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76ers introduce Eddie Jordan as coach
Eddie Jordan had been linked to the Philadelphia 76ers coaching job since December. He was friends with team president Ed Stefanski from their days together in New Jersey, making him a natural contender to fill the first seat on the bench. It just took Jordan until May to get the job. The former Wizards and [...]
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Kahn says hell meet with McHale again this week
Timberwolves boss David Kahn and Kevin McHale are still deciding McHales status as coach. Fred Hoiberg and the rest of the evaluators in Minnesotas front office are furiously planning for the draft, without a guarantee Kahn will keep them beyond that. The Wolves are, again, a team in limbo. Theres so much work to do [...]
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Hornets owner pledges to save UNO sports
Hornets owner George Shinn guaranteed on Wednesday that a task force hes leading to save Division I sports at the University of New Orleans will succeed. I want to assure you that were going to make this work, that the money will be here next year to support this university, Shinn said to student-athletes during [...]
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Wednesdays National Basketball Association Capsules
BOSTON Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds for his third triple-double of the playoffs, and Eddie House scored a career high-shattering 31 points on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-94 victory over the Orlando Magic and even the Eastern Conference semifinals. Dwight Howard had 12 points and [...]
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Hamilton misses game with groin injury
Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton missed the team’s game with the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night because of a groin injury. The Pistons said Hamilton aggravated the injury in Detroit’s 90-88 victory over Oklahoma City on Friday night. He was inactive for the game against the Bucks and was listed as day-to-day. Hamilton had started [...]
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