Payton won't exhibit top form before season
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Gary Payton showed up on time for training camp, but don't expect the real Gary Payton before the regular season. Fans will catch just glimpses during exhibition games.
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Gary Payton, the veteran guard the Boston Celtics acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, reported to training camp on Monday.
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The stunning news that Greg Oden will probably miss his rookie season after being diagnosed Thursday with a microfracture knee injury raises a number of questions for him and the Blazers.
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Kerry Collins has been impressive despite minimal playing time this preseason.
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LOS ANGELES Basketball star Gary Payton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence two weeks ago. The California Highway Patrol says Payton was stopped on August 28th after an officer saw him
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Celtic captain Jackie McNamara will be ruled out for at least a month due to an ankle ligament damage sustained in the Scottish champions&#39; 3-1 Champions League defeat to Barcelona on Tuesd ay.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - According to the California Highway Patrol, NBA star Gary Payton was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence last month.
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WALTHAM -- He hasn't played since Dec. 20. An injury that initially was diagnosed to keep him out 2-3 weeks is now on week six and likely will stretch to seven before he plays another game. Any wonder Paul Pierce felt a bit isolated as he watched his team drop 20 of 22 games in his absence?
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - According to the California  Highway Patrol, NBA star Gary Payton was arrested for  investigation of driving under the influence last month.
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The presumed point guard, Gary Payton, isn't here -- although we think he's coming. The power forward, Raef LaFrentz, is supposedly looking good in practice, even as he complains of soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. The acknowledged knucklehead from last year, Ricky Davis, &quot;has a target&quot; on his back, according to new coach Doc Rivers.
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Injury fears over Celtic skipper Jackie McNamara have subsided after a scan revealed he has not broken his ankle. It was initially feared that McNamara had broken his ankle after a clash against Barcelona&#39;s Ludovic Giuly on Tuesday night.
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Gary Payton finally got one championship, yet still wants to chase another.
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WALTHAM -- Gary Payton and Paul Pierce decided the Celtics should start practice at noon yesterday. On the surface, it may appear a small concession from coach Doc Rivers, a sign that he feels comfortable enough in his new role to cede a technically insignificant amount of control. Symbolically, it reinforces the notion of the Celtics as a democracy with ...
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Lapsadaisical. While the word, a Gary Payton original, does not appear in any dictionary, it perfectly describes how the Celtics played during the first half last night at the FleetCenter.
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Before taking the head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton called an old friend for advice.
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On a rare drizzly day in the Arizona desert, Emmitt Smith was as upbeat as he's been all season. Breaking another of Walter Payton's rushing records can have that effect. So can the prospect of getting more carries.
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Jay Payton&#39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.