Artest, McGrady close to returning from injuries
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady practiced with the Houston Rockets on Thursday and said they were close to recovering from injuries that have nagged them most of the season. The Rockets open a three-game road trip at Indiana on Friday night, ...
Thursdays National Basketball Association Capsules
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »BOSTON 90, ORLANDO 80 ORLANDO, Florida Paul Pierce scored 24 points to lead the Boston Celtics to their seventh straight win, a 90-80 victory over the Orlando Magic. In what started as a battle for the best record in the NBA, it ...
Kirilenko sidelined by sore ankle
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko left the game against Minnesota midway through the second quarter because of a sore right ankle and was not expected to return. Kirilenko, who averages 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds, played almost nine minutes and had ...
Bulls’ Gooden, Hawks’ Horford and Williams sit
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Drew Gooden was sidelined for Chicago's game against Atlanta with a strained left groin, and the Hawks were again without injured forwards Al Horford and Marvin Williams on Tuesday. It's the second time in the past week that Gooden has missed ...
Tuesdays National Basketball Association Capsules
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »SAN ANTONIO 99, INDIANA 81 SAN ANTONIO Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were a one-two punch for which the Indiana Pacers had no answer. Duncan recorded a double-double by halftime and Ginobili had a stellar game off the bench to lead the ...
Prince Fielder asks for $8 million in arbitration
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Prince Fielder is about to get a hefty raise. The slugging first baseman asked for $8 million Tuesday in his first year of arbitration eligibility and the Milwaukee Brewers offered him $6 million. Whether the sides settle or go all the ...
John Buck, Joel Peralta agree to terms with Royals
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Catcher John Buck agreed Tuesday to a $2,9 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, and right-hander Joel Peralta accepted a $640,000, one-year deal. The 28-year-old Buck hit .224 with 23 doubles, nine home runs and 48 RBIs in 109 ...
Nationals, 4 players exchange arbitration figures
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in MLB baseball news | No Comments »Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals were $1,15 million apart when they exchanged figures Tuesday for his first time through baseball's arbitration system. The Nationals traded numbers with four players, including left-hander Scott Olsen and outfielder Josh Willingham, who ...
Portland’s Fernandez wins spot in slam dunk field
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Portland's Rudy Fernandez beat out two fellow rookies Monday in an online vote and will round out the field for the slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend. Fernandez received 251,868 of the more than 500,00 votes cast on nba.com, finishing ahead ...
Hawks missing Horford, Williams against Toronto
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford and forward Marvin Williams were held out of Monday's game against the Toronto Raptors because of injuries. Backup point guard Acie Law also left in the second quarter with a bruised quadriceps. Horford missed his fifth straight ...
