The Baker's Dozen

Magic's Turkoglu Wins NBA's Most Improved Player Award

Maury posted 4/29/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Orlando’s Hedo Turkoglu was voted the NBA’s most improved player on Monday, receiving 61 first-place votes and 380 points. Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay finished second with 167 points, and Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge received 128 points and placed third in the voting. As reported by ESPN : “Without him, I don’t know where we would be,” Magic general manager Otis Smith said. “I am ...

Pat Riley Resigns as Heat Coach After 15-67 Season

Maury posted 4/29/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

Pat Riley resigned as Miami’s head coach on Monday, almost two weeks after the Heat finished a 15-67 season; the worst of Riley’s career. The Hall of Famer will remain with the Heat as team president. Assistant coach Erik Spoelstra will succeed Riley, and will become the NBA’s youngest current head coach, at 37 years of age. As reported by ESPN : “I made a point 25 years ago when I ...

KG gives Sheed props

Need4Sheed.com found this 4/29/2008 on www.detroitbadboys.com

From the ESPN’s Daily Dime : Said Garnett: “Joe Johnson is the most underrated player in our league besides [Detroit’s] Rasheed Wallace. He’s underrated … I’ll give it to him. He played his [butt] off.”  ...

Scott Van Pelt - Bio

The Posterboy found this 4/29/2008 on www.espnmediazone.com

Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network s coverage of golf ...

Unthinkable: Lakers Resuscitate LA Sports Radio

Rover found this 4/29/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com

We worked in Los Angeles sports radio for several years, first at the USC football flagship, then at the L.A. ESPN affiliate. Unless like most major sports cities, sports radio in SoCal has always had stinkbomb ratings. That is, until the last ratings period . ( Thanks Pau ! ) Ben Maller of FOXSports.com and Fox Sports Radio points out that overall listenership recently doubled (.6 ...