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| Rockets G Brooks out 1-3 weeks |
NBA Basketball |
10/27/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks has been diagnosed with a bone contusion in his right ankle and is expected to be sidelined 1-to-3 weeks, the team announced on Monday. Brooks, the 26th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 assists in 51 games as a rookie last season. Houston opens the regular season Wednesday against Memphis. |
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| 2008-09 Predictions: The King and his court |
NBA Basketball |
10/23/2008 |
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| think that should be enough to earn Coach of the Year honors. Honorable Mention: Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR - Tom Thibodeau, Boston Thibodeau's defensive schemes are without peer. The 19-year coaching veteran helped the Houston Rockets rank among the top five in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense from 2004 to 2007 before working his magic in Boston. Meanwhile, he has helped his teams finish in the league's Top 10 in team defense 15 times. Can someone e |
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| MRI shows improvement for Battier |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier underwent an MRI on Wednesday, which revealed that his left ankle injury is improving. Battier has been out for the preseason because of the injury, but the team has not established a timetable for his return. "The MRI showed improvement and Shane is now ready to increase his rehabilitation program designed to allow him to return to play," said Rockets physician Dr. Tom Clanton. Battier underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in |
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| 2008-09 Houston Rockets Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Can the arrival of Ron Artest fuel the Houston Rockets to the next level in the playoffs? Will Tracy McGrady ever get out of the first round of the postseason? Those are two burning questions that have the Rockets and their fans wondering where have the glory days gone since the team won back-to-back titles in 1994 and '95? Houston has lost seven straight playoff series, last advancing past the first round when they reached the 1997 West finals. Compound that with McGrady not being able to |
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| AFC South: Titans still have some convincing to do |
NFL Football |
10/21/2008 |
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| chaub, who has performed well over his last three games. Schaub owns 953 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions over that stretch, including a two-touchdown performance in last Sunday's 28-21 win over Detroit. Maybe it was the good luck Houston Rockets center Yao Ming brought to Reliant Stadium as a spectator, or perhaps Schaub is finally getting the results head coach Gary Kubiak and the Texans expected when the team traded for him in March of 2007. Schaub helped Houston score touchdowns on its f |
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| Yao leaves preseason game with twisted ankle |
NBA Basketball |
10/17/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming left Friday's 95-90 preseason victory over the Sacramento Kings after twisting his right ankle. Yao played 26 minutes and scored 15 points before departing for good with 3:07 left in the third quarter. Initial reports were that the injury was minor, but the Rockets took no chances and Yao didn't return. |
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| Rockets ink Dorsey, add two others to roster |
NBA Basketball |
09/29/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets signed 2008 second-round draft pick Joey Dorsey to an undisclosed contract on Monday. Houston traded its rights to the 25th overall pick in June's draft (Nicolas Batum) to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for the rights to the 27th overall pick (Darrell Arthur) and 33rd overall selection (Dorsey). While Arthur was also eventually traded, Dorsey and his 6-foot-8 frame will join the frontcourt of Yao Ming, Ron Artest and Carl Landry, whose offer sheet wit |
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| Battier out four weeks |
NBA Basketball |
09/26/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier will miss most of the preseason due to inflammation in his left foot, the team announced on Friday. Battier underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in May and was undergoing rehabilitation when he suffered the setback. He is expected to miss the next four weeks. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 80 regular season games, including 78 starts, last season. The seven-year veteran, who played his first five seasons with Memph |
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| Rockets match Charlotte's offer to keep Landry |
NBA Basketball |
09/25/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets have matched the Charlotte Bobcats' offer extended to Carl Landry, general manager Daryl Morey announced Th The Bobcats offered the restricted free agent a three-year contract on Wednesday -- with the third year being a team option. Under league rules, Houston was given seven days to match the deal. "We're really excited to have him back," Morey said. "We wanted to sign him long-term out of the draft last year. Because we didn't have (the) mid-level (exceptio |
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| Bobcats extend offer sheet to Landry |
NBA Basketball |
09/24/2008 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Charlotte Bobcats extended an offer sheet to restricted free agent Carl Landry, the team announced Wednesday. Landry's current club, the Houston Rockets, has seven days to decide if it will match the offer. "Landry is an emerging NBA talent, as evidenced by his play over the final 42 regular-season games and into the Rockets first-round playoff appearance," Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said. "His ability to play both the power forward and center position will comple |
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