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CHRIS BOSH OF THE TORONTO RAPTORS GIVES GIFT OF FOOD TO FAMILIES IN DALLAS
400 Children and Families Will Receive Food and Personal Care Items
Dallas, TX (Aug. 11, 2009) Toronto Raptors Forward Chris Bosh will be partnering with international [...]
Guard Nate Robinson was arrested Tuesday for driving without a license.
Police said Robinson was pulled over at around 5:30 PM in the Bronx because of unpaid ticket that was mailed to his Seattle address.
And when he couldn’t get to it and pay it of, it resulted in a suspended license.
Robinson apoligized [...]
Brandon Marshall has no problem working with the scout team while he plays his way back into Pro Bowl form.
What bugs him is the way the Denver Broncos handled his acquittal on misdemeanor battery charges last week.
Marshall said Wednesday in his first public comments about the matter that he was miffed a [...]
Tony Dungy isn’t necessarily saying the Chicago Bears need help at receiver, but if Lovie Smith were to ask Dungy about Marvin Harrison, the endorsement would be strong.
“I think he definitely can play, and I would encourage Lovie to sign him if they had an opening,” Dungy said Wednesday on the [...]
Here are some power ranking for the upcoming season:
TEAM
REC.
BREAKDOWN
1
L.A. Lakers
65-17
Pace: 93.1 (6), Off: 114.3 (3), Def: 106.1 (5)
Either you think the Artest-for-Ariza swap was a big upgrade for the Lakers, or you think the True Warier will become a major distraction and ruin the champs’ chemistry. Either way, you know it’s going to be [...]
I caught up with SportsCenter host Robert Flores recently, here’s what he said:
Bryant Jefferson: Who do you think is the most improved team in the NBA?
Robert Flores: I think the Spurs. However, I’m still not sure they can beat the Lakers in a seven game series.
Bryant Jefferson: Do you think Dallas can contend this year?
Robert [...]
Miami — Quentin Richardson was traded for the fourth time since the end of last season, moving from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Miami Heat on Thursday night in exchange for center Mark Blount.
Richardson, who can play both shooting guard and small forward, is a close friend and workout partner of Heat [...]
Los Angeles — The New Orleans Hornets, in a move to shed some payroll after the recent acquisition of Emeka Okafor, have agreed to trade swingman Rasual Butler to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future second-round pick, according to NBA front-office sources.
The trade is expected to be announced later Wednesday.
Butler is scheduled [...]
The Denver Nuggets have lost another player who helped them reach the Western Conference finals.
Forward Linas Kleiza, who played four years in Denver, is taking his game to Europe.
Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien said Kleiza has chosen to play for Olympiakos, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $12.2 million. Warkentien said Kleiza’s [...]
The Boston Celtics signed Sheldon Williams to a contract Friday.
The Celtics did not disclose terms of the deal Friday, citing team policy.
Williams was originally drafted in 2006, being picked by the Atlanta Hawks using the 5th overall pick.
He was acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Sacramento Kings in February. He [...]
All-Star forward Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic has been suspended without pay for 10 games for testing positive for an elevated testosterone level, the NBA announced Thursday.
“First and foremost I take full responsibility for the situation and accept the corresponding penalty,” Lewis said in a statement released by the league. “Toward [...]
Brandon Roy has become the face of the franchise, and the Portland Trail Blazers want to keep it that way.
Going into the final year of his rookie contract, Roy and the team are on the verge of agreeing to a long-term extension, The Oregonian reported on Tuesday.
“We’ve had very productive discussions recently and are optimistic [...]
I’m going to take you through the schedule’s highlights. But first, a couple of interesting factoids:
Sure, they might have pushed the eventual-champion Lakers to seven games in the conference semifinals, but with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady on the mend and Ron Artest’s having flown the coop, the Houston Rockets now apparently have no national appeal [...]
The Los Angeles Clippers have waived guard Mike Taylor.
Taylor played in 51 games for the Clippers last season, making five starts and averaging 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15.1 minutes.
The first-year player was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers on June 26, 2008, and then traded to the Clippers.
Tony Parker will miss the next game for the French national team after the San Antonio Spurs confirmed a mild right ankle sprain in their star point guard.
The Spurs brought Parker back to San Antonio for tests after their leading scorer injured his ankle and thigh in a collision with an Austrian player [...]
The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed free agent guard Kevin Ollie.
The 36-year-old Ollie has appeared in 637 games over 12 seasons spread over 11 different teams. He has averaged 3.8 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds.
Last season, the 6-foot-2 guard averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 50 games, including [...]
Forward Hakim Warrick signed a one deal with the Milwaukee Bucks Friday.
His agent, Bill Duffy reported the deal.
The former Syracuse star played the last four seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 11.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in 82 games last season.
The Grizzlies took their offer of the table from Warrick, [...]
The Arizona Cardinals reached an agreement late Friday night with first-round choice Chris “Beanie” Wells that will allow him to report to training camp Saturday morning, multiple sources say.
Terms of the five-year deal weren’t immediately available. Wells was the 31st pick in the 2009 draft and is the big back Ken Whisenhunt has been [...]
