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Parker to play in France during lockout Wed Oct  5 20:08:25 2011 EST
Paris, France (Sports Network) - San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker has decided to play in his native France during the NBA lockout. Parker has signed a contract to play for ASVEL, reportedly for less than $2,000 per month. The team is based in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, in the southeast of France. The 29-year-old Parker, who has won three NBA titles with the Spurs, was born in Belgium, but was raised in France. He helped France reached the finals of the 2011 FIBA European Championship before hi
Dallas Cowboys 2011 Season Preview Tue Aug 23 14:41:30 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The city of Dallas finally rejoiced when NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks brought a championship back home in June. The Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets have given the state of Texas a combined seven NBA titles since the mid 1990's, a time when the Cowboys were relevant in discussions of dominant NFL clubs. It's now been more than 15 years since Dallas won the last of three Super Bowls in a four-year span, however, and the franchise has produced o
NBA files lawsuit against NBPA Tue Aug  2 11:07:31 2011 EST
players on July 1 after the most recent labor deal between the two sides expired. The two sides met for three hours Monday for the first time since the lockout began. NBA commissioner David Stern and Silver represented the league along with San Antonio Spurs owner Peter Holt, who heads the labor relations committee, and Board of Governors chairman and Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. Players' association executive director Billy Hunter, president Derek Fisher and vice president Theo Ra
For Team Canada, health is everything Thu Jul 21 13:07:08 2011 EST
ory work for the Olympic qualifier is being broken up into two phases with the team currently in the process of the first one. Of the two, the second phase promises to be the most interesting to fans of the team as there's a chance that the San Antonio Spurs' first-round pick at this year's NBA Draft, Cory Joseph, will be joining it then because issues involving his insurance appear to have been resolved along with fellow NBA players Joel Anthony and Andy Rautins. "We've done everything at this
Rambis finishes a Love-less marriage in Minny Tue Jul 12 15:09:16 2011 EST
002 and 2009. Rambis also briefly coached the Lakers during the 1999 "lockout season" following the firing of then-coach Del Harris. He even achieved moderate success, compiling a 24-13 record in the regular season before being swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals. The taste of leading the Lakers stuck with Rambis and he passed up the opportunity to wait on Phil Jackson's retirement to come to Minnesota, probably a prudent decision since another longtime Lake
Thunder agree to contract extension with Mohammed Wed Jun 29 14:51:39 2011 EST
" Mohammed averaged 6.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 24 games (seven starts) with the Thunder last season after being acquired from Charlotte in February. In 771 career games, Mohammed has averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest. The 29th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, Mohammed has been in the league for 13 years and was part of the 2005 San Antonio Spurs squad that won the title. Mohammed also won two championships at the NCAA level with the University of Kentucky.
U19 championships a major test for Canadian basketball Wed Jun 29 13:28:21 2011 EST
ecent Canadians who were drafted, Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. Both young men were McDonald's All-Americans who went to the University of Texas and were selected in the first round (Thompson to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Joseph to the San Antonio Spurs). Myck Kabongo, Kyle Wiltjer and Khem Birch are three other Canadian kids who look to be following in Thompson and Joseph's footsteps as they were named McDonald's All-Americans this year and are off to play NCAA Division I basketball in th
Grizzlies exercise option on Young Mon Jun 27 19:09:42 2011 EST
ontract option on guard/forward Sam Young. The 36th overall pick in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft, Young averaged 7.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 20.2 minutes in 78 games -- 46 starts -- for Memphis last season, posting a 29-15 record with him as a full-time starter. He also added 7.5 points and 2.3 boards during the Grizzlies' playoff run. Memphis upset the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma City in a seven-game series in the semifinals.
Grizzlies extend qualifying offer to Marc Gasol Fri Jun 24 20:06:18 2011 EST
teams to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents is June 30. The 7-foot-1 Gasol averaged 15 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.15 blocks a game during the team's 13-game playoff run that included a first-round upset over the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. The Grizzlies were eliminated in a seven- game series with Oklahoma City. The 26-year old averaged 11.7 points, seven rebounds and a career-high 2.5 assists while leading the Grizzlies in blocks (1.68) and field goal percentage (.527) duri
Pacers trade for G George Hill Fri Jun 24 00:10:00 2011 EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Pacers acquired hometown hero George Hill in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, backing up their talk of landing a scoring guard.

The Pacers sent the 15th overall pick, Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State, to the Spurs in exchange. Michael Whitaker, Hill's agent, confirmed the deal.

``Neither one of us expected it,'' Whitaker said.

Hill starred at IUPUI, then went to the Spurs in the first round of the 2008 draft. He played three years wit

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