There are still questions about how Monta Ellis really injured his ankle, and one of the biggest is whether the Warriors are investigating it or not. First there was the report that the Warriors had sent their athletic trainer to investigate his injury. Then it was reported that said athletic   more...
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With baseball's playoff hunt in full effect and the NFL preseason underway, what better time than now to make some projections..for the NBA! Rosters are beginning to take formation as free agents join their new clubs, trades are consumated, and rookies settle in with their new squads. I've provided   more...
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I've been watching a lot of the Olympics this year, for the first time since 1996, and I'm loving it (apparently that over the top McDonalds proud partner of the Olympics has worked on me). I've been listening to lot's of sports radio coverage of the Olympics. Not necessarily by choice because I   more...
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With the free agent pool thinning out, teams are starting to look to trades to fill needs. The Rockets and Suns traded guards on Monday. The Rockets haveacquired guard D.J. Strawberry from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Sean Singletary. Strawberry averaged 2.2 points, 0.9 assists and 8.2   more...
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For the first time in a decade, there is clearly a correct answer. After Michael Jordan hung 63 points on the Celtics in a playoff game at the Garden in 1986, there was no doubt: he was the greatest basketball player in the world. Incredible and credible sources echoed the sentiment. Larry Bird   more...
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Though I dont agree with the end it's still a great read.......BEIJING a€" With each successive blowout, each complete manhandling of competition exponentially greater than Magic, Michael and Larry could have fathomed, the question about the current USA men's basketball team isn't about redemption,   more...
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Dream Team or Redeem Team?BEIJING a€" With each successive blowout, each complete manhandling of competition exponentially greater than Magic, Michael and Larry could have fathomed, the question about the current USA men's basketball team isn't about redemption, it's about greatness. As in, is this   more...
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BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. Olympic basketball team treated President Bush and perhaps a billion more fans to a game to remember. With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade soaring for dunks that thrilled the raucous crowd at Beijing's basketball arena, the United States pulled away for a 101-70 victory against   more...
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Ben Gordon has watched free agents come and go. But he is, at this point, the last major name left on the scrap heap of the NBA's free agent market.There has been a lot of speculation that he may go somewhere else and that he will never play as a Bull again, which means that my Gordon jersey is   more...
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BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. Olympic team has beaten Angola 97-76 to wrap up the easy portion of its Olympic schedule. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and Dwight Howard added-- for the Americans on Tuesday night. LeBron James finished with 12 and dominated on the defensive end with his size and strength.   more...
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Jay-Z and the New Jersey Nets? Mike D'Antoni and the New York Knicks?Heck, the Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest competition for LeBron James' long-term services could be the deep-pocketed new kid on the block -- Europe.A person close to James said Tuesday that the Cavaliers' superstar would strongly   more...
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...you're Stephon Marbury and you check out ESPN.com this morning, only to find the following headline:"Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to sign guard Roberson"Now it wouldn't be so bad if that headline read any of the following:"Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to sign guard Steve Nash""Goodbye Marbury? Knicks to   more...
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Almost 720 days have passed since the 2006 FIBA World Championships, today, the United States gets their shot at redemption. For Vasileios Spanoulis (NO idea how to pronounce that) and the Greeks that sent the U.S. home without a championship, were not in Japan and this isn't the same team you   more...
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Here's the only thing you have to know in advance. Dwight Howard is the only member of this team who is not sponsored by Nike. He wears Adidas.Now let's play a quick game of "What's Up?"1. Coach K is sitting. When a team stands, a coach normally stands. Why is this significant? Because Coach K's   more...

All the waiting has finally come to an end as the Boston Herald reports that the New Orleans Hornets signed forward James Posey to a four-year, $25 million dollar deal earlier this afternoon.About a month ago, Posey was making his presence felt in the playoffs as a Boston Celtic, a real spark plug   more...
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