Another setback for Brooklyn arena foes
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A federal judge delivered a setback Wednesday to Brooklyn residents trying to stop the state from leveling their homes to make way for a new arena for the NBA's Nets.
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The Nets&#39; plan was a by-committee defensive attack on Dirk Nowitzki. The committee lost. But it wasn&#39;t just Nowitzki&#39;s 31 points that buried the Nets, 94-78, on Saturday afternoon at Continental Arena.
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A banner week that began with victories against Detroit, Washington and the Nets â all without the injured Stephon Marbury â turned sour Friday night.
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This one would really, really, really have hurt had it not ended the way it did. There would have been the inevitable comparisons to the same disheartening defeat three days earlier against Sacramento. There would be six days to stew over it. There would be a sub-.500 record at the All-Star break and, well, who needed that ?
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&quot;Most fans don&#39;t understand the sport,&quot; he said. &quot;They want to see two guys get in there and be Rock-em Sock-em Robots until somebody gets knocked out.
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In the aftermath of the fiasco that was the Pacers-Pistons game last Friday night, you would think that pro sports leagues would be looking to move fans farther away from the action.
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WITH the Knicks shedding assistant coaches like a volcano emits warning rumbles, and the Nets reverting back to the bad old days, it could be a long winter for New York.
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Not even the friendly confines of Philips Arena could reverse the fortunes of the Atlanta Hawks. The winless Hawks suffered another double-digit loss, absorbing a 93-79 setback to the Cleveland
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One of the Nets' worst first halves of the season sealed a 92-75 loss to Dallas at the Continental Arena on Tuesday night.
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(Sports Network) - The Nets&#39; struggles continued on Saturday, as they found themselves on the wrong end of a 97-86 decision against the Washington Wizards at Continental Airlines Arena.
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Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks have lost 8 of their first 10 games, has gone from being the WorldÂs Most Famous Arena to the WorldÂs Crankiest Home Court.
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(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets got their season off on a losing note on Wednesday with a 100-77 loss to the Miami Heat at the Meadowlands.
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Rookie Adam Morrison scored 22 points and Sean May had a career-high 20 last night as the Charlotte Bobcats beat New Jersey, 96-92, at East Rutherford, N.J., sending the Nets to their sixth straight loss.
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Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson are in trouble with the NBA again. The central figures in the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills were each suspended without pay by the league on Saturday for the first seven games of next season because of their most recent legal problems.
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Forget the 10 miles that separates their two home arenas and the fan chatter heard within that short expanse. The Nets and Knicks rivalry is now based on a different type
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Staring at a big deficit on the road, the Utah Jazz decided to fight back. Facing the same circumstances, the only fight coming from the Miami Heat was with the referees. The struggling Heat lost their poise on the way to losing another game, falling 106-86 to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
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National Basketball Association players crossed the line Friday night and league commissioner David Stern took a hard line against that Sunday.