Yardbarker: San Antonio Spurs

Jannero Pargo now closer to becoming a Spur

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:22:05 -0500

Spurs have now made it clear that he'd be a rotation guy backing up both the point and two-guard positions. It now appears the Spurs may win out in the bids for his services. Pargo, 28, opted out of his contract with the Hornets this summer to test the free-agent market.

Hamburg Boss Ready To Bid A?8m For Tottenham Midfielder

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:57 -0500

Martin Jol is planning a raid on former club Tottenham, according to reports. The Dutch coach is now at the helm of Bundesliga outfit Hamburg and is believed to be keen on snapping up Spurs midfielder Didier Zakora to Germany. Jol - who signed the Ivory Coast star from St Etienne in 2006 during his time with [...]

Spurs Berbatov Holding Out For Barca Move

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:58 -0500

Unsettled Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov would prefer a move to Barcelona over Manchester United, reports emanating from Spain are suggesting. The Bulgaria international is keen to join a top European side after two successful seasons at White Hart Lane, and giants Barca and United are leading the chase for his signature. The Red Devils have been favourites [...]

Redknapp Ready To Give Up Pursuit Of Spurs Kaboul

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:58 -0500

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has all-but conceded defeat in the race to sign Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. Having snubbed Sunderland, the 22-year-old centre back had looked destined for Fratton Park but Redknapp today revealed that he would have to sell players to finance any deal. And the 61-year-old added that Aston Villa were now leading the chase [...]

Spurs Legend Critical Of Berbatov

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:58 -0500

Spurs legend Chris Waddle believes Tottenham will be a labelled a 'feeder club' if they allow Dimitar Berbatov to join Manchester United. The former England winger has criticised the Bulgarian's behaviour as the striker seeks to move on just two years into a four-year contract. "It's a shame. We knew about his ability when he arrived but [...]

Spurs MISS OUT On David Villa

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:58 -0500

Tottenham look set to miss out on their top summer transfer target David Villa after it was revealed the player has opened talks with Valencia over a new long-term contract. Contrary to statements from his agent claiming that the Spanish international would welcome a move to London, the striker is now negotiating a massive pay rise [...]

Spurs Target Arshavin Goes On STRIKE!

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:07:43 -0500

Tottenham target Andrei Arshavin has gone on strike in a bid to engineer a move away from Zenit St Petersburg. The 27-year-old is furious at being priced out of his dream move to Spurs and refused to play in Zenit's 1-0 loss to Sibir Novosibirsk yesterday. The Russian outfit are holding out for a whopping £27million and [...]

First and Second Team, All-Clutch

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:05:54 -0500

A list of most clutch players of all time by position, what is your list?

NBA Releases 2008/2009 Season Schedule. Opener Celtics and Cavs

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:28:56 -0500

The NBA released the entire 2008/09 season schedule today, including national broadcast schedules for TNT, ABC, and ESPN. As reported on NBA.com, the season will open at 8:00 PM on October 28 in Boston, with the Celtics hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers. Immediately following that game, the Lakers will host Portland at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. ESPN will begin their broadcast schedule the next night with a Western Conference double header featuring the Spurs versus the Suns, and the Lakers taking on the Clippers.The schedule is filled with marketing opportunities for each network. For example, on Christmas day, each of the three broadcast partners will have a televised game. Additionally, ESPN will show 72 regular season games (including 27 double-headers), TNT 53 more (including the All Star Game on February 15), and ABC will have exclusive rights to the NBA Finals in June. The entire schedule is available for viewing and downloading at NBA.com. OTHER NEWS ACROSS THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK Ranking the Top 10 Markets for Relocation or Expansion - The Biz of Baseball SEE IT: MLB, Cardinals Release All-Star Game Logo - The Biz of Baseball MLB Net Taps Art Marquez for Sales. Harlem Office Delayed - The Biz of Baseball Skimgate Continues, Yankee Employees Placed on Leave - The Biz of Baseball How Mark Cuban Has Become a Front Runner for Cubs - The Biz of Baseball Fenway Sports Group Signs PGA Tour Pro Brett Quigley - The Biz of Baseball Biz of Baseball Organizational Report - Houston Astros - The Biz of Baseball Sunday MLB on TBS: Comments from Angels/Yankees Game - The Biz of Baseball Dodger Stadium to Host Semis and Finals of WBC - The Biz of Baseball Chicago's Wrigley Field to Host Next Outdoor Classic on New Years Day - The Biz of Hockey NHL Network To Commemorate 20th Anniversary of Gretzky Trade to Kings - The Biz of Hockey NHL Coaching Carousel Slows, Teams Line-Up Coaching Staffs - The Biz of Hockey Canucks Raise Prices, Retain Season Ticket Holders - The Biz of Hockey Chicago's Wrigley Field to Host Next Outdoor Classic on New Years Day - The Biz of Hockey Jaromir Jagr First Major NHL Player to Crossover to Continental Hockey League - The Biz of Hockey Bill Johnson is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network

TNT Releases Their Full NBA Slate Of 2008-2009 Games

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:03:16 -0500

It must be schedule release day today. I'm pretty sure this is a sign that the slow summer is over and thank goodness for that right? Football is almost back and now we have our first look at the television schedules for the upcoming NBA season in August. Hey why not? October is right around the corner. TNT is up first, but ESPN/ABC's will follow this post.

TNT's got a total of 53 games for you this year including doubleheaders on Thanksgiving and Christmas and a tripleheader on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It looks like the winner of the Thursday Night lottery this year are the Cavs, Lakers and Suns with ten appearances each. The Celtics are a close second with a total of nine games on the network including the opener on October 28th which will also include their Championship Ring Ceremony. The biggest surprises in the schedule are Portland getting eight games (not a bad thing though), and the Hornets only receiving a total of three.

Here's the rest and feel free to pick it apart in the comments....

Tuesday, October 28

NBA Tip-Off '08 – Celtics Ring Ceremony (7pm)
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (8pm)
Portland Trailblazers at LA Lakers (10:30pm)

Thursday, October 30

Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks (8pm)
New Orleans Hornets at Phoenix Suns (10:30pm)

Thursday, November 6

Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic (8pm)
Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers (10:30pm)

Thursday, November 13

Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers (7pm)
Dallas Mavericks at Chicago Bulls (9:30pm)

Thursday, November 20

Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics (8pm)
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix Suns (10:30pm)

Thursday, November 27

Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards (8pm)
New Orleans Hornets at Denver Nuggets (10:30pm)

Thursday, December 4

Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks (8pm)
San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets (10:30pm)

Thursday, December 11

Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards (8pm)
Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz (10:30pm)

Thursday, December 18

San Antonio Spurs at Orlando Magic (8pm)
Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers (10:30pm)

Thursday, December 25

Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers (8pm)
Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers (10:30pm)

Thursday, January 15

Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls (8pm)
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets (10:30pm)

Monday, January 19

Detroit Pistons at Memphis Grizzlies (5:30pm)
Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics (8pm)
Cleveland Cavaliers at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Thursday, January 22

Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic (8pm)
Washington Wizards at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Thursday, January 29

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic (8pm)
San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns (10:30pm)

Thursday, February 5

L.A. Lakers @ Boston Celtics (8pm)
Dallas Mavericks @ Utah Jazz (10:30pm)

Thursday, February 12

Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (7pm)
Boston Celtics @ Dallas Mavericks (9:30pm)
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NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND

Friday, February 13

NBA Rookie Challenge

Saturday, February 14

NBA All-Star Saturday (Dunk Contest, 3 Point Shootout, Shooting Stars, Skills)

Sunday, February 15

2009 NBA All-Star Game from Phoenix, Arizona
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Thursday, February 19

San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons (8pm)
Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz (10:30pm)

Thursday, February 26

Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets (8pm)
Phoenix Suns at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Thursday, March 5

Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Hornets (8pm)
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets (10:30pm)

Thursday, March 12

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (8pm)
Cleveland Cavaliers at Phoenix Suns (10:30pm)

Thursday, March 19

Portland Trail Blazers at Cleveland Cavaliers (8pm)
Golden State Warriors at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Tuesday, March 24

Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls (8pm)
Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz (10:30pm)

Thursday, March 26

Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (8pm)
Phoenix Suns @ Portland Trail Blazers (10:30pm)

Thursday, April 2

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Washington Wizards (8pm)
Utah Jazz @ Denver Nuggets (10:30pm)

Thursday, April 9

Philadelphia 76ers @ Chicago Bulls (8pm)
Denver Nuggets @ L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Thursday, April 14

Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers (8pm)
Utah Jazz @ L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

(ESPN/ABC's schedule is up next)

ESPN/ABC's 2008-2009 NBA Schedule

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:03:15 -0500

ESPN and ABC have a whopping total of 90 games (72- ESPN, 18- ABC) starting on October 29th at 8 pm with the Suns and Spurs. The big winner for the ESPN lottery this year is the Boston Celtics which received the max number of games allowed on both networks with sixteen appearance. The Lakers, Cavs, Suns and Spurs each have fifteen and the Mavs are alone in fifth place with fourteen.

Other highlights include: The Hornets getting 12 games (great decision there), A Christmas Day doubleheader featuring San Antonio at Phoenix and Boston at the L.A. Lakers, A Doubleheader on Friday, Oct. 31 that features the debuts of Derrick Rose and Greg Oden, and a Rose-Michael Beasley matchup on Friday, Dec 26th.

Here's the schedule....all games are on ESPN unless otherwise noted....
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Wed., Oct. 29

Phoenix at San Antonio (8pm)
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers (10:30pm)

Fri., Oct. 31

Chicago at Boston (8pm)
San Antonio at Portland (10:30pm)

Wed., Nov. 5

Chicago at Cleveland (8pm)
Denver at Golden State (10:30pm)

Fri., Nov. 7

Miami at San Antonio (8pm)
Dallas at Denver (10:30pm)

Wed., Nov. 12

Utah at Washington (8pm)
Houston at Phoenix (10:30pm)

Fri., Nov. 14

Denver at Boston (8pm)
Detroit at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Wed., Nov. 19

Dallas at Houston (8pm)
Chicago at Portland (10:30pm)

Fri., Nov. 21

Houston at Washington (7pm)
New Orleans at Oklahoma City (9:30pm)

Wed., Nov. 26

Orlando at Philadelphia (7:30pm)

Fri., Nov. 28

Miami at Phoenix (8pm)
Dallas at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Fri., Dec. 5

Portland at Boston (8pm)
Toronto at Utah (10:30pm)

Wed., Dec. 10

Cleveland at Philadelphia (8pm)
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Fri., Dec. 12

New Orleans at Boston (8pm)
Houston at Golden State (10:30pm)

Wed., Dec. 17

Boston at Atlanta (7pm)
San Antonio at New Orleans (9:30pm)

Fri., Dec. 19

L.A. Lakers at Miami (8pm)
Cleveland at Denver (10:30pm)

Thu., Dec. 25

New Orleans at Orlando (Noon)
San Antonio at Phoenix (ABC, 2:30pm)
Boston at L.A. Lakers (ABC, 5:15pm)

Fri., Dec. 26

Chicago at Miami (5pm)

Wed., Jan. 7

Miami at Denver (9pm)

Fri., Jan. 9

Boston at Cleveland (8pm)
Dallas at Phoenix (10:30pm)

Wed., Jan. 14

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio (9pm)

Fri., Jan. 16

New Orleans at Cleveland (8pm)
Orlando at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Fri., Jan. 23

Dallas at Detroit (7pm)

Sun., Jan. 25

Dallas at Boston (ABC, 1pm)
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers (ABC, 3:30pm)
Houston at Detroit (6:30pm)

Wed., Jan. 28

Golden State at Dallas (9pm)

Fri., Jan. 30

Boston at Detroit (7pm)
Golden State at New Orleans (9:30pm)

Sun., Feb. 1

Cleveland at Detroit (ABC, 2:30pm)

Fri., Feb. 6

Denver at Washington (8pm)
Golden State at Phoenix (10:30pm)

Sun., Feb. 8

San Antonio at Boston (ABC, 1pm)
L.A. Lakers at Cleveland (ABC, 3:30pm)
Phoenix at Detroit (8pm)

Wed., Feb. 18

Denver at Philadelphia (8pm)
L.A. Lakers at Golden State (10:30pm)

Fri., Feb. 20

Washington at New Jersey (8pm)
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Sun., Feb. 22

Boston at Phoenix (ABC, 2:30pm)
Miami at Orlando (5:30pm)
Detroit at Cleveland (8pm)

Fri., Feb. 27

Milwaukee at New Orleans (7pm)
Cleveland at San Antonio (9:30pm)

Sun., March 1

Detroit at Boston (ABC, 1pm)
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix (ABC, 3:30pm)
San Antonio at Portland (8pm)

Wed., March 4

San Antonio at Dallas (9pm)

Fri., March 6

Cleveland at Boston (8pm)
Denver at Utah (10:30pm)

Sun., March 8

Phoenix at San Antonio (ABC, 3:30pm)

Sun., March 15

Dallas at L.A. Lakers (ABC, 3:30pm)
Phoenix at Golden State (9pm)

Wed., March 18

Miami at Boston (7pm)
Detroit at Houston (9:30pm)

Sun., March 22

Houston at San Antonio –or– Miami at Detroit [game selection is TBD] (ABC, 1pm)

Wed., March 25

Boston at Orlando (8pm)
Utah at Phoenix (10:30pm)

Sun., March 29

Dallas at Cleveland (ABC, 1pm)
San Antonio at New Orleans (8pm)

Wed., April 1

Houston at Phoenix (10pm)

Fri., April 3

Cleveland at Orlando (8pm)
Houston at L.A. Lakers (10:30pm)

Sat., April 4

Detroit at Philadelphia (3pm)

Sun., April 5

San Antonio at Cleveland (ABC, 1pm)
Phoenix at Dallas (ABC, 3:30pm)

Wed., April 8

Washington at Cleveland (7pm)
Utah at Dallas (9:30pm)

Fri., April 10

Washington at Toronto (ESPN2, 8pm)

Sun., April 12

Dallas at New Orleans (ABC, 1pm)
Boston at Cleveland (ABC, 3:30pm)

Fri., April 15

Houston at Dallas (8pm)
Denver at Portland (10:30pm)

(TNT's 2008-2009 Regular Season Schedule)

Woodgate Believes Bent Is Key This Season With Spurs

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:03 -0500

Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate believes that in-form striker Darren Bent could help the north Londoners secure a top four finish next season. The England striker has been in red-hot form during the pre-season campaign, with ten goals in five games. And it now seems that following the departure of Robbie Keane to Liverpool, that Bent may finally [...]

Man City Defender AGREES On Personal Terms With Spurs

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:03 -0500

Spurs have agreed personal terms with Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka, according to reports. The Daily Mail understands the Croatia international is expected to complete a £7million move to White Hart Lane this week after agreeing a contract worth £27,000 a week. Juande Ramos has been scouring the market for defensive options, as the future of injury-prone [...]

Zaragoza Keeper Tells Spurs COME AND GET ME

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:03 -0500

Spurs have been given a come-and-get-me plea from Real Zaragoza keeper Cesar Sanchez. The veteran stopper has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane to provide cover for new number one Heurelho Gomes after a move for Derby's Stephen Bywater fell through at the last minute this week. And having been listed as Juande Ramos' [...]

Warnock SLAMS Tottenham Chairman

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:03 -0500

Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has slammed the 'underhand behaviour' of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. Warnock labelled Levy a 'hypocrit' after the Tottenham chief described Robbie Keane's transfer to Liverpool as "an enforced sale [which] I don't regard as a transfer deal." But less than two months earlier, Spurs themselves were completing the capture of 16-year-old John [...]