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| James Jones inks deal with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
07/09/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat signed guard/forward James Jones on Wednesday. Jones, a local Miami product, played in 58 games for Portland last season when he averaged 8.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. The five-year veteran has also suited up for the Phoenix Suns after being drafted with the 49th selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. |
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| Raptors on verge of getting O'Neal from Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
06/25/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors have reportedly agreed in principle to acquire six-time All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal from the Indiana Pacers. The deal was reported by several media sources, including the Indianapolis Star, on the eve of the NBA Draft. The newspaper reports the Pacers would get point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, an unnamed player, and the rights to Toronto's 17th pick in Thursday night's draft. The deal is contingent on players passing physicals. O'Nea |
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| Woods takes over at MVSU |
College Basketball |
06/24/2008 |
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| career at High Point, where he assisted in game and practice preparation, player development and scouting. Woods beat out former Grambling State head coach Dr. Lacey Reynolds and Harvey Wardell, an assistant at Tougaloo, for the job. Woods, who ranks fifth on UK's all-time assist list with 482, had his No. 11 retired by the school and was inducted into the University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame as a charter member. After graduating from Kentucky in 1992, Woods also played for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. |
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| Heat waive F Johnson |
NBA Basketball |
06/23/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat waived forward Alexander Johnson on Monday. Johnson, 25, was signed by the Heat in August 2007, appearing in 43 games during their league-worst 15-67 campaign. The Florida State product averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. Originally selected with the 45th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, Johnson's rights were first traded to Portland and then to Memphis, where he logged 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per outing for the 2006-07 season. |
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| Indiana Pacers 2008 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers need help in the backcourt and should be able to address that need with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft. Eric Gordon of Indiana and UCLA's Russell Westbrook would work if one of them is available for the Pacers to select. However, there is a good chance both could be gone as their stock has risen. DJ Augustin of Texas may be the choice if Indiana decides to go the point guard rout. Thirty-year-old forward Jermaine O'Neal did not opt out of |
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| AP Photos NY184-185, NY157 |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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| ieves is his strongest songwriting. ``It made me dig deeper, dig and find some new ground,'' he said. Tisdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Wa |
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| Fight against cancer inspires Tisdale's 'Rebound' |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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| ieves is his strongest songwriting. ``It made me dig deeper, dig and find some new ground,'' he said. Tisdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Wa |
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| Michael Curry introduced as new Detroit Pistons head coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| other teams in the league,'' Curry said. ``We're going to be a hardworking staff from top to bottom.'' Curry's playing career started as an undrafted free agent during the 1993-94 season in Philadelphia and ended during the 2004-05 season with the Indiana Pacers. Near the end of his playing career, Curry headed up the NBA players' association, leading it from 2001-2003. He later served as the NBDL's vice president of player development and the NBA's vice president of basketball operations before spending |
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| Michael Curry tabbed as new coach of the Detroit Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| season. Before going to the bench, Curry was the NBDL's vice president of player development following a playing career that started as an undrafted free agent during the 1993-94 season in Philadelphia and ended during the 2004-05 season with the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 4 1/2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 20 minutes a game over his career, which included two stops in Detroit along with stints in Milwaukee, Toronto and Washington. His defense and leadership kept him in the league despite averaging less tha |
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| North Carolina's Ty Lawson charged with alcohol offense |
Headlines |
06/06/2008 |
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| NBA draft. Lawson has not hired an agent, meaning he could return to school for his junior season. Lawson attended the NBA pre-draft workouts last week in Florida with teammates Wayne Ellington and Danny Green. On Wednesday, he worked out for the Indiana Pacers. Lawson helped the Tar Heels reach the Final Four, where they lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the semifinals.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be p |
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