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Allen Iverson Gets Traded To Detroit Pistons!

POSTED: Nov.03.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 395

Denver Nuggets All-Star guard Allen Iverson has been traded to the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons released players Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess AND Cheikh Samb in exchange for Iverson. Jon Dumars, Pistons President Basketball Operations, is excited to welcome A.I. to Detroit.

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Pacman Jones Enters Rehab … Finally!

POSTED: Oct.21.2008 | AUTHOR: Dustin | 1 Comment | Views: 51

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The most famous Dallas Cowboy in American football history, cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has finally entered rehab for his alcohol problem. While tightlipped about the location of Pacman’s rehab facility, Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones talked to the Associated Press and told them that everything is handled through the NFL.
Now, if you [...]

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USA Basketball Team Starts Training

POSTED: Jul.24.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 2 Comments | Views: 432

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA // WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD 2008 » The star players of the USA Basketball team are now currently training for the 2008 Olympics as we speak. They were actually practicing at a local high school to prepare them for the official games. They played against selected rookies including Derrick Rose as well for [...]

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[VIDEO] Los Angeles Sparks Vs. Detroit Shocks Brawl!

POSTED: Jul.23.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 10 Comments | Views: 789

The very first WNBA brawl involved on of the most respected WNBA teams, The Los Angeles Sparks, in yesterday’s game against the Detroit Shocks. Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie and Plnette Pearson were all involved in a brawl and were ejected from the court moments after. The Los Angeles Sparks also took the victory of the [...]

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Derrick Rose Sits Out The Rest Of Summer League Games

POSTED: Jul.11.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 272

(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) No. 1 Chicago Bulls draft pick, Derrick Rose, is going to be sitting the rest of the 2008 NBA Summer League games because of straining tendinitis in his right knee. It looks like he won’t be playing again until the regular season starts in October 2008. Derrick Rose talked about his injury [...]

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[VIDEO] Justin Timberlake to Host the 2008 ESPY Awards

POSTED: Jul.07.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 2,028

Justin Timberlake is going to be hosting the annual sports awards show known as the 2008 ESPY Awards Presented By ESPN. The awards are going to be awarding the best athletes and recapping some of the most memorable sports moments throughout the entire year. Tune in the ESPNHD on Sunday, July 20th @ 9PM/ET to [...]

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Chris Paul Stays In New Orleans For $68 Million

POSTED: Jul.04.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 174

(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) The New Orleans Hornets proposed a contract Chris Paul aka CP3 could not refuse reaching an agreement to stay with the Hornets for the next four seasons for a total of $68 Million! Chris Paul, along with many all-star players, has been selected to compete in the 2008 USA Basketball Olympics this [...]

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[VIDEO] ESPN Speaks To Team USA

POSTED: Jul.03.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 27

ESPN Magazine recently sat down with star players, Kobe Bryant; LeBron James; Dwayne Wade; and Carmelo Anthony, of the USA Basketball Team and asked them about playing with the new teammates and how they thought this years’ Olympics are gonna be like. Stay tuned for more Olympics news soon! Check out the video above.

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USA Basketball Team Tours New York City

POSTED: Jun.30.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 341

NEW YORK // MONDAY, JUNE 30TH 2008 » The USA Basketball Team was in New York today on a media tour promoting the upcoming 2008 World Basketball Olympics. We have an amazing lineup team! Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando [...]

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2008 NBA Draft: Derrick Rose Gets No. 1 Draft Pick!

POSTED: Jun.28.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 120

(IMAGES: GETTY IMAGES) A chicago-native basketball player, Derrick Rose, got the number one draft pick in the past 2008 NBA Draft to play for the Chicago Bulls. He’s only a freshman getting recognized by the NBA. He played for the Memphis Tigers in the NCAA. Derrick Rose didn’t show no shyness away from [...]

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Chicago Bears Say Goodbye To Cedric Benson!

POSTED: Jun.10.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 18

After Cedric Benson second time getting arrested for the same thing in a single month, Chicago Bears wave Benson goodbye! Benson was arrested for a DUI charge for the second time last Sunday in Austin, Texas. Apparently, Chicago Bears general manager, Jerry Angelo was not satisfied with his recent behavior and said:
“Cedric displayed a pattern [...]

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Cedric Benson Gets Arrested TWICE!

POSTED: Jun.08.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 3 Comments | Views: 26

Chicago Bears quarterback Cedric Benson was arrested for the second time for drunk driving in Austin, Texas yesterday. He was also ordered by his team to not consume alcohol to protect him from a situation like this. To me, looking at this picture, it seems a though he was tickled about this arrest. Cedric’s career [...]

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Floyd Mayweather Retires!

POSTED: Jun.08.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 29

Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement eariler this week after a decline for the Welterweight Championship rematch. Mayweather has joked about his retirement for a while but this time, it seems as though he’s serious. I doubt if he doesn’t comeback and makes everyone tune in to an “exclusive first time back since retirement match”. [...]

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The Fortunate 50 Athletes of 2008

POSTED: Jun.05.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 84

Sports Illustrated composed a list together of some of the top paid athletes in the game using 2007’s calendar year. Here is the following numbers:
1. Tiger Woods: $127 Million
2. Phil Mickelson: $62.4 Million
3. LeBron James: $40.5 Million
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.: $40.3 Million
5. Kobe Bryant: $35.5 Million
6. (Tie) Shaquille ‘O Neal: $35 Million
6. (Tie) Alex Rodriguez: [...]

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Kobe Bryant Finally Wins MVP!

POSTED: May.06.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 948

The best player in the league, Kobe Bryant, finally got what he deserves today and was crowned MVP of the year. Kobe Bryant should have received this award years ago but now he has to wait no longer. Kobe had some words in honor of him winning MVP:
“I really don’t know what to say to [...]

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Dallas Mavericks Coach Avery Johnson Gets Fired!

POSTED: May.01.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 42

After only four years of coaching, Dallas Mavericks coach, Avery Johnson was fired Wednesday (Apr. 30th). Johnson is of course not “cool” about losing his job, but does understand that this is a part of his career. This is what the former Mavs coach had to say:
“When that happens, then sometimes you need a new [...]

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LeBron Nominates Kobe As MVP

POSTED: Apr.19.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 2 Comments | Views: 64

Ballots for MVP are already in and Kobe Bryant is the winner, but LeBron James agrees that Kobe deserves the award. Lebron recently said:
”I’d give it to Kobe,” Lebron says ”What he’s done this whole year, to carry that team to the No. 1 team in the West right now. He’s playing his best basketball [...]

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Miguel Tejada Lies to MLB About Real Age

POSTED: Apr.18.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 73

Houston Astros’ Miguel Tejada lied to the MLB (Major League Baseball) about his real age. Records show that he signed out of the Dominican Republic when he was 17 but he was really 19. In the video above he states that he’s 32, that’s not even his recorded birth age, but he’s actually 33. In [...]

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Tiger Woods Hospitalized!

POSTED: Apr.18.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 5

Tiger Woods was hospitalized two days after becoming 2nd place at The Masters tournament. He was put in the hospital to undergo knee surgery. This is supposedly the second surgery on his same left knee in five years! It should take him about a month to recover. He held off the surgery until after [...]

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Steve McNair Retires After 13 Seasons

POSTED: Apr.17.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 33

(Photo: Getty Images) NFL Star and Balitmore Ravens’ quarterback, Steve McNair, is calling it quits after 13 long seasons. McNair intended to finish the 3 year contract with the Ravens but he proposed that he wasn’t physically fit for the position:
“Coming out and making this decision, it was hard, in your mind, you feel like [...]

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