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(Photo: Mike Bibby and the Atlanta Hawks sit at No. 1 in our NBA Power Rankings this week. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images) There was little consensus anywhere in the rankings this week. The red-hot Atlanta Hawks received two votes at No. 1, while last week's top dog, the Boston ...
NBA
Toronto Raptors
Atlanta Hawks
With another member of the free agent class of 2010 in town, it should come as no surprise that talk of this summer was pervasive following the morning shoot-around of both the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat. Raptors forward Chris Bosh and Heat guard Dwyane Wade are two of the three crown ...
NBA
Toronto Raptors
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade
Miami Heat
LeBron James
(Photo: Allen Iverson will not be joining the New York Knicks after he was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The New York Knicks won’t sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future. Team president ...
NBA
Allen Iverson
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
The Toronto Raptors are back up to 15 players, and they have brought in a familiar face to fill out their roster. The Raptors claimed forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu off waivers yesterday after releasing guard Quincy Douby last week. The Houston Rockets released Mensah-Bonsu on Friday. The forward ...
NBA
Toronto Raptors
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Houston Rockets
Quincy Douby
Amir Johnson
The New York Knicks passed on a chance to sign Allen Iverson last summer. A few months and only one victory later, they have to decide if he’s worth reconsidering. Iverson will soon be on the market again after the Memphis Grizzlies announced they were parting ways with the former scoring ...
NBA
Allen Iverson
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
The Allen Iverson experiment with the Memphis Grizzlies is
over.
Memphis announced Monday that the team has ended its one-year contract with
the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP in what it called a mutual agreement.
Iverson began an indefinite leave of absence on Nov. 7 to deal with a ...
NBA
Allen Iverson
Memphis Grizzlies
Toronto Raptors
Former basketball star Dennis Rodman was temporarily detained in Germany for allegedly skipping out on a US$5,100 hotel bill for a post-game party, a prosecution official said Monday. Senior prosecutor Juergen Bauer said Monday that Rodman had played in a “USA Legends of Basketball” exhibition ...
NBA
Dennis Rodman
Toronto Raptors
The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Jamaal Tinsley on Saturday, adding a player with a checkered past and a 1 1/2-year layoff to their troubled team. The Grizzlies announced the signing in a press release before their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tinsley was bought out by the ...
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
Indiana Pacers
Jamaal Tinsley
Toronto Raptors
Allen Iverson
Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard is out indefinitely to continue his recovery from surgery on his left ankle. Howard missed all the preseason and the first five games of the regular season after having arthroscopic surgery on his ankle and wrist in May. He returned to the starting lineup on ...
NBA
Dwight Howard
Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors
Josh Howard
Rick Carlisle
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(Photo: Steve Nash of the third-ranked Phoenix Suns
is the first player in NBA history to have
two nights of 20+ assists in the first eight games of a season. Harry How/Getty Images) Our first rankings of the season looks a lot like the last one, ...
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NBA Power Rankings: Celtics edge Lakers for first No. 1 ...
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When the Toronto Raptors took off for Los
Angeles on Thursday to start a four-game road trip,
they brought only 13 players with them. Reggie Evans (foot) was the obvious absentee, but guard Quincy Douby joined him. The club released him, after he had ...
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Banged-up Raptors release Quincy Douby
First, a warning: nobody should start any trade demand rumours because of this.
But for the first time this year, Toronto Raptors
forward Chris Bosh seemed a bit agitated, even frustrated, on Wednesday morning. Whether he was annoyed with his team
or the media is uncertain, but the prospect ...
NBA
Toronto Raptors
Chris Bosh
network.nationalpost.com - 11 days ago
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Shaquille O’Neal’s wife is splitting up with the
Cleveland Cavaliers centre. Va’Shaundya O’Neal filed for legal separation
with intent to divorce Monday in Los Angeles. She cited irreconcilable differences. She is seeking spousal and child support and full legal custody of the couple’s four ...
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Shaquille O’Neal, wife to split up
network.nationalpost.com - 10 days ago
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The National basketball Association released the ballot for
fan voting for February's All-Star Game in Dallas, and
four Toronto Raptors made the cut. Yes, it is the four that you think. Guard Jose Calderon, forwards Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu and ...
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Four Raptors on NBA all-star ballot
(Photo: Allen Iverson isn't likely to be a member of the Memphis Grizzlies much longer. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) So, Allen Iverson is gone from the Memphis Grizzlies, after just three games in uniform. Officially, he has left the team to deal with a personal matter at his home in ...
NBA
Allen Iverson
Memphis Grizzlies
Toronto Raptors
(Photo: Allen Iverson has left the Memphis Grizzlies to deal with a personal matter, according to a Memphis newspaper. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Allen Iverson requested and received permission to leave the Memphis Grizzlies to deal with a personal matter, according to the Memphis ...
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Memphis Grizzlies
Allen Iverson
Toronto Raptors
Michael Heisley
Los Angeles Lakers
network.nationalpost.com - 15 days ago
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Much has been made about Chris Bosh's off-season
work that resulted in 25 extra pounds for the
power forward. Well, the weight is already showing its worth. Undoubtedly emboldened by his extra muscle mass, Bosh has gone to the free-throw line 65 times ...
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Bosh averaging an impressive 16 free-throw attempts per game
Jacqueline Moore of Windsor, Ont., an assistant basketball coach with Eastern Illinois, died late Wednesday. Coles County coroner Ed Schniers confirmed Thursday that Moore, who was entering her third season with the team, collapsed while working out and died. Schniers could not give any ...
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Toronto Raptors
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Shock
Memphis Grizzlies
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Former Toronto Raptor Charles Oakley was in town
on Wednesday night as his old team beat the
Detroit Pistons 110-99. The retired power forward was known for his toughness on the court and his quotability off of it. While he no longer plays, the ...
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Charles Oakley, on life and basketball, verbatim
A few members of the Toronto Raptors have received the H1N1 vaccination, the team said in an e-mail on Wednesday. "We are operating with a heightened
awareness of influenza and taking appropriate precautions," Jim LaBumbard, the Raptors director of media relations, wrote on Wedneday. ...
