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GVSU roundup — Football team moves up to No. 1 in D-II poll Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:13PMGrand Valley State takes over top spot from defending national champion Northwest Missouri State, which lost Saturday. In other action, the women's golf finished second at the Ferris State Tom Kirinovic Classic as Sarah Hoffman claimed medalist honors.
Additional Quotes >> USA 121, Angola 66 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:13PMUSA head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University) About the game: We have great respect for Angola as a country and as a basketball team. I coached against them in the Olympics and they played us a great game in the Olympics.
USA Rips Through Angola 121-66 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:13PMLamar Odom accounted for nine points and a game best eight rebounds in the USA's 121-66 victory over Angola.
Grading The NBA Coaching Hires For The 2010-11 Season Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:29PMThis offseason, there actually were some transactions that did not include a Mr. LeBron James. Seven teams made coaching changes in the offseason. As usual there were some returning faces and some new additions to the NBA coaching fraternity. So as usual, there is one question.
GVSU roundup — Women's soccer wins, extend regular-season streak to 60 matches Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:58PMGVSU tops Minnesota State-Mankato at home. In other action Sunday, the Grand Valley volleyball team lost in Tampa, Fla.
Monday Morning QB: Conneaut D gets an A Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:51PMThe Conneaut defense more than held up its end of the bargain in a 14-0 win over Lakeside on Friday night at Municipal Stadium
High School Volleyball, 2010 — Match game Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:51PMTraditionally, volleyball in the area has produced some of the highest level of performance of any sport. The 2009 season was no exception. In fact, it was one of the best in a long time.
USA Quotes .. September 5 Practice Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:28PMUSA head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Duke University) Have you gotten out of the past day’s two practices what you wanted?: Today we had no contact but good enthusiasm, game like preparation and we already started putting in our game plan for Angola. The guys are healthy.
The Greatest Debate in NBA History: Wilt the Stilt or Bill Russell? Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:12PMFirst off to start this article. For all those who do not think that this is a debate that has been very competitive and talked about for then any other debate in NBA history?
2010 FIBA World Championship: Ricky Rubio and 10 NBA Prospects In the Tournament Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:32PMConsequential basketball games in late August and September? FIBA bestows the sport's die-hard followers with the ultimate largesse every four years. The Summer Olympics fill in those two-year gaps. In the remaining summers, the organization uses regional clashes to determine the entrants for each competition. Late summer hoops matches cure monotony and build the brand. The 2010 World ...
Coaches complaining about fouls is Finals' main storyline Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:59PMWhen a ref blows a whistle, coaches and players complain. That's the NBA. But during the Finals, the amount of fouls, which slow the tempo and prohibit any kind of flow, is sadly becoming the biggest story, Ken Berger says.
Ex-Piston Chauncey Billups bonds with Coach K, provides glue for Team USA Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:09AMTeam USA, from players to coaches, has grown to rely on Denver Nuggets guard and former Piston Chauncey Billups -- for his experience, knowledge and leadership. Billups, 33, is the elder statesman of a team with an average age of near 25. He is to this U.S. team what Jason Kidd was to the 2008 Olympic team that won gold.
Ex-Piston Chauncey Billups bonds with Coach K, provides glue for Team USA Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:47AMTeam USA, from players to coaches, has grown to rely on Denver Nuggets guard and former Piston Chauncey Billups -- for his experience, knowledge and leadership.
Winning an NBA title drives Scott to coach Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:46AMFormer Lakers player still holds onto that dream despite departure of LeBron 2008 Coach of Year ready to reshape Cavs
Grant has tough task ahead of him Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:16AMChris Grant has come a long way from being an unpaid intern with the Atlanta Hawks.
Les Levine: Scott shows he's right hire Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:30PMByron Scott wasn't available when Dan Gilbert named rookie coach Mike Brown to lead the Cavaliers into the LeBron James era, but you get the impression there might have been a championship or two for the team if that could have happened.
Unlikeliest heroes step up and steal show Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:59PMThe Celtics are back in the series -- thanks to their bench. Glen Davis and Nate Robinson propel Boston past the Lakers 96-89 to tie the Finals at 2. The unlikeliest heroes step up and steal the show, Ken Berger says.
Power Rankings: The 10 Best Franchises in North American Professional Sports Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:57AMOctober is coming up. And you know what that means?
Community kicks off the season with Hawkapalooza Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:28AMThe images of basketball star Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers flashed on the big screen behind the guys of Super Mash Bros. as they played a mix of artists ranging from Gwen Stefani and Bell Biv Devoe to Michael Jackson and Dexy’s Midnight Runners of "Come on Eileen" fame.
Thompson stands tall as Lakers force Game 7 — THE LATEST Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:00AMBRAMPTON – Desperation brought out the best in the Peterborough Lakers on Thursday. With their season on the line, John Grant Jr.[...]
Sports Briefs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:17PMC-K PLAYERS WIN SILVER SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Laura Raaymakers of Chatham and Jessica Jamieson of Wallaceburg won silver medals with the Enniskillen Express at the Eastern Canadian bantam softball championship Sunday.[...]
Bud Grant returns to Canada as part of Eden Prairie's trip to Winnipeg Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:31PMA hero's welcome could await Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant when he accompanies the Eden Prairie High School team to Winnipeg for two games Saturday.
Ian Thomsen: Best free-agent bargain? Turn to Miami Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:09PMWho was the best free-agent bargain this summer? The answer is LeBron James, according to an analyst who shared his numbers with me.
Center: A 'Fes'tering Problem Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:17PMCenter: a FES-tering problem for the Utah Jazz. Take a look at the good, bad and ugly for this team as their lack of big talent forces them to readjust their offensive sets to accommodate the Flex Offense and poorly performing 7 footers.
The Triangle is here to stay for a while, even if our coach isn't Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:12PMAfter the next season, the Lakers might be looking for a head coach. Normally, a new coach dictates the system, but in this case, the system should dictate the coach.
With Perkins out, Rivers faces tough, important strategic move Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:15PMGame 7 will be epic -- and the Celtics won't have injured Kendrick Perkins. With his starting center reduced to a cheerleader, coach Doc Rivers has a tough choice ahead: Glen Davis or Rasheed Wallace, Ken Berger says.
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James prove you can't do it alone to win an NBA title Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:22AMKobe Bryant finally answered the questions. 1) Who would you rather have -- him or LeBron James? 2) If you reached a Game 7, which guy would get you home? 3) If you needed one shot to win it all, which guy would you have take it?
Yeah, Artest just did that -- final minute epitomizes his turbulent career Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:18AMRon Artest goes from goat to hero in less than a minute. From an ill-advised 3-point attempt to being in the right place at the right instant for a buzzer-beating putback. Astonishing, and then again, so typical of Artest, Ken Berger says.
Suns, signature offense flirting with championship possibilities Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:18AMThe Suns' style of play has been criticized in the past. But as coach Alvin Gentry's team is pushing the Lakers in the conference finals, the system would prove successful if Phoenix wins a title, Ken Berger says.
2010 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: On the fast track Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:06AMNov. 6 could be a red-letter day at Scioto Downs in Columbus. That would be particularly appropriate for the Perry Pirates girls cross country team.
Captains Of Narcissicm: 10 Biggest Egomaniacs in the NBA Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:31PMAs one of the craziest offseasons in NBA history draws to a close (or does it?), a lot of fans are feeling like so many shreds of LeBron James jersey heaped in the corner of an Akron area public house. They feel used. They feel cheated. Some feel like the players have hit a critical mass of greed and arrogance that -- in this economy, at least -- is creating no small amount of vitriol across ...
Staying Put: NBA Franchise Players That Aren't Going Anywhere Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:03PMThese days in the NBA if you're not on the move, you're not making headlines. I haven't seen this many people eager to jump ship since seeing Titanic. This surfaced for the most part when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen were traded to the Boston Celtics to form "The Boston Three Party". It countinued when Pau Gasol was mysteriously traded for table scraps to the Los Angeles Lakers to form the new ...
Yung taking over as Lakers' men's volleyball coach Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:00PMTwo-time male athlete of the year Eric Yung is taking over as head coach of the Nipissing Lakers men's volleyball team.[...]
Basketball flows in the Rivers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:51PMIt’s in the genes. And so they say for the father-and-son tandem of Doc and Austin Rivers. Doc Rivers, who has pondered on his future as head coach of the Boston Celtics following a bitter Game 7 loss at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Lakers in the recent NBA Finals, has temporarily shifted his focus to the splendid performance of his son, Austin, a senior shooting guard at Winter ...
On the Media: ESPN can't just bigfoot its way into local markets Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:02PMThe all-sports cable TV network has plunged into local coverage online, but the going may be tougher than it imagined. The all-sports cable TV network has plunged into local coverage online, but the going may be tougher than it imagined.
Football: Coaches deal with physical, mental toll of their job Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:04PMJerry Ulmer, The Oregonian , August 31, 2010 5:56 p.m. Faustin Riley remembers being so big, he couldn't fit into friends' cars, and being so heavy, he was reluctant to sit down when visiting someone's home.
Son of Celtics coach shows pro potential Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08PMTalented prep guard Austin Rivers has the talent to someday join his father in the NBA.
Minto magic for Jr. Adanacs! Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:28PMCurt Malawsky sounded like a proud father after his players delivered Coquitlam its first ever Minto Cup national Jr. ‘A’ lacrosse crown Saturday night.
Bristol Palin, The Hoff and The Situation top tabloid-sized edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:46AMSay this for the minds behind ABC's unscripted hit Dancing with the Stars : They learn quick. When tabloid queen Kate Gosselin goosed the show's ratings -- despite dance moves so awkward and plodding she made 80something Buzz Aldrin look good -- producers took heed (didn't hurt that buzzed-about ESPN star Erin Andrews and tabloid mainstay Pamela Anderson were also along for the ride). So this ...
'Dancing With the Stars' announces cast, including Bristol Palin, David Hasselhoff, and 'The Situation' from MTV's ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:09AMOther cast members are Michael Bolton, Brandy, Margaret Cho, Rick Fox, Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Kyle Massey, Audrina Patridge and Kurt Warner.
NBA Star Courted by New Orleans Saints Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:03AMFiled under: Derek Fisher , TMZ Sports TMZ has learned the New Orleans Saints are determined to get Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher into their locker room for opening day ... because they believe Fish holds the key to back-to-back championships. Sources close to the deal tell TMZ that… Read more
ABC Announces Dancing with the Stars Season 11 Cast Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:10PMABC announced the 12 celebrities that will compete on the 11th season of "Dancing with the Stars."
2010 Sun Journal girls' soccer preview Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:21PMThey were playoff losses that tend to linger. No. 8 Sacopee Valley stunned the unbeaten and top-ranked St. Dom's girls, while Leavitt pushed Yarmouth to the brink in their quarterfinal.
ABC ANNOUNCES CAST FOR SEASON 11 OF DANCING WITH THE STARS Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:47PMThe new season, as previously announced, returns Monday, September 20.
Bristol Palin, David Hasselhoff and The Situation top the tabloid-sized edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:46PMSay this for the minds behind ABC's unscripted hit Dancing with the Stars : They learn quick. When tabloid queen Kate Gosselin goosed the show's ratings -- despite dance moves so awkward and plodding she made 80something Buzz Aldrin look good -- producers took heed (didn't hurt that buzzed-about ESPN star Erin Andrews and tabloid mainstay Pamela Anderson were also along for the ride). So this ...
GVSU women's soccer picked to repeat in GLIAC North Division Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:43PMThe Lakers, who are the defending NCAA Division II champions, received all five first-place votes possible in the coaches' preseason poll.
USA Pulls Out Narrow 70-68 Win Over Brazil, Remains Perfect in Men’s World Championship Play Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:28PMFor a second straight game, Kevin Durant led the U.S. scorers, tallying 27 points along with 10 rebounds against Brazil.
Colchester field hockey standout Boudah is Harvard bound Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:04PMCOLCHESTER — When Kaitlyn Boudah realized her field hockey talents wouldn’t take her to big-time collegiate programs like North Carolina, she narrowed her search to a school in Cambridge, Mass.
Lone Star Conference football roundup — Aug. 30 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:43PMStandings School LSC All North Division Eastern New Mexico 0-0 1-0 East Central 0-0 0-0 Northeastern State 0-0 0-0 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 0-0 Central Oklahoma 0-0 0-1 SE Okla. 0-0 0-1 SW Okla. 0-0 0-1 South Division Abilene Christian 0-0 0-0...
Rockets use caution in Yao's comeback Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:14PMWith Yao Ming fully healed from a foot injury, how will the Rockets balance their need for the center against their desire to limit his minutes?