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| Larry Brown resigns as Sixers' coach |
NBA Basketball |
05/26/2003 |
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| adelphia prematurely. "We mutually agreed to allow Larry to pursue whatever he wants to pursue," said Snider. We're very happy with the agreement that we made and there is no compensation." Brown has also had coaching stints with the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets and ABA Carolina Cougars. He was the head coach at UCLA and the University of Kansas, where he won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers to a |
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| Report: Larry Brown leaving Philadelphia |
NBA Basketball |
05/26/2003 |
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| 9-685. In all, Brown has been a head coach for 31 years, including college and the ABA, and has compiled an all-time mark of 1,285-853. Brown, who has two years left on his contract with Philadelphia, has had coaching stints with the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, New Jersey Nets and ABA Carolina Cougars. He also was the head coach at UCLA and the University of Kansas, where he won the National Championship with the Jayhawks in 1988. In 2000-01, Brown guided the 76ers |
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| Happy Trails; Blazers' Whitsitt calls it quits |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2003 |
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| eally looking forward to the opportunities and challenges that will come with devoting myself to the [Seattle] Seahawks full-time." The 46-year-old is the president of the Seahawks -- a position he has held since 1997. Whitsitt was an intern for the Indiana Pacers and was later promoted to assistant general manager in 1981. In 1982 he joined the Kansas City Kings as vice president of marketing. He eventually moved with the team to Sacramento. He then joined the Seattle SuperSonics as president in 1986 at the |
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| Happy Trails; Blazers' Whitsitt to call it quits |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2003 |
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| rtland was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight season. The 46-year-old is expected to resume his position as president of the Seattle Seahawks. He has been with the NFL club since 1997. Whitsitt was an intern for the Indiana Pacers and was later promoted to assistant general manager in 1981. In 1982 he joined the Kansas City Kings as vice president of marketing. He eventually moved with the team to Sacramento. He then joined the Seattle SuperSonics as president in 1986 at the |
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| MVP Duncan first again as All-NBA teams are announced |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2003 |
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| ks, Sacramento Kings’ forward Chris Webber, Detroit Pistons’ center Ben Wallace, Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Allen Iverson and New Jersey Nets’ guard Jason Kidd. The All-NBA Third Team consists of New Orleans Hornets’ forward Jamal Mashburn, Indiana Pacers’ forward/center Jermaine O’Neal, forward Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns’ guard Stephon Marbury and Dallas Mavericks’ guard Steve Nash. The 122-member voting panel of writers and broadcasters throughout the United States and |
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| Nets, Celtics set for rematch of conference finals |
NBA Basketball |
05/05/2003 |
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| The second round of NBA Playoffs 2003 gets underway tonight when the Boston Celtics invade Continental Airlines Arena for an Eastern Conference clash with the New Jersey Nets. The Celtics took care of business in their best-of-seven series with the Indiana Pacers. Paul Pierce basically had his way in the series, highlighted by a 40-point effort in Game 1 and a 37-point performance in Game 4. Antoine Walker was also effective, picking up the slack when Pierce wasn't carrying the team. Boston will basically go |
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| Celts take another shot at eliminating Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
05/01/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics take one more shot at clinching their best-of-seven series with the Indiana Pacers when the two teams square off tonight at FleetCenter. Indiana avoided elimination with a 93-88 overtime victory on Tuesday night in Game 5. It was the first time in NBA history that a team was held scoreless in overtime, as the Pacers kept the Celtics off the board in the extra session. In NBA history, only six teams have come back from 3-1 deficits -- just two since 1981. The P |
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| Bob Hill out as Fordham head coach |
College Basketball |
04/30/2003 |
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| h its worst record in school history at 2-26, including 1-15 in Atlantic-10 play. The Rams ended the year with 16 straight losses. Hill has also coached for seven seasons in the NBA where he has a record of 257-212. He most recently coached the San Antonio Spurs from 1994-97 and led the Spurs to two Midwest Division championships. Hill also had stints with the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Fordham has not had a winning campaign since 1991-92 when the club went 18-13 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament. |
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| USA Basketball |
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04/30/2003 |
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| Added guards Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers and forward Jermaine O'Neal of the Indiana Pacers to the Senior National Team. |
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| NBA Playoffs 2003: Weekend #2 Synopsis |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2003 |
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| fs. Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday night at ARCO Arena. CELTICS PUSH PACERS TO THE BRINK Paul Pierce talked trash, then proceeded to back it up. Pierce scored 21 of his 37 points in the third quarter of the Boston Celtics' 102-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. With the win, the Celtics lead the best-of-seven series 3-1. The series shifts venues to Conseco Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. "We don't want to prolong the series," Pierce said. "We don't want to give them any breathing room." Pierce's 32 |
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