Coach Sloan Calm Despite Jazz Slump
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Utah coach Jerry Sloan seems relatively relaxed despite his team's worst record during his 17 years as coach. After a successful offseason in the free agent market and a 6-1 start, the Jazz are mired in a seven-game losing streak. Utah's 11-22 record is the team's worst since the 1982-83 season, the last time the Jazz finished with a losing record.
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The Utah Jazz knew they were going to lose sometime, they just didn&#39;t think it would be to guys named Chris Bosh and Loren Woods.
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Lakers coach Rudy Tomjanovich was still shook up before Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, some 17 hours after the team plane from Denver malfunctioned before landing safely.
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Coach Doc Rivers had to have liked what he saw in the first half of last night&#39;s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Gary Payton scored
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The Knicksâ record (9-26), their current slump (9 losses in 10 games) and the playersâ apparent ambivalence make Coach Isiah Thomasâs departure seem like a sure thing. Only the date is a mystery.
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Mehmet Okur's putback at the buzzer gave Utah a 97-96 win over San Antonio last night in Salt Lake City, ending the Jazz's nine-game losing streak and nearly five years without a win against the Spurs.
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The suspense surrounding Alonzo Mourning's playing status for next season is nearing an end.
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SAN ANTONIO -- It felt a little like returning to school after summer vacation. After all, the Celtics could not remember receiving another three-day non-All-Star break during the regular season. The players and coaches reconvened at shootaround yesterday morning and waited until game time to see what benefit, if any, the layoff produced.
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Doc Rivers does not ordinarily spend the fourth quarter sitting on the bench. The Celtics coach prefers to pace the sideline shouting instructions, offering encouragement, and challenging referees. But last night's game against Utah offered Rivers a considerable amount of down time, particularly in the second half. He spent much of the fourth in his seat, learning back and shaking ...
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The San Antonio Spurs moved to within  one victory of the NBA finals with a 91-79 road victory over  the Utah Jazz on Monday, pulling away from the hosts with an  aggressive fourth-quarter run.
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Not too many 27-year-old rookies come down the pike in the NBA. But Nets coach Lawrence Frank wasn&#39;t concerned that Awvee Storey&#39;s only previous NBA experience was a summer camp with the Dallas Mavericks.
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WESTWOOD -- When Dennis Donovan decided to step down as golf coach at Xaverian Brothers High School, he didn't want to leave his successor, Jay McGillvray, an empty cupboard.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah forward Carlos Boozer's broken leg is healing, but perhaps not quickly enough for him to play in his first All-Star game, the Jazz said.
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Once there was shock. Now there are shrugs. The U.S. men's basketball team wasn't taking its latest Olympic defeat too hard Sunday, knowing its spot in the quarterfinals was assured.
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The Utah Jazz had a little trouble getting to their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and few difficulties once they arrived. Deron Williams had 21 points and eight assists to help the Jazz beat the Timberwolves 109-83 Friday night, shaking off a weather-induced travel delay to win their third straight road game.
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Andrei Kirilenko will not return to the Utah Jazz's lineup Saturday as previously planned after coach Jerry Sloan decided to give his All-Star forward another week of practice and rehabilitation for his injured knee.
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The opening weeks of Mets training camp have alternately been described in varying shades of Zen: Calm. Peaceful. Idyllic. But that relative peace has been ruptured.