Fratello meets Grizzly NBA fate
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Mike Fratello was named coach of the National Basketball Association's Memphis Grizzlies, one week after the surprise resignation of his NBA mentor, Hubie Brown.
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There was a nice little mini-drama last night with the Lakers playing in Seattle. Not as big of a deal as Kobe vs. Shaq or Kobe vs.
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle  SuperSonics ushered in a changing of the guard in the NBA&#39;s  Pacific Northwest while Milwaukee gambled on the promise of  China&#39;s Yi Jianlian at the 2007 NBA Draft.
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In a season when more teams are self-destructing than improving, everyone is searching for the NBA&#39;s biggest surprise. I&#39;ve identified a serious candidate -- a 21-win team
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I originally had intended to write something about the Spurs' ongoing invincibility against the Celtics, how the next time Boston beats the Spurs, Tim Duncan will be sipping a pina colada under a mango tree in St. Croix. But then I switched gears and planned to address Paul Pierce and his unflattering body language, and why he looks so darn ...
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It&#39;s almost old news now. Even those who don&#39;t follow the game of basketball have watched video clips of the now infamous Nov. 19 melee during a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers.
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Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said last night at his annual Zoâs Summer Groove charity game in Miami that he would play again next season â a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement.âI want to redeem myself and try to help this team redeem ourselves as an organization and try to get back on track,â Mourning said. âThat wasnât the Miami team you saw in the playoffs last year.âHe added, âIt left a sour taste in my mouth and itâs time to really end it all on the right note.âThis was the third straight summer Mourning considered retirement before choosing to keep playing. Next season will be his 15th in the N.B.A., not including a full year he missed with kidney problems that led to a transplant in 2003.
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By abc12/Associated Press. (11/20/04)-- The NBA is reviewing last night&#39;s ugly ending of Indiana&#39;s 97-to-82 win over Detroit.
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How many other teams can make news by finishing two-a-day practices with a bar fight -- not to mention one in which some Thundering Herd knucklehead maybe gives a ticket to the festivities to a player on a team they&#39;ll be playing next month?
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Latrell Sprewell Says He&#39;ll Seek Trade if Minn. Timberwolves Don&#39;t Sign Him to Contract Extension. Minnesota Timberwolves&#39; Latrell Sprewell reacts during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference
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Mike Fratello will be the new coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, according to media citing National Basketball Association sources.
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Michael Finley found the National Basketball Association Finals were worth the wait.
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Last week&#39;s basketball brawl in Detroit, triggered by an on-court fight that spilled into the stands when a fan tossed a drink, has set the sports world buzzing.
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If Carmelo Anthony searched for a silver lining Thursday - and he could have used one - it was that the late start to the Nuggets&#39; 92-73 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers forced Denver television viewers to choose between the game and the late local
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In attesa della sfida di Natale contro l&#39;odiato Bryant, Shaq guida gli Heat al successo sul campo di Sacramento, decima vittoria consecutiva. Continua la marcia dei Suns, che superano anche l&#39;ostacolo Memphis. Ginobili stende Minnesota.
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Former Piston Bill Lambier is using his basketball savvy and singular personality to make the W.N.B.A.âs Detroit Shock perhaps one of sportsâ most entertaining teams.
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Gordon Gund is about to hit another NBA lottery.