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| Raptors sign C Voskuhl |
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12/14/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors signed free agent center Jake Voskuhl on Sunday. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Voskuhl, 31, averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 44 games for the Milwaukee Bucks last season. In 412 career games with Chicago, Phoenix, Charlotte and Milwaukee, Voskuhl has averages of 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. The Connecticut product was the 33rd overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Bulls and has appeared in one postseason, with Phoenix in 2002 |
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| Raptors host Hornets at Air Canada Centre |
NBA Basketball |
12/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Raptors will open a three-game homestand this afternoon versus the New Orleans Hornets at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors will also welcome New Jersey and Dallas up north and are 5-5 as the host this season. They have won two straight overall following a five-game losing streak, and handed the New Jersey Nets a 101-79 setback on Friday at the IZOD Center. Chris Bosh scored 18 points, while Jason Kapono and Joey Graham each had 16 points for the Raptors. Bosh is currently posting |
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| Nets hit the road to Chicago |
NBA Basketball |
12/13/2008 |
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| hicago Bulls at the United Center. The Nets have won four in a row as the visitor and are 7-3 away from the Meadowlands this season. However, they have dropped two straight and three of the last five overall, including Friday's 101-79 setback to the Toronto Raptors at the IZOD Center. Yi Jianlian and Devin Harris each had 14 points for the Nets, who will take on the Raptors Monday in the finale of the trip. Vince Carter shot 0-for-13 from the field against his former team and had just three points in defeat. C |
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| Bosh and Raptors cruise past poor-shooting Nets |
NBA Basketball |
12/13/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Chris Bosh scored 18 points to pace the Toronto Raptors to a 101-79 win over the New Jersey Nets. Five other Toronto players finished in double figures, as Jason Kapono and Joey Graham each had 16 points for the Raptors, who have won two in a row after a five-game losing streak. "We're just trying to protect the paint; we have to continue to do a better job of that and improve our rebounding," Bosh said. "If we do those things, we can become better and better as time goe |
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| NBA Central: Chicago's Rose a cut above the rest |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2008 |
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| se out a home-and- home series Friday versus Philadelphia at Quicken Loans Arena. PACERS STUCK IN CENTRAL BASEMENT Not even Troy Murphy's first-career 20-point, 20-rebound performance could lift the Indiana Pacers to victory on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors in the opener of a four-game road trip. Murphy had 16 boards on the defensive end and leads the Pacers in rebounds (11.1) and three-point percentage (38.9), while averaging 11.8 points per game this season. He was definitely the lone bright spot in |
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| Nets host Raptors at Izod Center |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A battle of Atlantic Division rivals is on tap tonight at the IZOD Center, where the New Jersey Nets host the Toronto Raptors. New Jersey had a two-game winning streak stopped with Wednesday's 121-109 setback to the New York Knicks in the opener of a quick two-game homestand. Devin Harris paced the Nets with 32 points and seven assists, while Vince Carter added 18 points, seven boards and six helpers in defeat. Harris is averaging 24.8 points and has reached the 30-point mark seven times. Y |
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| Pistons try to snap skid vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2008 |
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| Central Division teams get together tonight in the Motor City, as the Detroit Pistons host the Indiana Pacers at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Indiana has dropped four straight and six of its last seven games, including Wednesday's 101-88 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the opener of a fur-game road trip at Air Canada Centre. Troy Murphy had 20 points and a season-high 20 rebounds for the Pacers, who are just 2-9 as the guest this season and will also visit Milwaukee and Washington on the swing. Danny Granger po |
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| Raptors thwart Pacers, give Triano first win |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Jason Kapono scored a season-high 25 points, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 101-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Air Canada Centre. Chris Bosh added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who snapped a five-game losing streak and gave interim coach Jay Triano his first victory after losing his first three games. Jose Calderon recorded 11 points and 14 assists while surpassing Chauncey Billups' record for consecutive free throws by a Toronto player. Billups hit 51 stra |
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| Cavs' Gibson out two weeks with sprained toe |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson will likely miss the next two weeks after spraining his left big toe in Tuesday's game against the Toronto Raptors. Gibson was injured early in the second quarter and did not return in the Cavs' 114-94 victory. The third-year player did not travel with the team for its game against Philadelphia on Wednesday after an MRI and X-ray revealed the sprain. Gibson had six points in just over six minutes of action on Tuesday and is averaging |
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| LeBron and Cavs aim to continue dominance in Philly vs. Sixers |
NBA Basketball |
12/10/2008 |
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| n the opener of a home-and-home set from the Wachovia Center. Cleveland will host the Sixers on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavaliers won their NBA-record ninth straight game by 12 or more points on Tuesday with a 114-94 home victory over the Toronto Raptors. James scored 31 points and became the team's all-time leader in steals with three, passing Mark Price, who posted 734 steals in nine seasons and 588 games with the Cavs. James has 735 for his career. Zydrunas Ilgauskas also set a team record, pulli |
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