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theglobeandmail.com - 6/29/2009

Jays may finally act on slumping stars

— theglobeandmail.com — Ricciardi's all but at the bag of balls stage with Wells and Rios (more) Jays may finally act on slumping stars

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theglobeandmail.com - 6/28/2009

More smoking than fire

— theglobeandmail.com — This weekend's slow-go development in the NHL is tied inextricably to the upcoming free-agency period (more) More smoking than fire

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theglobeandmail.com - 6/28/2009

NHL GMs get down to business

— theglobeandmail.com — Attention turns to free agency as draft passes by (more) NHL GMs get down to business

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Marion getting his Canada money
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog — Via the Toronto Globe and Mail, Shawn Marion is about to get paid: First things first: the latest word is that the three-year, $21-million deal that has been speculated as the Raptors’ offer for Shawn Marion might be a bit light, I’m hearing. Think four years and north of $32-million; maybe as much as $34-million. If that’s the case what is Marion waiting for, really? This is good news for Portland, as it takes their main competition for Hedo Turkoglu out of the game. The Raptors would have had to renounce ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Marion money
Ball Don't Lie — ... C: From Deep. Michael Grange: "The latest word is that the three-year, $21-million deal that has been speculated as the Raptors' offer for ...

Hedo Backing Out of Portland Deal For Toronto?
Howard the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog — ... . The Raptors are thought to be offering Turkoglu $55 million over 5 years. This would contrast other reports that said the Raptors offered Shawn Marion a 4 year deal. His deal would said to be worth over $32 million. ...

Hedo Throws a Curveball
CelticsBlog — ... It was originally reported that Hedo would sign with the Portland Trailblazers.  It was also reported that Marion was close to a deal with the Raptors.  All that changed just now. Source: Turkoglu changes mind on Blazers - NBA - Yahoo! Sports Free agent Hedo Turkoglu(notes) has backed out of his commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers and could be signing with the Toronto Raptors, a source close to the talks told Yahoo! Sports on Friday night. Turkoglu had agreed on a five-year, $50 million deal with ...

Surveying the remnants
RaptorBlog.com — ... , so this whole blog post is probably irrelevant. Anyway, carry on!) That knocks off two of Colangelo's rumored primary options (Ariza and Turkoglu), so who are we left with? Shawn Marion remains the most likely candidate to fill the starting SF role next season, particularly since Michael Grange claims the Raptors have tendered a four-year offer to Marion in the $32-34 million range . I don't mind the financials, but the length of the contract is troubling since Marion's game is based on athleticism and he'll be 35 years old at the end of the fourth year. If Grange is ...