Archive for 2010
Duncan, reserve Neal lift Spurs over Dirk-less Mavs
CBSSp Beating the Dallas Mavericks without Dirk Nowitzki on the court just wasnt as much fun for the San Antonio Spurs. At least, thats what San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich claimed. Tim Duncan bounced back from one of the least productive games of his career to score 17 points and reserve Gary Neal had 21, [...]
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Hall of Famer Killebrew has esophageal cancer
Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, saying he expects to make a full recovery from the “very serious” condition. Harmon Killebrew played all but one of his 22 seasons with the Twins/Senators organization. (Getty Images) “With my [...]
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Hall nominee Palmeiro insists he never used ‘roids
Rafael Palmeiro is sticking to his story that a tainted vitamin shot caused his failed drug test five years ago, and hopes Hall of Fame voters will overlook the mistake and honor him for his 3,020 hits and 569 homers. A week before the Baseball Writers Association of America announces its inductees to baseballs Hall [...]
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Top story No. 3: ‘The Decision’ topples good King James
On the surface, it sounded completely silly. Really, it sounds silly. A 75-minute special dedicated entirely to a professional basketball player announcing his free-agent destination. This is what qualifies as riveting TV now? Yes, yes it does. Almost 10 million people watched “The Decision.” To put that into some kind of perspective, maybe the most [...]
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Dirk exits Mavs’ win early (sore knee)
CBSSports.co The Dallas Mavericks were already without their coach after knee surgery, then lost Dirk Nowitzki to his own knee injury. And the Mavericks just kept rolling on the road. Caron Butler scored 21 points and the Mavericks shook off the loss of Nowitzki in the second quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 [...]
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Brewers, 40-year-old righty Saito agree to deal
The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed relief pitcher Takashi Saito. Saito was 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 56 appearances for the Atlanta Braves last season. He has a 17-13 career record with a 2.19 ERA in five major league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston and Atlanta. The [...]
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Griffin posts 18th straight double-double
CBSSports. Squirming on the Clippers bench for the final 2:52 while the Phoenix Suns sliced a 10-point deficit to one was a gut-wrenching experience for rookie Blake Griffin, who wasnt able to exhale until Eric Gordon made a game-saving steal in the final minute. Griffin had 28 points and 12 rebounds for his 18th straight [...]
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LeBron, Heat torch Lakers in Christmas showcase
CBSSports. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant ran their mouths while they jogged downcourt, not quite making eye contact during an unpleasant conversation in the closing minutes. “Just asked him what he got for Christmas,” James said. Although the two superstars wouldnt reveal what angry words they exchanged, it wasnt tough to pick out a few [...]
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Warriors bring on Lloyd Pierce as assistant coach
The Golden State Warriors have hired Lloyd Pierce as an assistant coach. Pierce replaces Stephen Silas, who left the club to work under his father and new Bobcats coach Paul Silas. The 34-year-old Pierce, a Bay Area native, helped Santa Clara to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances during his collegiate career. He spent the [...]
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Nolasco signs 3-year, $26.5M deal with Marlins
Right-handed pitcher Ricky Nolasco has signed a three-year, $26.5 million contract with the Florida Marlins. The team announced the signing Friday. In a statement from the team, Marlins owner and CEO Jeffrey Loria called Nolasco “an outstanding competitor.” Nolasco is expected to earn $6 million in 2011, $9 million in 2012 and $11.5 in 2013. [...]
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