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As currently constructed, the Heat don't have a whole lot of room under the salary cap, but they may be able to fill a glaring need for outside shooting by inking James Jones , who hit 43.7% of his shots from long distance last year for the Trail Blazers. From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel : With the free-agent signing period to commence at midnight, a five-year offer has ...
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NBA
Miami Heat
Mario Chalmers
Daequan Cook
Dorell Wright
In the immediate aftermath of Elton Brand 's reported signing with Philadelphia , Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Clippers had given the forward some sort of ultimatum , a move which might have angered E.B. and sent him into Thaddeus Young 's waiting arms (via ClipsNation ). What had come to hurt the Clippers' chances of retaining Brand has been the organization's refusal to offer ...
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NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
Elton Brand
Golden State Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye fans may remember an OSU receiver by the name of Cris Carter , who went on to have a rather nondescript career in the NFL. Carter was an All-American receiver at OSU in the early 80's before he caught a paltry 1,101 passes in the NFL, 130 for touchdowns. Weak, right? Right. It appears, then, that his son Duron is ready to continue the Buckeye legacy (for some reason!), as he just ...
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NCAA Football
Ohio State Buckeyes
Terrelle Pryor
The decision by sophomore Doneal Mack to transfer from Memphis last month was a bit of a surprise. It was reported that he was unhappy with only averaging 12.5 minutes per game. The reserve guard was, however, poised to get more minutes with guards Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose going to the NBA. The once highly recruited guard didn't choose a SEC or ACC team as initially indicated . ...
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NCAA Basketball
Memphis Tigers
Now that Elton Brand is Philly-bound and Corey Maggette has seen the light and chosen Northern California over points south, what on Earth are the Clippers to do? Landing Baron Davis was a coup, plain and simple. But losing the team's two other top weapons -- when desperately trying to keep one of them in Brand -- is bad news. What do the Clippers do now? L.A. has substantial cap space, ...
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NBA
Los Angeles Clippers
Philadelphia 76ers
Chris Kaman
It seems that all the fuss about Arizona recruit Brandon Jennings going to Europe is about to actually happen. Jennings lawyer, Jeff Valle, told ESPN.com that his client will play in Europe this fall : "Over the course of the last two months I have consulted a number of people in basketball before coming to this decision," Jennings said in a statement released through Valle. "I would like to ...
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NCAA Basketball
Brandon Jennings
Arizona Wildcats
After being left at the alter by both Baron Davis and Elton Brand , the Warriors finally found someone willing to take their money: Corey Maggette . According to the Los Angeles Daily News , Maggette agreed to a five-year, $50 million deal immediately after the Warriors learned that Brand had committed to the 76ers . Interestingly enough, he apparently jumped on the offer before giving the ...
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NBA
Corey Maggette
Golden State Warriors
Monta Ellis
Don Nelson
Elton Brand
Ah, historic Wallace Wade Stadium. The site of the 1942 Rose Bowl. A quaint little stadium with the capacity to seat almost 34,000, rarely exceeds 20,000. Why? Well it's the home to the Duke Blue Devils and their 7-40 record at home over the last 8 years (10-82 overall). It is also, in the words of new Athletic Director Kevin White, in need of " a pretty significant makeover ." Duke's ...
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NCAA Football
Duke Blue Devils
For much of the last week, most basketball fans assumed that Elton Brand was either going to a) re-sign with the Clippers; or b) grab the pile of money that Baron Davis left behind with the Warriors. Instead, he surprised everyone by choosing c) none of the above, leaving behind the Western Conference entirely in favor of the 76ers. From the Los Angeles Times : Elton Brand has reached a ...
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Philadelphia 76ers
Elton Brand
Los Angeles Clippers
Patrick Ewing is considered one of the most popular New York Knicks of all time. He is also a coach on a professional basketball team. You would think, then, that he might get a shot at some sort of coaching position with the 'Bockers should spots in the staff clear out. They did, and he did not . So, uh, what gives Donnie Walsh ? You know, since you never told him the first time around. ...
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NBA
Donnie Walsh
New York Knicks
Orlando Magic
Patrick Ewing
Sly Croom gave the western 'Dogs a banner year in '07. With the painful memories of a 3-9 season fresh in their minds, the Bulldogs turned it around in a big way by going 7-5 (4-4 in the SEC) and then winning their bowl game against UCF, resulting in the first eight-win season since 2000. Now, Mississippi State is ready to give back... with a giant, wayyy-oversized HD video board . (This is an ...
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NCAA Football
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Texas Longhorns
As Watson noted earlier , there has been a fairly decent seismic shift in the National League Arms Race, what with the Cubs acquiring Rich Harden only 24 hours after the Brewers picked up CC Sabathia . And just like it affects real baseball, the trade does some things for fantasy owners as well. So, why not look at the four biggest names in the trade? Rich Harden , SP -- I've said it once , ...
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MLB
Rich Harden
Billy Beane
Sean Gallagher
Matt Murton
Chad Gaudin
Jim Hendry
Those billions of dollars that NBC pays to televise the Olympic Games have paid off: NBC has convinced the International Olympic Committee to schedule several marquee events for early morning in Beijing so they can be shown live in prime time on American TV. China time is exactly 12 hours from the Eastern time zone in the United States, so it was widely assumed that NBC's Olympic coverage ...
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China
Penn State just got a commitment from an unranked wide receiver who plays running back for his college team. PSU fans are naturally a little wary , especially given their struggles recruiting skill position talent of late, and this didn't help : "I liked the coaches, and I think it's an up-and coming program ," he said, adding that "I really do believe better days for Penn State are coming." ...
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NCAA Football
Penn State Nittany Lions
Joe Paterno
Connecticut Huskies
Penn Quakers
Last week, I looked at the roster for Argentina's Olympic men's soccer team and declared them the prohibitive favorites. Our friends from Brazil might have something to say about that. Brazil announced it's Olympic men's soccer roster yesterday , and it features none other than Ronaldinho and Robinho as two of its overage players. It also features AC Milan's teenage striker Alexandre Pato, ...
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Soccer
Brazil
Argentina
Ronaldinho
Chicago's Wrigley Field has been known to have its fair share of Cubs fans that aren't exactly sober in the stands, so is it at all surprising that a NASCAR Sprint Cup race car sponsored by none other than Jim Beam is lining up to support the effort to save Wrigley's name? Nah, just a little humorous. Robby Gordon 's No. 7 Jim Beam Dodge is helping out the cause during this Saturday night's ...
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Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Mickael Pietrus has been available for about a full two years now, having clashed with Nellieball and the Golden State front office during his term with the Warriors. This summer, Pietrus finally became an unrestricted free agent, which allowed him to choose his own adventure. And he found a team today, reports John Denton of Florida Today , with the Orlando Magic (via BallHype ). Denton says ...
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NBA
Orlando Magic
Mickael Pietrus
The shocking news yesterday that the Pittsburgh Steelers could be for sale got even more shocking today when multiple media outlets reported that the billionaire financier Stanley Druckenmiller has already been identified as the likely buyer, with a sale possibly being agreed upon as soon as this week. First, the bad news for Steelers fans: The beloved Steelers chairman Dan Rooney is ...
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NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Rooney
Just days after the Brewers made a splash by trading for CC Sabathia , the Cubs countered by acquiring an ace of their own , picking up Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the A's in exchange for Sean Gallagher , Eric Patterson , Matt Murton , minor leaguer Josh Donaldson and ... wait, that's it? Whoa. Advantage: Cubs. Harden is obviously a huge injury risk, but no one can dispute that he's one ...
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MLB
Rich Harden
Chicago Cubs
Chad Gaudin
Sean Gallagher
Matt Murton
Every time you think athletes are pampered, rich and famous, remember that "regular" celebrities are even more pampered and even more famous (rich is debatable). Take, for instance, the comparison of Chipper Jones and Kelly Clarkson . To those of us who care deeply about athletics, Chipper is immensely famous. More so than Clarkson anyway. But to the rest of the world, Clarkson >>> ...
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