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| Amare Stoudemire has successful toe surgery |
NBA Basketball |
06/12/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns forward and NBA Rookie of the Year Amare Stoudemire had successful surgery on Thursday to correct an ailing bunion on his right foot. The procedure, which was performed by Dr. William Hamilton in New York City, corrected a grade-one bunion that had bothered the 20-year-old Stoudemire throughout the 2002-03 season. Despite the problematic pain in his right big toe, Stoudemire never missed a game, averaging 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Suns on his way to cl |
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| Cavs choose Silas |
NBA Basketball |
06/02/2003 |
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| ing his tenure, it never succeeded in taking the next step. Silas also had a three-year head coaching stint with the San Diego Clippers from 1980-83. Prior to his head coaching duties, Silas served as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets during the 1988-89 season, before joining the New York Knicks from 1989-92. He then re-joined the Nets from 1992-95. Silas also spent two seasons as the top assistant for the Phoenix Suns from 1995-97 before moving to the Hornets as an assistant coach in July, 1997. |
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| Suns' Marbury undergoes surgery |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns guard Stephon Marbury underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on both ankles Thursday. The All-Star guard had bone spurs removed from each ankle during the procedure, which was performed by Dr. William Hamilton in New York. Marbury underwent similar surgeries on his ankles last May. Marbury played in 81 games this past season and led the club in scoring by averaging 22.3 points per contest. He also averaged a team-high 8.1 assists per game. The seven-year veter |
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| Mavs try to stay alive in Game 5 |
NBA Basketball |
05/27/2003 |
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| Steve Nash scored 25 points apiece, while Nick Van Exel chipped in with 22 points in the losing effort. The Mavericks were also without Shawn Bradley, who has been largely ineffective even when healthy. Dallas went with a small lineup; much like the Phoenix Suns did to the Spurs in the first round. The Mavs were double-and-triple-teaming Duncan after he caught the ball, but he would simply pass the rock to either Parker of Ginobili for an uncontested shot. "I thought we had a shot" Dallas coach Don Nelson s |
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| Pinckney to assist Villanova men's basketball |
College Basketball |
05/16/2003 |
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| t said. "He is a Villanova legend and has distinguished himself in the community and in professional basketball since his graduation." Pinckney, 40, replaces Joe Jones, who became the head coach at Columbia last month. A first-round selection of the Phoenix Suns in 1985, Pinckney spent 12 seasons in the NBA and served as a radio and television analyst for Miami. Before that, Pinckney capped one of the best careers in Villanova history. In a 66-64 victory over heavily favored Georgetown in the 1985 national |
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| Moreno introduced as new owner of Angels |
MLB Baseball |
05/15/2003 |
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| vides his time between homes in Phoenix and Southern California. He used to be a minority investor in the Arizona Diamondbacks, but couldn't gain a controlling interest in the team in 2001 and was bought out last year. He also owns part of the NBA's Phoenix Suns. In the mid 1980's Moreno was among a group who owned the former Salt Lake City Trappers, a Class A club that won three championships. "By comparison, this sale went through the ownership committee, the executive council and ownership as fast as any |
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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, May 14 |
MLB Baseball |
05/14/2003 |
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| d be increasing minority involvement in ownership over time." Moreno used to be a minority investor in the Arizona Diamondbacks, but couldn't get a controlling interest in the team in 2001 and was bought out last year. He also owns part of the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Moreno has been familiar with the Angels since the team plays its spring training home games at Tempe Diablo Stadium. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Moreno and his partner, Williams Levine, built a billboard company called Outdoor Systems |
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| Ainge takes over basketball operations in Boston |
NBA Basketball |
05/09/2003 |
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| ion before he sold the club last September. "I'm in charge of the coaching staff and the scouting staff and making the basketball decisions. And I'm very excited to work with Chris (Wallace)," Ainge added. The 44-year-old Ainge was head coach of the Phoenix Suns from 1996-99, and led the team to a 136-90 record before announcing his resignation. The Celtics take on the New Jersey Nets in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup at the FleetCenter Friday night. Boston dropped the first two games |
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| MVP Duncan first again as All-NBA teams are announced |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2003 |
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| ia 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 Canada consisted of national media members and members from each of the league’s 29 teams w |
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| Spurs hope to close out series with Suns |
NBA Basketball |
05/01/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded San Antonio Spurs hope to oust the pesky Phoenix Suns on Thursday when the teams meet up at America West Arena for Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. After losing in the final seconds of Game 4, the Spurs regained control of the best-of-seven series with a 94-82 victory in Game 5 on Tuesday in San Antonio. The win gave the Spurs a 3-2 series edge over the Suns, meaning San Antonio can advance to the second round for the third straight seaso |
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