"With the Cavs leading the Boston Celtics 82-75, James took the ball at the top of the key. He dribbled around a Joe Smith pick to get by Paul Pierce. He juked left and went around James Posey to get to…
May 13 | Akron Beacon Journal |
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"After spending his morning, afternoon and evening with a phone attached to his ear, Suns General Manager Steve Kerr's initial foray toward finding a new head coach made it clear that finding interested…
May 13 | Arizona Republic |
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"Tyson Chandler had a rare game without a basket, Peja Stojakovic didn't hit one three-pointer and David West had an awful shooting night while turning the ball over three times.The Hornets looked tense,…
May 13 | Canoe Slam! Sports |
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"The Celtics have talked time and time again about how valuable home-court advantage is to them. Considering how they haven't been able to win on the road in the postseason, it's easy to understand that…
"Deron Williams thanks backup Ronnie Price for the rest he got during the fourth quarter of the Jazz's NBA Western Conference semifinal series Game 4 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.But…
" The staff that new Dallas Mavericks' coach Rick Carlisle will put together may not be known for a while because some of his top choices are in the running for NBA head coaching positions.In addition,…
May 13 | Dallas Morning News |
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"Rockets forward Shane Battier was named to the NBA's All-Defensive second team Monday, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history to receive All-Defensive accolades.Battier is the first Rocket…
May 13 | Houston Chronicle |
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"Once again, Chauncey Billups woke up Monday feeling better. The pain in his strained right hamstring, for the fifth straight day, seemed to have lessened.Yet, the odds of him playing in Game 5 tonight…
"Bryant, listed as day-to-day because of lower back spasms, says he'll be ready Wednesday for Game 5, though it's unclear if he'll be fully healthy, partially healthy, somewhere in between or somewhere…
May 13 | Los Angeles Times |
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"Phil Jackson, greatest basketball coach of all-time.An argument that's been made many times. When there's only a single other coach in NBA history to win as many champions, not a complex case to make.Yet…
May 13 | Los Angeles Daily News |
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"The Bengals will conduct their first of 12 voluntary organized team practice activity sessions today at Paul Brown Stadium. The practices are voluntary and limited to 90 minutes per day, according to…
May 13 | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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"Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor.T.O. will make his sitcom acting debut on the MyNetworkTV show "Under One Roof" as the long-lost brother of the…
May 13 | Arizona Republic |
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"Falcons veteran wide receiver Joe Horn said Monday that he would like to be traded instead of remaining with the team as a "just-in-case guy.""I want to win a Super Bowl and I want to win a Super Bowl…
May 13 | Atlanta Journal Constitution |
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"Steve Bartkowski knows a little about the pressures of being the first quarterback drafted, and hence, the anointed savior of a franchise.The overall No. 1 pick in 1975 out of Cal, Bartkowski was a Falcons…
May 13 | Atlanta Journal Constitution |
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"When former Patriots employee Matt Walsh meets with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this morning in New York, one topic figures to trump all: Walsh's recollections from Feb. 2, 2002.The St. Louis Rams'…
"Former Chiefs president and general manager Jack Steadman lent his voice in praise of the recent draft that started for Kansas City with LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey. But Steadman also has a reference…
May 13 | Kansas City Star |
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"Terrell Thomas is used to being overshadowed. He was part of a defense at Southern Cal that featured five players who were drafted, three of them in the first round. Taken by the Giants with the 63rd…
"As expected, disgruntled Jets tight end Chris Baker didn't participate Monday in the team's first voluntary practice at Hofstra. The sessions run through mid-June, culminating in a full-squad minicamp.Baker…
May 13 | New York Daily News |
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" Terrell Owens offered another sign Monday that he’s a changed man.In a telephone interview with the Dallas Morning News to promote his appearance Wednesday on MyNetworkTV’s "Under One Roof," Owens said…
May 13 | San Antonio Express News |
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"For a good while, Ryan Fowler had trouble sleeping.His torn-up right shoulder had been repaired, but as he rehabilitated it, he found it nearly impossible to get comfortable for extended stretches of…
May 13 | Nashville Tennessean |
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"Datsyuk scored his first career playoff hat trick Monday night -- all eight of his goals this postseason have come away from home -- as the Wings beat the Stars, 5-2, in Game 3 of the Western Conference…
"They coughed up a pair of one-goal leads and allowed their first short-handed goal of the postseason in Game 2 against Philadelphia. But from defenseman Brooks Orpik's perspective, it'll be incumbent…
May 13 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review |
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"The San Jose Sharks' failure to advance any closer to a Stanley Cup title this season than in their previous two playoff runs cost coach Ron Wilson his job Monday. "Sometimes the class needs a new professor,…
"The Predators added another piece of the puzzle to their long-term future Monday, signing forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million contract. Erat could have become a restricted free agent at…
May 13 | The Nashville Tennessean |
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"The Dallas Stars weren't greedy Monday in a Game 3 loss against the Red Wings. From rookie defenseman Matt Niskanen to captain Brenden Morrow, several players had a hand in costly mistakes or missed opportunities.…
May 13 | Dallas Morning News |
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"The Toronto Maple Leafs have set up a meeting for today with recently fired Vancouver Canucks general manager David Nonis about the Maple Leafs' vacant GM position. Nonis was expected to have dinner last…
May 13 | The Globe and Mail |
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"Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell wont spend any nights behind bars this summer but will spend his days working at a California jail, Rogers Sportsnet reported on its website Monday. After pleading…
May 13 | The Globe and Mail |
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"Ken Holland's headache is nothing compared to the kind that have plagued Johan Franzen, the NHL's leading playoff goal scorer, the last two weeks. But that doesn't make the waiting game any easier for…
"The Stars got nearly everything they were seeking when the Western Conference finals shifted back to Dallas on Monday. The fact that the Red Wings won, 5-2, suggests maybe the Stars are looking for something…
"Because the Flyers weren't whining as much yesterday as they were honestly answering the questions put to them. And for every jab at calls made or not made in their series against Pittsburgh were four…
May 13 | Philadelphia Daily News |
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"Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto. Cabrera…
May 13 | Canoe Slam! Sports |
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"This isn't the same old Tampa Bay team the Yankees used to beat up on. For one thing, the club has changed its nickname from Devil Rays to Rays. But more significantly, the Rays are winning games at a…
"Nelson Figueroa was frustrated by his own pitching, that's for sure. But that doesn't fully explain the vitriol the Mets' starting pitcher unleashed on the Washington Nationals last night after a 10-4…
"That was why, even after teammates had staked him to a three-run lead in the first inning, Buchholz was walking off the mound with Delmon Young on first base, seven runs already across the plate, and…
"Nick Adenhart got his first major-league victory Monday while Vladimir Guerrero got the assist. So what is the reward for a kid who finally breaks through on the major-league level? The Angels sent Adenhart…
May 13 | Los Angeles Daily News |
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"Braun's teammates provided plenty of support with a six-run third inning and Dave Bush recorded his first victory of the season as the Brewers rolled over the Cardinals, 8-3, at Miller Park to take three…
May 13 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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"Zito threw five shutout innings against the Houston Astros before losing a three-run lead in the sixth. But he didn't collapse under his own weight this time. He was simply beaten by the hottest hitter…
"Eric Byrnes hit a ball to left field on Sunday as hard as he could have possibly hit it. A home run on any other day of the season, the ball was knocked down by the Wrigley Field wind and went for a double.…
May 13 | Arizona Republic |
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"Shortstop Rafael Furcal, who has missed the Dodgers' last five games because of lower back pain, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday. The move is retroactive to May 6, meaning the earliest Furcal…
May 13 | Los Angeles Times |
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"Each day when Oakland A's manager Bob Geren makes out his lineup, his options include a potential Hall of Famer, a five-time All-Star and the man who led the A's in homers and RBIs last season. Finding…