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| Struggling Mavericks head to Minnesota |
NBA Basketball |
03/31/2009 |
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| ks are closing in on their ninth straight playoff appearance and will visit the Minnesota Timberwolves this evening at the Target Center. Dallas is currently in the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns. The Mavericks, though, have been struggling as of late, having suffered back-to-back losses and five defeats over their previous eight tries. They are coming off Sunday's 102-74 loss at Cleveland and couldn't stop superstar LeBron James from record |
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| Slumping Suns hope to get back on track vs. lowly Kings |
NBA Basketball |
03/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A desperate Phoenix Suns team will arrive in California's capital Sunday, hoping to gain ground in the Western Conference playoff race against the woeful Sacramento Kings. The Suns are now 3 1/2 games behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference after falling in overtime to the Jazz on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Deron Williams scored seven of his 21 points in overtime and dished out 13 assists in that one as Utah won its 14th straight home game, beating |
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| Jazz aim for 14th straight home win vs. Suns |
NBA Basketball |
03/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Phoenix Suns will try to get back on the winning track tonight in the finale of a brief two-game road trip against the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. Phoenix had its six-game winning streak stopped with Thursday's 129-109 setback at Portland, as Shaquille O'Neal finished with 20 points and Jason Richardson added 16 in defeat. Steve Nash had 15 points for the Suns, who are three games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference |
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| Rising Suns resume playoff push in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns will try to extend their season high winning streak to seven games Thursday in the opener of a three-game road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The playoff-hopeful Suns will also visit the Jazz and Kings and are 16-18 away from the desert this season. They have won six in a row overall and are coming off a perfect four-game homestand which was culminated by Wednesday's 118-114 victory over the Utah Jazz. Grant Hill made the go-ahead jumper with |
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| Suns push for playoffs, top Jazz for sixth straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/26/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Grant Hill made the go-ahead jumper with 31.5 seconds left and finished with 26 points, as the Phoenix Suns edged the Utah Jazz, 118-114. Matt Barnes added 21 points and nine rebounds, and sealed the game with two free throws with 4.1 seconds left, as Phoenix won its season-high sixth consecutive game and continued its late-season playoff push. The Suns remained three games behind Dallas, which also won Wednesday, for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference. "It was |
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| Suns ready for big matchup with red-hot Jazz |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Suns continue their push to try and get back in the Western Conference playoff picture tonight, when they welcome the Utah Jazz to the US Airways Center. The Suns remain three games behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff slot in the West despite winning their previous five games. Most recently, Phoenix improved to 3-0 on a four-game homestand on Monday, when Steve Nash scored 15 points and made a number of key plays down the stretch as the Suns kept their playoff hope |
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| Suns host lowly Wizards in the desert |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Time is running out on the Phoenix Suns, who will try to inch closer to a playoff berth tonight at home versus the lowly Washington Wizards from US Airways Center. The Suns, who sit four games off the eighth and final postseason spot in the Western Conference, have won three straight and kicked off a four-game homestand with a 126-116 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday. Shaquille O'Neal posted 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Jason Richardson added 25 points for the Suns. Steve Nash |
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| Suns' Barbosa sidelined 1-3 weeks |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa is expected to miss at least one week and could be sidelined for three weeks because of a knee injury. Barbosa was hurt Wednesday against Philadelphia and tests, including x-rays and an MRI exam, revealed no structural damage. He has a bone bruise and will be reevaluated in a week. Late in the first quarter of Wednesday's 126-116 victory, Barbosa's left leg bent the wrong way without contact as he was landing near the baseline after going up |
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| Vancouver awarded MLS expansion franchise |
U.S. Major League Soccer |
03/18/2009 |
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| ouver Whitecaps FC of the United Soccer Leagues. Luczo is president, CEO, and chairman of the board for Seagate Technology and part owner of the NBA's Boston Celtics. Mallett is part owner of MLB's San Francisco Giants. Nash is a guard for the NBA's Phoenix Suns, and, along with Mallett, is an investor in Women's Professional Soccer. "British Columbians are excited about hosting a Major League Soccer team in a newly-renovated BC Place Stadium beginning in 2011," Premier Gordon Campbell said. "The Vancouver |
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| Surging Sixers try to remain hot in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia 76ers hope to build on one of their biggest wins of the season when they resume a key five-game road trip Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers won a thriller in Hollywood on Tuesday, when Andre Iguodala knocked down a game-winning three-pointer just before the final buzzer sounded as Philadelphia nipped the Los Angeles Lakers, 94-93, at Staples Center. Iguodala, who missed his previous six attempts from beyond the arc prior to nailing the game-winner, finished |
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