Sports Briefing | Basketball: Price Top W.N.B.A. Rookie
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Chicago Sky guard Armintie Price was named the W.N.B.A. rookie of the year yesterday, and Dan Hughes of the San Antonio Silver Stars was honored as the leagueâs top coach.Price, who was drafted third over all, out of Mississippi, started all 34 games and finished third among first-year players in scoring (7.9 points a game) and assists (2.9 a game).Price received 30 votes. Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsey Harding was runner-up with 12 votes, and Los Angeles Sparks guard Sidney Spencer had 10.Hughes, whose Silver Stars won seven more games in 2007 than the year before, becomes the second coach in league history to be named coach of the year award more than once, joining the former Houston Comets Coach Van Chancellor, who won from 1997-1999.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 11 (Ticker) -- Rookie Ben Gordon and the Chicago Bulls looked a lot sharper against the powerful Minnesota Timberwolves then they did one day earlier against the mediocre Philadelphia 76ers.
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In his fourth N.B.A. season, 7-foot-1 center Primoz Brezec is getting a fresh start and a chance to start in Charlotte.
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves on the wrong end of a 100-87 decision against the New York Knicks on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
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The Sporting News - Washington center Spencer Hawes is expected to keep his name on the NBA draft early entry list, a source close to Hawes told SportingNews.com.
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The biggest news of the past week has been the basket brawl at Auburn Palace in Detroit between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you havenât heard by now, the Pacersâ Ron
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Shock will be without their leading scorer for the remainder of the season. Prior to their 82-71 victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday, the Shock placed Swin Cash
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- For the record, Primoz Brezec scored the first basket for the Charlotte Bobcats. Also for the record, the Bobcats lost their first game to the Washington Wizards, 103-96.
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Point guard Jason Williams was activated by the Memphis Grizzlies before Wednesday night&#39;s game against the Chicago Bulls and they placed rookie Antonio Burks on the injured list.
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As the 17th pick, Sean Williams will earn $1,180,500 his rookie year and $1,269,100 his second year. The Nets have options for the third and fourth years.
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CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Rookie Andres Nocioni scored 20 points as the Chicago Bulls held on for a 95-92 victory over the Boston Celtics.
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Rookie Yi Jianlian scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Redd added 27 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks outlast the road-weary Charlotte Bobcats 103-99 on Saturday night.
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More than 130 players will spill into the N.B.A.âs free-agent market. That makes at least 130 new pawns in the N.B.A.âs real off-season game: the hunt for Kevin Garnett.
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As expected, the Portland Trail Blazers took Greg Oden and the Seattle Supersonics took Kevin Durant with the first two picks of the N.B.A. draft.
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Gerald Wallace signed a six-year, $57 million contract with the Charlotte Bobcats yesterday. Wallaceâs deal includes incentives that could pay him up to an additional $2 million a season. Wallace averaged a team-best 18.1 points last season.
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Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas considered taking part in the National Basketball Association Slam Dunk Contest &quot;free money&quot; but saying so has already cost the rookie 10,000 dollars.
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Basketball Yi Jianlian will play for the Milwaukee Bucks after all. Yi, the sixth overall selection in the NBA draft in June, signed a standard rookie scale contract with the Bucks in Hong Kong yesterday and is expected to be in Milwaukee for the start of training camp Oct. 1, or shortly afterward. On draft night, Yi said he was ...