Stern adds Carmelo to All-Star team
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Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern on Friday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star game appearance on Feb. 18 in Las Vegas.
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Carmelo Anthony and Josh Howard looked like worthy All-Stars. Dwight Howard might have stamped himself as the favorite in the slam dunk contest.
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The NBA banished Tim Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas because of his anti-gay remarks. Hardaway, who played in five All-Star games during the 1990s, was already in Las Vegas and scheduled to make a series of public appearances this week on behalf of the league. But after saying, "I hate gay people" during a radio interview, commissioner David Stern stepped in.
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Anthony Parker is in and John Salmons is on the way. Even better for the Toronto Raptors, Chris Bosh is staying.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets  leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille  O'Neal of the Miami Heat continues to pace all Eastern  Conference players after the third returns of votes in the 2005  NBA All-Star balloting program.
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Lucky for Francisco Liriano that someone in his family picked up the phone. The Minnesota rookie ace was added to the AL All-Star team Monday after Jose Contreras pitched himself out of a spot while St. Louis shortstop David Eckstein replaced injured Jose Reyes on the NL side.
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Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
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Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic edged Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal by slightly more than 65,000 votes for a starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, according to the NBA, which announced the totals yesterday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming  led all NBA players in voting and Miami Heat center Shaquille  O'Neal paced the Eastern Conference, as the starters for the  2005 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday.
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Look for David Stern to come down hard on the principals in Friday&#39;s Pacers-Pistons brawl. With the NBA&#39;s image possibly at stake, many around the league expect him to send a strong message when he makes his final ruling.
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When Kobe Bryant stood beside NBA commissioner David Stern last Sunday and accepted the All-Star Game MVP award, it capped a comeback for the superstar. Not because the award meant more than his three championship rings. Not because he went anywhere. But prior to his undergoing an attitude adjustment this season, Bryant was maligned and misunderstood -- someone other players ...
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NEW YORK (CP) - Shaquille O&#39;Neal leads his new conference in early all-star game voting, while Yao Ming is No. 1 overall in the NBA.
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The Sporting News - In a year that threatened to wipe the smirk off David Stern's face, the story that generated the loudest and longest buzz revolved around the league's best and best-known player.
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Denver forward Carmelo Anthony, whose season has been marred by a ban for fighting, was snubbed in the selection of the National Basketball Association All-Star reserves.
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The New Jersey Nets have completed the trade of All-Star point guard Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O&#39;Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern Conference after the second returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star
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Dwyane Wade, Manu Ginobili, Gilbert Arenas and Rashard Lewis are NBA All-Stars. Jason Kidd and Steve Francis are not &#151; nor are any members of the Sacramento Kings.