Perkins is at the center of team's injury problems
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Doc Rivers saw it when Kendrick Perkins set a pick Monday night in Chicago and then was supposed to roll to the basket. Perkins didn't roll. He took one step and stopped. Rivers sat him for the rest of the game.
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The NBA is facing serious, serious issues, problems bigger than fan arrests and player suspensions can repair. A season that began with Latrell Sprewell suggesting he would be hard-pressed
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lengthy list of noteworthy players, including receivers Charles Rogers, Joey Galloway and Steve Smith, have, by painful coincidence, sustained serious injuries in the first week of the NFL season.
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The depth of the teamâs starting rotation, a weakness for much of the season, is a strength now with the emergence of Ian Kennedy and the solid return of Mike Mussina.
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When a player of Manny RamÃ­rezâs magnitude misses four of the last five weeks of the season when his team is fighting for a postseason spot, the impact can be significant.
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The Edmonton Oilers lost a key player at the beginning of the Stanley Cup finals. Now, it&#039;s Carolina&#039;s turn to deal with an injury.
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Stephon Marburyâs dissatisfaction with the Knicks and his strained relationship with Isiah Thomas gives credence to the possibility there is more to his ankle injury.
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The team, which has sent 19 players to the disabled list this season, is unraveling.
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The Sporting News - Show the Power Poll a team without injuries and the Poll will show you a team that's ranked higher than it probably would be if so many contenders weren't missing important players. Of the Poll's top 10 teams, half are dealing with the absence of at least one key guy. The rundown:
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By that they mean whoever takes over running things for that franchise has a three- and four-year job in front of them. The team has cap issues, draft picks have been traded away and some of the best players are on the downside of their careers.
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Kendrick Perkins said signing a four-year extension worth approximately $16 million took stress off his shoulders. Considering that he is coming back from arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, that is good news for the Celtics.
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Brian Russell had no idea what hit him. A guy who routinely tackles 250-pound running backs head-on and occasionally gets pulverized by rampaging 350-pound NFL linemen for a living nearly saw his season end because of a microscopic germ. The Cleveland Browns safety was flattened by a staph infection that hospitalized him during the preseason.
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Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks because of torn tissue in the arch of his left foot.
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Kendrick Perkins doesn't shy away from voicing his opinions, even when it means criticizing the Celtics' recent play. With the ultra-competitive, defense-oriented center frustrated by what he sees on the court, it was only natural that Boston's 100-82 loss in Chicago Monday night elicited some harsh comments. It is not simply losing that troubles Perkins, but the defensive lapses, the ...
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Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Kenny King needs surgery on his right wrist and probably will miss the season, the latest hit to a team struggling with injuries.
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The avalanche of injuries that has raced across the Notre Dame men&#39;s basketball roster in recent months has now touched someone yet to play one minute for the Irish.
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The Orlando Magic placed centers Andrew DeClercq and Mario Kasun and forward Brandon Hunter on the injured list Monday. The move was expected for DeClercq, who had right knee surgery in July and didn&#39;t play in the preseason.