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| Grizzlies host Clippers at FedEx Forum |
NBA Basketball |
11/18/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Memphis Grizzlies hope to build on their first win in two weeks when they host the LA Clippers at FedEx Forum on Wednesday night. Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo each scored 19 points on Saturday as the Grizzlies snapped a seven-game skid with a 97-87 win over the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves. Marc Gasol added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who recorded their first win within the Western Conference in eight tries. Rookie Sam Young had 15 points -- his first double-digit performance |
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| Knicks have to decide if Iverson is their Answer |
NBA Basketball |
11/17/2009 |
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -The New York Knicks passed on a chance to sign Allen Iverson over the summer. A few months and only one victory later, they have to decide if he's worth reconsidering. Iverson will soon be on the market again after the Memphis Grizzlies announced they were parting ways with the former scoring champion. And while the Knicks weren't interested in the offseason, they won't rule him out yet. Coach Mike D'Antoni and team president Donnie Walsh both praise Iverson's abilities, but say the |
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| USC Trojans rebuild under shadow of NCAA probe |
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11/16/2009 |
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| ason, leading the Wildcats to a 19-15 record and their 24th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. O'Neill was in line to permanently succeed Hall of Famer Lute Olson, but that didn't happen, and he spent last season as a special assistant to the Memphis Grizzlies' GM before answering the call of USC athletic director Mike Garrett. O'Neill didn't shy away from taking the job under threat of fallout from the NCAA investigation. If the NCAA can prove Floyd paid to have Mayo delivered to USC, that would be c |
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| Grizzlies, Iverson part ways after only 3 games |
NBA Basketball |
11/16/2009 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -The Allen Iverson experiment with the Memphis Grizzlies is over. The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday in a statement that the team has ended its one-year contract with the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP in what it called a mutual agreement. Iverson began an indefinite leave of absence on Nov. 7 to deal with a personal issue after playing only three games with Memphis, all in California. General manager Chris Wallace says they agreed Iverson is stepping away from the game t |
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| Grizzlies send Timberwolves to 10th straight loss |
NBA Basketball |
11/15/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (Worldwide Gamble) - Rudy Gay and O.J. Mayo each scored 19 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 97-87 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum. Marc Gasol added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who recorded their first win within the Western Conference in eight tries. Rookie Sam Young had 15 points -- his first double-digit performance -- and Mike Conley added 10 points and seven assists in the win. "Now we've got the feeling what it takes to |
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| Grizzlies sign former Pacers PG Tinsley |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2009 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Jamaal Tinsley on Saturday, adding a player with a checkered past and a 1 1/2-year layoff to their troubled team. The Grizzlies announced the signing in a press release before their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tinsley was bought out by the Indiana Pacers in July, but has not played in the NBA since the middle of the 2007-08 season. He was still under contract with the Pacers, but told to stay away from the team last season. In his |
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| Grizzlies add Tinsley to backcourt |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (Worldwide Gamble) - The Memphis Grizzlies signed free agent point guard Jamaal Tinsley to an undisclosed contract on Saturday. Tinsley was waived by the Indiana Pacers in the offseason. The 31-year-old had two years and $14.7 million left on his contract but didn't play in 2008-09, mostly due to off-court legal problems and a plan to have him in a reduced role. The Grizzlies originally selected the Iowa State product with the 27th overall pick in the 2001 draft. He never played with the club, however |
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| Lowly Grizzlies, Timberwolves meet in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
11/14/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Two of the NBA's worst teams meet in the shadow of Beale Street Saturday, when the Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Memphis dropped its seventh straight game in Houston on Wednesday when Luis Scola led the way with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Carl Landry added 20 points and Trevor Ariza donated 17, as the Rockets used a big second half to rout the hapless Grizzlies, 104-79. The Grizzlies dropped their seventh straight decision despite 19 points from O.J. Mayo an |
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| Rockets host Grizzlies at Toyota Center |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - A pair of teams coming off blowout losses last night meet in south Texas on Wednesday as the Houston Rockets play host to the Memphis Grizzlies. When it rains, it pours in Memphis. Already reeling from the off-the-court issues involving enigmatic guard Allen Iverson, the Grizzlies lost their first round draft choice, center Hasheem Thabeet, to a fractured jaw in a 93-79 setback to Portland on Tuesday. Thabeet, the No. 2 overall selection in last June's draft, crashed into the back of teammate |
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| Thabeet fractures jaw in Grizzlies' loss to Portland |
NBA Basketball |
11/11/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (Worldwide Gamble) - Memphis Grizzlies rookie center and No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet fractured his jaw in the team's 93-79 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The 7-foot-3 Thabeet's face smashed into the back of teammate Zach Randolph's head while scrambling for a rebound late in the first quarter. He went to the floor while team trainers attended to his jaw before eventually leaving the court under his own power. Early indications are that the 22-year-old will sit out at least Memph |
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