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| Mavs' Howard reportedly arrested for street racing |
NBA Basketball |
08/02/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - Three months removed from admitting he smokes marijuana in the offseason, Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard was reportedly arrested for street racing Thursday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Dallas Morning News indicates a police officer observed "a black Lexus and a silver Volkswagen speeding along U.S. 421." The 28-year-old Howard, deemed the driver of the Lexus, was arrested with reckless driving and speed competition, and was released with a promise to appear in |
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| 2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview - Basketball |
Olympics |
07/17/2008 |
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| Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James highlighted an impressive group of 12 NBA players which will represent the United States during the competition. Thirty-five-year-old point guard Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks is the veteran leader of the U.S. squad. Kidd, who was a member of the last gold medal winning team for the United States, is a perfect 44-0 at senior level competition. Denver's Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer of the Utah, Miami's Dwyane Wade and Ja |
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| Mavs re-sign Wright |
NBA Basketball |
07/11/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks re-signed guard/forward Antoine Wright on Friday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were undisclosed. Wright was acquired by Dallas in the deal with New Jersey that brought Jason Kidd to the Mavericks. In 56 games last season, the 24-year-old averaged 6.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists. "We are excited that Antoine will be returning to Dallas next season," said president of basketball operations/general manager Donnie Nelson. "He is an emerging young pr |
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| Clippers officially ink Baron Davis, renounce rights to Livingston |
NBA Basketball |
07/10/2008 |
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| 7.2 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game over nine seasons with the Hornets and Warriors. In 46 career playoff games he has averages of 19.8 points, 6.5 assists, and 4.6 rebounds, highlighted by leading Golden State's stunning upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 playoffs. The move comes at the right time for the Clippers, who saw Brand sign with the Sixers yesterday after he opted out of the final year of his contract in June. Livingston, at one time considered a promising poi |
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| Warriors' Davis opts out of deal |
NBA Basketball |
07/01/2008 |
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| He was the only Warrior to appear in every game last season. Acquired from New Orleans during the 2004-05 season, Davis has career averages of 17.1 points and 4.1 rebounds over 608 regular season games. The Warriors finished 48-34 last season, barely missing out on the playoffs. Davis engineered the Warriors to the postseason the previous year, breaking a 12-season playoff drought. It was during the 2007 playoffs when the Warriors, as an eighth seed, shocked the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round. |
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| Bryant, James headline U.S. Olympic team |
NBA Basketball |
06/23/2008 |
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| James highlighted a group of 12 NBA players named to the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Monday. The squad, which will be attempting to win a gold medal for the first time since 2000, also includes a trio of point guards -- veteran Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans' Chris Paul and Utah's Deron Williams. Rounding out the backcourt are Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and sharpshooter Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks. The frontcourt features Denver's Carmelo Anthony, Utah's Carlos Boozer, Toronto's |
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| Dallas Mavericks 2008 Draft Preview |
NBA Basketball |
06/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The draft is not going to have an impact on the Dallas Mavericks' roster. They will not pick until late in the second round, 59th overall. Dallas gambled when it acquired All-Star point guard Jason Kidd from the New Jersey Nets prior to the trade deadline. It had to part with Devin Harris in the deal. The trade did not work out the way the Mavericks had hoped, and there could be personnel changes on the way. The team replaced head coach Avery Johnson with Rick Carlisle. Former MVP Dirk Nowit |
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| Cubs' financial books said sent to possible buyers |
Headlines |
06/11/2008 |
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| bune still hopes to sell separately. No dollar estimates were given for any assets. Interested buyers are believed to include a group headed by John Canning, chairman of private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the family of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s founder Joe Ricketts. Sports economists say the expressed interest of several billionaires, among other well-heeled investors, make it a good bet it will exceed the record $660 milli |
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| NBA Coaching Changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/11/2008 |
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Charlotte Bobcats - Sam Vincent, Larry Brown. Chicago Bulls - Scott Skiles, Jim Boylan (interim), Vinny Del Negro. Dallas Mavericks - Avery Johnson, Rick Carlisle. Detroit Pistons - Flip Saunders, Michael Curry. Miami Heat - Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra. Milwaukee Bucks - Larry Krystkowiak, Scott Skiles. New York Knicks - Isiah Thomas, Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix Suns - Mike D'Antoni, Terry Porter.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News |
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| Ex-NBA referee: playoff series manipulated |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| alleges that the opposing team's coach later was fined $100,000 after revealing an NBA official informed him of the behind-the-scenes instructions. That would correspond with the 2005 first-round playoff series between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, in which Mark Cuban complained to officials and Jeff Van Gundy was fined. Donaghy's letter said that in the first of several meetings with prosecutors and the FBI in New York in 2007, he named names while describing ``various examples of improper |
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