Which New York borough is LeBron's favorite? Will he sign with the Nets because of Jay-Z? Will he be tempted to flee to Europe if Olympiakos makes a big enough offer? While most of the talk regarding the NBA's 2010 free agent class has been around King James and where he will choose to settle his   more...
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The Bugs & Cranks Division ofA N.L. CentralA Affairs is pleased to announce the signing of 6a€² 1a€³ right-hander Tyler Maas of Milwaukee as its second Brewers writer.A Like Magic Johnson, Ted Nugent, Tom Selleck,A Steven Seagal, and "unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, Maas spent some time in Michigan but   more...
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Undefeated, but no longer unchallenged.The U.S. Olympic basketball team wrapped up its exhibition schedule with its toughest test, pulling away to beat Australia 87-76 Tuesday night in its final game before heading to Beijing.The United States led by only four points nearly halfway through the   more...
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The Clippers aren't done dealing. They signed Golden State forward Kelenna Azubuike (8.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg) to a three-year, $9.3 million offer sheet last week.The Warriors have until Friday to match the offer, but two NBA sources said they will not because they signed forward Maurice Evans, who split   more...
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Greg Oden and Dwight Howard put their best comedic foot forward in their audition tapes to host the ESPY's. Pretty much a play on the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly skit. But what would you expect since Ferrell is part of the funnyordie.com website.
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Heading into the largest international sports competition being played out in China, the rumor mills are churning with gossip that LBJ will sign outside the NBA come free agency. Why not? The latest player to jump the sinking NBA ship is Orlando guard Carlos Arroyo. Arroyo signed with an Israeli   more...
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Je vous manquerai!With all the hullabaloo surrounding Baron/Brand/Maggette we haven't heard much about everyone's favorite French man moving on to the Magic. When it comes to Mickael there are a few things about this guy that I will surely not miss - setting screens out of bounds, turning over the   more...

The Houston Rockets have reportedly reached an agreement with the Sacramento Kings that will land Ron Artest in Houston. After weeks of rumors that the Lakers were close to a deal for Ron Ron, it appears that the Rockets have acquired the troubled and often troublesome player. According to   more...
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With the Olympics opening up this weekend, FIO staff writer Dan Rossi discusses the fantasy implications of some fantasy studs playing in Beijing (specifically focusing on injuries).
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The Golden State Warriors are now rebuilding the franchise and adding much needed depth to their bench. Because star point guard Baron Davis opted out of his 17.8 million instead to play for the LA Clippers and his hometown, Golden State has done everything possible to fill his playmaking, scoring   more...

The Men's Basketball competition at the 2008 Olympics begins on Aug. 10. But before we get to Beijing, we've got to fill the final three spots in the draw. Right now, only nine teams have qualified for the Olympics. The final three spots will be determined by the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament   more...
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The first episode of "Road to Redemption" detailed Team USA's history in FIBA competition since NBA players began participating in 1992: Team USA won Olympic gold medals in 1992, 1996 and 2000 plus a FIBA World Championship in 1994 (Team USA won a bronze medal in the FIBA World Championship in 1998   more...
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For the second time in a week, it is reported that Maurice Evans has signed a contract. First, it was reported that Evans signed with the Warriors but afterwards they changed the report to say that he turned down their offer and with the Warriors matching the offer for Kelenna Azubuike, they   more...
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Options are dwindling for both teams and free agents as teams continue to make moves. Here is what is going on around the league today:Josh Childress has indeed left the Hawks to play in Greece. The Journal Constitution is reporting that Childress has agreed to a a three-year, fully guaranteed   more...
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The Globe has a little tidbit buried at the end of an article about Marcus Camby. They report that the Celtics are still strongly interested in signing Eddie House and Tony Allen. The source said House and Allen are both also receiving interest from other teams as well. According to this, both are   more...
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