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| Lawson charged with alcohol offense |
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06/06/2008 |
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| 8 NBA draft. Lawson has not hired an agent, meaning he could return to school for his junior season. Lawson attended the NBA predraft 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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| North Carolina's Ty Lawson charged with DWI |
College Basketball |
06/06/2008 |
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| 8 NBA draft. Lawson has not hired an agent, meaning he could return to school for his junior season. Lawson attended the NBA predraft 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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| Pacers O'Neal will not opt out |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal has reportedly decided to remain with the Pacers, with whom he has two years and $44 million remaining on his contract. According to a report on the Indianapolis Star on Thursday, O'Neal's representatives recently informed the Pacers of his intentions. The six-time All-Star had until June 30 to make a decision. O'Neal has been battling injuries in recent seasons and played in only 42 games in 2007-2008, averaging 13.6 points and 6.7 r |
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| Hawks hire Rick Sund as general manager |
NBA Basketball |
05/28/2008 |
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| tant general manager Chris Grant, who previously worked in Atlanta under Knight and former general manager Pete Babcock. Grant withdrew his name from consideration on Tuesday. Sund was linked with front-office openings with the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers before taking the job with the Hawks. ``Rick has an enormous amount of experience, and an outstanding reputation around the league,'' Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. said. ``During this process, as we spoke with basketball people that we respe |
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| Hawks hire Sund as GM |
NBA Basketball |
05/28/2008 |
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| tant general manager Chris Grant, who previously worked in Atlanta under Knight and former general manager Pete Babcock. Grant withdrew his name from consideration on Tuesday. Sund was linked with front-office openings with the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers before taking the job with the Hawks. ``Rick has an enormous amount of experience, and an outstanding reputation around the league,'' Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. said. ``During this process, as we spoke with basketball people that we respe |
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| NBA's losing teams hope for big score in lottery |
NBA Basketball |
05/19/2008 |
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| er, better known as rap mogul Jay-Z, to take their seat on the stage. ``This is very exciting and I hope my nickname 'Lucky Lefty' holds up,'' he said. The Nets have just a 1 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick. Jay-Z will be seated next to Indiana Pacers president and Hall of Famer Larry Bird. Durant and Miami's Dwyane Wade are among the star players representing their fallen franchises. The Knicks, with a lottery pick again after shipping top-10 choices to Chicago each of the last two years in th |
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| Patrick gets SI cover |
This Day in Sports |
05/14/2008 |
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| >``It's great,'' Lopes said. ``To get her out there helps us tremendously from a marketing standpoint. It reinforces the fact that she transcends the sport. She's a pop-culture icon.'' --- CHARITY CAMPOUT: Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy and Indiana Pacers coach Jim O'Brien have joined forces with several local media members to help raise money for the Wheeler Mission, an Indianapolis group that helps provide food and shelter for the city's homeless. A different media participant will camp out for f |
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| Larry Bird sues owners of former home for name use |
NBA Basketball |
05/13/2008 |
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| spent hours practicing and perfecting his shot when at home in French Lick.'' As a star with the Boston Celtics, Bird picked up various nicknames including ``the Hick from French Lick'' and the ``Legend of French Lick.'' Bird, now president of the Indiana Pacers, trademarked his name and likeness with U.S. Patent and Trademark office to control their use in promotions and items such as T-shirts. Cooke said he was aware of the trademark but stressed he was given permission to use it. ``They told me we co |
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| Pacers pick up option on Graham |
NBA Basketball |
05/12/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers have picked up the contract option on forward Stephen Graham, the team announced on Monday. A three-year veteran who signed with the team as a free agent last summer, the 25-year old played in 22 games for the Pacers this season, averaging 4.0 points. "Stephen is an exceptional individual on and off the court," Indiana president of basketball operations Larry Bird said. "He has a great work ethic and over the course of last season, we saw major improveme |
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| Morway named Pacers GM |
NBA Basketball |
05/07/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers promoted David Morway to general manager, the club announced Wednesday. Morway had been senior vice president of basketball operations, and will keep the duties of that job, which include day-to-day operation. He will also pick up salary cap responsibilities, and assist team president of basketball, Larry Bird, with personnel decisions. The move comes a little more than a month after former chief executive Donnie Walsh departed to join the New York Knick |
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