Oden paired with Russell on Topps card
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Greg Oden has been drafted by a trading card company, and will be on the same team as Bill Russell. A possible No. 1 draft pick, Oden signed a multiyear deal Tuesday to become a spokesman for Topps Co. His first deal? A card featuring him and Russell, the Boston Celtics Hall of Famer, on the 50th anniversary of the company's first basketball set.
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Basketball Greg Oden admitted he was out of breath after his workout for the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday. By no means was the 7-footer coasting on his reputation. "Really, I'm trying to sell them on me, not the other way around," the center from Ohio State said after a vigorous solo workout. Oden is the favorite to be the No. ...
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Asked who might be the first big-name player to be traded this season, Knicks president Isiah Thomas answered Eddy Curry and 76ers president Billy King guessed Kurt Thomas.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Oden scored 16 points last night as Lawrence North beat Poplar Bluff, Mo., 56-40, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in a televised matchup of two of the nation&#39;s most highly touted high school players.
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NEW YORK The highly publicized blockbuster trade between the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers has been submitted for approval to the commissioner&#39;s office.
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By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 10--It didn't take the Ohio State men's basketball team long to learn to play with its new Big Boy toy.   The challenge for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes yesterday was remembering how to play without Greg Oden.
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PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Terrell Owens is thinking of the all-time greats on the hardwood when it comes to talking about Randy Moss.
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BOSTON _ The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics used to compete against each other for NBA championships. Now they are battling for Greg Oden.  Oden embodies the type of prize that can result from truly awful play.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. _ Tommy Amaker has seen Greg Oden's type .  Though that might seem unusual for a once-in-a-generation player like the Ohio State freshman center, Amaker had a close look at a number of Oden's big-man predecessors.
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Barely 36 hours removed from the debacle that was the draft lottery, Danny Ainge made one thing clear yesterday morning: The Celtics have moved on. Then he suggested everyone else who saw dreams of Greg Oden or Kevin Durant dashed Tuesday night do the same.
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DUBLIN, Ohio  - Australians Rod Pampling and Nick O'Hern, and American Sean O'Hair shared a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the Memorial tournament on Thursday.
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Mets GM Omar Minaya has invited Willie Randolph, Rudy Jaramillo and Terry Collins to Flushing for second interviews tomorrow. Meanwhile, Jim Leyland is eagerly awaiting a call from the Mets, and
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A bidding war may be under way for the struggling maker of trading cards.
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FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- The Seattle Seahawks tried to play the role of streakbusters. Corey Dillon and Tom Brady wouldn&#39;t let them.
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With play underway in Flushing today, some tennis fans are looking ahead to tonight when Justine Henin meets Serena Williams, and both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play.
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The game ball was retrieved following the Celtics&#39; 107-73 victory over the Knicks last night. It will be appropriately lettered and presented to coach Doc Rivers to commemorate his first win for the club.
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NASHVILLE, Dec. 3 -- Magic is in the air around the Tennessee Titans. Just ask Rob Bironas.