Archive for December, 2008
Reds fill hole in center field with Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a two-year contract Saturday, plugging the team’s hole in center field. The speedy Taveras is coming off a down season with Colorado. He batted .251 with a paltry .308 on-base percentage in 133 games, though he did lead the major leagues with 68 stolen bases. “Willy Taveras [...]
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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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Thunder-Wizards combine to make worst matchup ever
NBA history was made on Saturday night, but not the kind the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards wanted. The Thunder entered with an NBA-worst 3-27 record, with the Wizards at 4-23. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there had never been an NBA game matching teams who had played at least 25 games combining [...]
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Saturdays National Basketball Association Capsules
PORTLAND 102, TORONTO 89 Brandon Roy scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as the Portland Trail Blazers posted a 102-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors. LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 points and Greg Oden had 16 and 10 rebounds for Portland, which shot 57 percent (20-of-35) in the second half. Roy went [...]
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Pettitte return less likely after Teireira signing
Andy Pettitte could be headed toward a delay-of-game penalty that ends his Yankees’ career. In the aftermath of the team reaching agreement with Mark Teixeira on a bombshell, $180 million contract, a Yankees official revealed yesterday it’s “doubtful” the club will re-sign Pettitte, who has not responded to the club’s one-year offer of $10 million [...]
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