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| Wizards' Arenas opts out of final year of contract |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Gilbert Arenas lived up to his word and opted out of the final year of his contract, the Washington Wizards said Monday. The move had been long expected. Arenas has repeatedly said he would forgo the final year of his six-year, $65 million deal so that he could re-sign with the team for an even larger amount. Arenas can begin negotiating with any team on July 1. While he has expressed a desire to remain with the Wizards, he has also said he won't return unless the team also re-signs Antawn |
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| Report: Collins will not lead Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| ove him. And I didn't want him feeling that kind of angst. This is absolutely mutual." Collins previously coached the Bulls from 1986-89 and took the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 1988-89. He also coached the Detroit Pistons and later the Washington Wizards. "It would've been a lot of fun to coach the Bulls," Collins told the Tribune. "But I am comfortable with this development. It happened the way it was supposed to happen." According to the report, Collins contacted the Bulls about their coaching vac |
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| Wizards forward Blatche arrested on traffic charges |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) -Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche was charged with reckless driving and driving on a suspended license after a traffic stop. Police stopped Blanche's car Wednesday morning on Interstate 85 in southern Virginia. He was driving 86 mph in a 70-mph zone, police said. The officer arrested Blatche because of the suspended license. Blatche posted $2,500 bond and was released. ``We are obviously disappointed in Andray's actions and expect him to use better judgment, especially in |
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| Redskins TE Cooley breaking ground in his blog |
NFL Football |
06/05/2008 |
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| say or do anything to embarrass the Redskins. I'm not going to make predictions. I'm not going to say anyone's terrible.'' On his life: ``Lucky is a great way to describe it.'' Cooley's blog draws inevitable comparisons with the Web postings by Washington Wizards star guard Gilbert Arenas, but Arenas' rambling entries have been known to become bulletin board fodder for opponents or have served as a substitute for talking to the media. Cooley says his blog will do neither. Cooley painstakingly writes every |
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| Blazers work out Giles in advance of draft |
NBA Basketball |
06/04/2008 |
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| year of college eligibility, Giles thought about staying at Oregon State and petitioning new coach Craig Robinson for reinstatement. In the end he decided to try to make the jump to the NBA. He has seven more workouts scheduled, beginning with the Washington Wizards on Thursday. He knows teams are going to have hard questions for him that have nothing to do with his basketball skills. Giles said he has thought about how he will respond to those questions. ``I made bad choices that led to me having a bad futur |
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| NYC prosecutors say disgraced NBA ref deserves break |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| that night, the Memphis Grizzlies, was ``all banged up'' with injuries. The passing remark prompted the veteran referee to pick up the phone. Donaghy secretly called a coconspirator in a gambling scheme to recommend betting on the opponent, the Washington Wizards. The Wizards won, 116-101, easily beating the spread. Prosecutors detailed the inside tip in a letter unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn, where the veteran referee pleaded guilty last year to felony charges alleging he took cash payoffs |
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| Bulls, Collins deny report |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| finals are over, which is my number one priority, we've agreed to sit down and talk." Collins previously coached the Bulls from 1986-89 and took the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 1988-89. He also coached the Detroit Pistons and later the Washington Wizards. Recently, Collins indicated that he did not want to leave his broadcasting job with TNT, but that was before the Bulls landed the No. 1 overall draft pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. A native of Benton, Illinois, Collins starred in college at Illinoi |
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| Collins considers Bulls job |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| interest on both sides.'' Collins added that as soon as the Western Conference finals were over: ``We've agreed to sit down and talk to see exactly what is there.'' Known for his emotional style, Collins also coached the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards - when Jordan was head of basketball operations there and made a comeback as a player. Chicago has had a vacancy since interim coach Jim Boylan was fired after the end of a disappointing 33-49 season. Boylan had replaced Scott Skiles, who was fire |
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| NBA gets high marks in diversity study |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| Fred Whitfield, Charlotte Bobcats; Steve Mills, New York Knicks; Billy King, Philadelphia 76ers; Larry Miller, Portland Trail Blazers; Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons; and Isiah Thomas, New York Knicks. King was fired in December, Thomas in April. The Washington Wizards' Susan O'Malley, the first and only female president of an NBA franchise, stepped down last summer. Charlotte's Robert Johnson remained the only black majority owner in men's pro sports. Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has his team in the Easter |
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| Bulls deny Collins report |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| In the meantime, I will continue to talk to other candidates and review our options." Collins previously coached the Bulls from 1986-89 and took the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 1988-89. He also coached the Detroit Pistons and later the Washington Wizards. Recently, Collins indicated that he did not want to leave his broadcasting job with TNT but that was before the Bulls landed the No. 1 overall draft pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. A native of Benton, Illinois, Collins starred in college Illinois St |
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