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Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville found this 8/8/2008 on www.dallasnews.com [flag]
11:19 PM CDT on Thursday, August 7, 2008 By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News bgeorge@dallasnews.com Dallas Mavericks' fans will have to wait a while to see 2008 second-round draft pick Shan Foster knocking down 3-pointers at American Airlines Center. Foster, a 6-6 guard from Vanderbilt, has signed a one-year contract with a team in Europe and will play overseas next season, Mavericks ... [link]

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Adios, Pacific Ocean
Published 8/8/2008 by Sturminator (noreply@blogger.com) at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... he convinced to stay despite the NCAA probation they inherited. Worst of all, he left without telling the players goodbye. There has to be more to this unholy alliance than the local suspicion that, if it's appalling to Alabama, it's appealing to ESPN. Then again, the ESPN family does seem to have a permanent place on the roster reserved for a former Alabama coach that Alabama fans love to hate. Exit Bill Curry. Enter Dennis Franchione. Shan Foster – off to Europe ….wow. another great sign in a Mavericks summer of thud… ...

The underreported Dallas sports story of the day
Published 8/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Chip's Moody Blues) at Uwe Blog
... The Mavs' only draft picks (a second rounder) Shan Foster is going to Europe for the 2008-09 season. Note: Basically all of last year's draft class played in Europe in 2007-08. ...

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