C’s Perkins won’t be banned for Game 6 vs. Orlando
Friday, May 28th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins will be eligible to play in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Orlando Magic. The NBA said Thursday that one of the two technical fouls Perkins received in Game 5 ...
Wade not yet planning meetings with free agents
Friday, May 28th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Dwyane Wade is still planning to talk to numerous players before deciding whether or not to re-sign with the Miami Heat. A full-fledged summit of stars, however, isnt being planned. Wades agent, Henry Thomas, said Thursday ...
Can’t blame players for acting like coaches
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »Brandon Reed signed with Arkansas State out of high school, enrolled there and earned Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors this past season by averaging 15.1 points per game. He put 34 on Denver in January, 30 ...
Suns’ bench changes complexion of series
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »After the first official timeout of the fourth quarter, with the game and the series hanging in the balance for the gang that supposedly couldnt shoot straight, the Suns starters found themselves in a surprisingly comfortable place. On ...
Ex-coach Brown thanks Cavs for past five years
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »Mike Brown took the high road out of town. Fired by Cleveland after winning 127 regular-season games the past two seasons but not an NBA title, Brown called his five years with the Cavaliers an "exceptional experience." ...
Bench helps Suns tie up West finals vs. L.A.
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »The Los Angeles Lakers were outnumbered and outplayed in the desert. The Phoenix Suns got a decisive performance from their hustling bench to overcome Kobe Bryants 38-point, 10-assist performance and beat the Lakers 115-106 in Game 4 of ...
Breaking up is even harder to do for coaches in media age
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »The news broke one month ago today: Dana Altman to Oregon. Done deal. It was impossible for Mark Fox to tell all his former players at Nevada that he was leaving. (Getty Images) The story ...
Howard fights back to reclaim his man status
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »As Dwight Howard walked off the TD Garden court following a gorgeous overtime Game 4 win, a few Celtics fans had words for the Magic center that cant be printed here. Lets just say one fan compared Howard to certain ...
Jackson shuts door on Bulls, intrigued by Nets
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »A cagy Phil Jackson says he has "no desire at all" to return to Chicago to coach the Bulls, though would "like to have a vodka" with the new owner of the New Jersey Nets. The Los Angeles ...
President Obama projects Lakers as champs
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »President Barack Obama is projecting a Los Angeles Lakers win in the NBA Finals. Obama tells TNT in an interview that hes been surprised by Boston, but believes with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and coach Phil Jackson ...
