Gary Payton, unguarded
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Despite an on-time arrival for Celtics training camp, Gary Payton never really left Los Angeles. He keeps his clothes back home, necessitating the establishment of a bicoastal laundry service. When Payton tires of wearing a set of outfits, he sends them to his wife, who mails back a fresh set. His collection of cars also remains on the West Coast, ...
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During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, &quot;Hold on, it's Gary Payton.&quot; It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking.
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On a rare drizzly day in the Arizona desert, Emmitt Smith was as upbeat as he's been all season. Breaking another of Walter Payton's rushing records can have that effect. So can the prospect of getting more carries.
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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was named NFL Coach of the Year on Wednesday after taking a moribund franchise to the brink of the Super Bowl in his first year on the sidelines.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The turning point in last night's game came less than three minutes into the third quarter. That's when Gary Payton limped to the visitors' locker room after suffering a strained left hamstring.
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I said on our pregame show that Jacksonville was no slouch. I knew they would play Indianapolis tough and they surely did. What you have to understand everybody is that this league is about great defenses.
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Dwight Freeney has the advantage here because he&#39;s too fast to be covered by just one player. He&#39;s playing incredible football right now and is absolutely terrorizing offensive lines.
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The Giants on offense looked effortless in spurts, but were slowed in vital spots, often by their own mistakes and penalties. But the teamâs defense was the biggest concern on Sunday.
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Indianapolis defensive end Dwight Freeney constantly finds himself in the spotlight. Robert Mathis prefers the other extreme. Nobody knows his name, and opponents don't dare challenge him with extra blockers &#151; yet.
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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was  named NFL Coach of the Year on Wednesday after taking a  moribund franchise to the brink of the Super Bowl in his first  year on the sidelines.
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We know by now there are three Shaquille O&#39;Neals, only one of them formidable. There is the unguardable Attack Shaq, the original.
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You know who's been great all year? Gary Payton, that's who.
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At different times, Doc Rivers has questioned which was the shallowest part of his new Celtics lineup. But after Gary Payton jammed his right thumb against a basket support during Monday&#39;s exhibition loss
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NEW YORK -- Putting a slight spin on Frank Sinatra , Gary Payton figures that if former teammate Vin Baker &quot;can do it in New York, with a city like that, then he can do it anywhere.&quot;
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Celtics point guard Gary Payton missed Wednesday&#39;s preseason game against Detroit because of a broken right thumb. Payton, acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in an offseason trade, was injured
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Kobe Bryant was coming off a third quarter to forget. He made one shot. He went down hard on consecutive plays, and on the second one of those he was called for a foul.
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Gary Payton finally got one championship, yet still wants to chase another.