Wizards' V.P. Passed Over; Ex-Bullet Dies
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Wizards vice president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard will not be the next general manager of the SuperSonics, according to a source.
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Howard Porter had recovered from drug addiction and failed NBA dreams to become a mentor to young players and source of hope for troubled adults in the Twin Cities. His inspirational life ended with a mysterious death.
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Karl Malone, the second highest scorer  in NBA history and twice league Most Valuable Player, ended his  career Sunday where it all began with the Utah Jazz.
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Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood were both casualties of Houston's Yao Ming on Saturday and each limped out of the Wizards' locker room in pain.
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Gilbert Arenas scored 33 points, overcoming a career night from Allen Iverson's replacement as the Washington Wizards won their fourth straight Wednesday night with a 117-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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The Sporting News - What's going on: A five-game winning streak by the Blazers? A four-game winning streak by the Sixers?  The heretofore darling Magic lose three in a row, all against mediocre teams in the East? The Jazz lose five in row? The Mavericks are held to 76 points by the Raptors? The Heat wins at Phoenix, then goes home and loses to the Wizards?
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Guard Juan Carlos Navarro, whose N.B.A. rights are owned by the Washington Wizards, will be allowed by his Spanish club, F.C. Barcelona, to leave for the N.B.A. Navarro, 27, is one of the Spanish leagueâs best shooters from behind the 3-point line, with a 40 percent career average.
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His No. 3 is retired, engraved on a banner hanging in the Garden. Dennis Johnson helped the Celtics win their last two championships and was working his way back to the NBA when he died of a heart attack in February at the age of 52. He played for Seattle and won an NBA Finals MVP. He played for Phoenix ...
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Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.
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Ted Stepien, the former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers whose propensity for trading away draft picks resulted in an NBA rule change, died yesterday at his home in Willoughby Hills. He was 82.
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TORONTO (CP) - Vince Carter&#39;s career with the Toronto Raptors was one of exhilarating highs and crashing lows. In the end, Carter departed to New Jersey, leaving a puzzlingly inconsistent legacy from a player
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Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting
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Willie Pep, considered pound for pound one of the top boxers to lace on a pair of gloves, died Thursday at West Hill Convalescent Home in Rocky Hill, Conn. The "Will o' the Wisp" was 84.
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Washington Wizards&#39; coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized yesterday after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his left leg, the team announced today.
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Bob Dwyer, a basketball coach who guided the Carroll High boys' basketball to a legendary winning streak, died Tuesday night of congestive heart failure. He was 91.
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(Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 122-113, on Sunday at the MCI Center. Antawn Jamison netted 23 points and grabbed nine boards for the Wizards, who have dropped four of their last five contests.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - NBA vice president Stu Jackson  Wednesday handed out suspensions for four players involved in a  fight during Monday's preseason game between the Washington  Wizards and Chicago Bulls.