Duncan was second on the team in scoring (19.3 ppg |
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| Navy orders Cards pick to report for duty |
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06/12/2008 |
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| erve 24 months and then apply for an early release to pursue ``an activity with potential recruiting or public affairs benefit to the Navy and Marine Corps.'' That policy allowed former NBA star David Robinson to serve two years before joining the San Antonio Spurs. ``If Mitch is able to work something out with the Navy we would love to have him in our organization,'' Cardinals assistant general manager John Abbamondi said Thursday through a team official. ``We understand and respect the commitment he has ma |
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| Spurs' VP Bookbinder resigns |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| San Antonio, TX (Best E Casino) - The San Antonio Spurs announced on Tuesday that Russ Bookbinder, executive vice president/business operations, has resigned. Bookbinder first joined the organization in January of 1988 as the team's executive vice president. At the time the Spurs had 25 employees, averaged just over 8,000 fans a game at the HemisFair Arena and had never advanced past the second round of the playoffs. However, in the past 10 seasons the Spurs have won four NBA Championships and over the last si |
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| Suns introduce Porter |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| he NBA Finals (1989-90, 1991-92) and ranks 11th on the league's all-time assist list (7,160). He replaces Mike D'Antoni, who parted ways with Phoenix to take on the daunting task of heading the New York Knicks. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 232-96 regular-season mark over the past four years, but the club never made it past the Western Conference finals. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. |
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| Suns introduce new coach Terry Porter |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| the Detroit Pistons, where he served as an assistant coach. His hiring ends a monthlong search for a successor to Mike D'Antoni, who left last month to coach the New York Knicks. Suns general manager Steve Kerr, who was a teammate of Porter on the San Antonio Spurs, said the former point guard is a strong leader and communicator. Porter played guard in the NBA for 17 seasons, retiring after the 2001-02 season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP |
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| Suns tab Porter as next head coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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| he NBA Finals (1989-90, 1991-92) and ranks 11th on the league's all-time assist list (7,160). He replaces Mike D'Antoni, who parted ways with Phoenix to take on the daunting task of heading the New York Knicks. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 232-96 regular-season mark over the past four years, but the club never made it past the Western Conference finals. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. |
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| No reunion for Bulls, Collins |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| '' Reinsdorf said. ``So we met and we talked about it.'' The sides acknowledged last week having discussions and said there would be more talks once Collins' broadcast duties with TNT ended. That happened when the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals. While Reinsdorf and Collins mulled a reunion, Paxson brought in Sacramento assistant Chuck Person and former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey for second interviews. Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin and Rockets |
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| On Hockey: Red Wing built to last for years |
NHL Hockey |
06/06/2008 |
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| nwall will likely be ready to be a top defenseman. Goaltender Chris Osgood might be playing his best hockey at age 35. From front to back, the Red Wings appear ready to strengthen their case as the best franchise in any league. Since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs are the only other team in a major North American sport with four titles. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting for their fourth title during the same span against the Boston Celtics. The New England Patriots have won three titles since 1997 while t |
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| Lakers lead at halftime despite Kobe's slow start |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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| the Celtics, because Jackson-coached teams are 41-0 when they win the opener of a best-of-seven playoff series. Both teams were eager to get back on the court after marathon layoffs by NBA standards. The Lakers hadn't played since eliminating the San Antonio Spurs last Thursday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, and the Celtics finished their six-game victory over Detroit a night later. ``I don't know if it played in either team's favor. I would say that both teams would have probably preferr |
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| Celtics, Lakers open NBA Finals in Beantown |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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| gets, 4-0. In the semis, Los Angeles needed six games to eliminate Carlos Boozer and the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz. In the West finals, LA showed why it was the best team in the conference. The Lakers ousted Tim Duncan and the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs in five games to advance to their first NBA Finals since 2004. LA was stunned in five games by the Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. Led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers did win three consecutive titles from 2000-02. They are 6-3 in the |
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