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| Hornets hand Lakers first loss of season |
NBA Basketball |
11/08/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - Baron Davis led all players with 23 points and 12 assists, as the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 114-95, at New Orleans Arena. The Hornets took advantage of a tired Lakers squad, as six players reached double figures to hand Los Angeles its first loss of the season. P.J. Brown had 20 points, David Wesley 17, George Lynch 15, Jamaal Magloire 13 and Darrell Armstrong 11. New Orleans, which improved to 5-1 this season, shot a blazing 57 percent from the floor |
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| Hornets' Mashburn undergoes knee surgery |
NBA Basketball |
11/03/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Monday to remove loose particles in his right knee. Mashburn will begin rehabilitation and is expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks. Mashburn sat out all eight preseason contests as well as the first three regular-season contests because of a bone bruise on the knee. He was placed on the injured list last Monday. The 30-year-old Mashburn was the Hornets' leading scorer during the 2002-03 campai |
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| NBA plans to shuffle divisions in 2004-05 |
NBA Basketball |
10/15/2003 |
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| ting of three divisions each. There are currently only two divisions in the East -- the Atlantic and Central -- and two in the West -- the Midwest and Pacific. The regular season schedule should not differ much from this year's slate, and eight teams from each conference will still qualify for the playoffs. The Bobcats will join the Eastern Conference and the New Orleans Hornets are expected to be shifted into the Western Conference under the plan. A vote should come within the next month to approve the proposal. |
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| Hornets guard Alexander out two months |
NBA Basketball |
10/15/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans Hornets guard Courtney Alexander is expected to miss at least two months with a torn right Achilles' tendon. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Alexander sustained the painful injury on Tuesday. The Hornets defeated Orlando, 89-84, in preseason action that same night. Alexander is slated for surgery on Thursday and a timetable for his return will be determined later. |
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| Drew takes over troubled Baylor basketball |
College Basketball |
08/22/2003 |
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| erved the previous nine years as an associate head coach/assistant under his father, Homer. Under Drew's guidance, Valparaiso finished with a 20-11 record after losing 62-60 to Iowa in the National Invitation Tournament. Drew is the older brother of New Orleans Hornets guard Bryce Drew. Drew steps into a program currently in shambles, as Bliss reportedly planned a cover-up during the school's recent investigation of his program in the wake of the shooting death of transfer Patrick Dennehy. Bliss reportedly tried t |
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| Hornets sign Lynch to contract extension |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets have signed veteran forward George Lynch to a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not released. Lynch played in 81 games for the Hornets last season and averaged 4.5 points and 4.4 rebounds. "George has been a key contributor to the success of our team for the last two seasons," said Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Bob Bass. "He has solidified our bench with his defense, hustle and all-around play and has done an outstanding job w |
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| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi assistant resigns |
College Basketball |
07/29/2003 |
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| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi assistant resigns === Corpus Christi, TX (MySportsbook) - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi assistant basketball coach Brian Hagen resigned Tuesday nearly one year after joining the Islanders' coaching staff. "I appreciated the opportunity afforded to me," said Hagen. "The experience I had in Corpus Christi was a great one. I will miss many athletic department personnel that I became friends with." Hagen is leaving to for a position with Tim Floyd and the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. |
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| Hornets add Darrell Armstrong to the nest |
NBA Basketball |
07/29/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets signed unrestricted free-agent guard Darrell Armstrong. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The 35-year-old Armstrong, who is a nine-year NBA veteran, averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 assists for Orlando last season. "Darrell really improves our roster for the upcoming season with his energy and great athletic ability that have made him such an effective player in this league over the years," said Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations/General |
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| Hornets ink Rooks to contract |
NBA Basketball |
07/21/2003 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets signed free agent forward/center Sean Rooks to a contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 33-year old Rooks played 70 games last season for the Los Angeles Clippers and averaged 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds. An 11-year NBA veteran, Rooks was originally selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (30th pick overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. He has also spent time with Minnesota, Atlanta and the Lakers. "An accomplished big man like Sean Ro |
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| Hornets re-sign veteran Brown |
NBA Basketball |
07/16/2003 |
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| === Hornets re-sign veteran Brown === New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Hornets re-signed forward P.J. Brown Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 33-year-old Brown averaged 10.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in 78 games for the Hornets last season, his third with the club. Brown, a 10-year veteran of the NBA, has career averages of 9.2 points and 7.9 rebounds in 762 games with New Jersey, Miami and the Hornets. He was originally selected by the Nets in the second round of the 1992 NBA D |
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