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Rumors


Boston Celtics RumorsBoston Celtics

The Boston Celtics signed their first-round draft pick J.R. Giddens on Tuesday. SI
Celtics general manager Danny Ainge praised Walker's "hard work and skill development" over the summer in announcing the signing Friday. seattletimes

Dallas Mavericks RumorsDallas Mavericks

George and the Mavericks reached an agreement Wednesday on a new, two-year contract worth about $4 million, according to George's agent, Mark Bartelstein. Bartelstein said the deal includes an option for George to return to free agency after next season. dallasnews

Denver Nuggets RumorsDenver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets re-signed restricted free agent J.R. Smith to a multiyear contract on Friday. SI

Golden State Warriors RumorsGolden State Warriors

Golden State guard Monta Ellis will be sidelined for at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an offseason workout, forcing the Warriors to start the season without the player expected to lead their restructured roster this fall. chron

Houston Rockets RumorsHouston Rockets

Hours after a rally celebrating the acquisition of Ron Artest on Monday, the Rockets made a far more subtle roster move, sending guard Sean Singletary to the Phoenix Suns for second-year guard D.J. Strawberry chron.com

Indiana RumorsIndiana

New Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean got the job security he wanted, signing a 10-year contract worth at least $23.6 million. The deal includes an annual base salary of $600,000 and additional payments for promotional work, school officials said Tuesday.  ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers RumorsLos Angeles Lakers

Joe Crawford, the Los Angeles Lakers' only selection in the NBA draft last June, signed a contract with the Western Conference champions on Wednesday. SI
The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday signed Chinese guard Sun Yue, their second-round pick in June’s draft. Selected 40th overall, the 6-9 Sun started for the Chinese National Team at the Beijing Olympics. In six games, Sun averaged 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists.  yahoo sports
The Los Angeles Lakers on Monday signed Chinese guard Sun Yue, their second-round pick in June’s draft Selected 40th overall, the 6-9 Sun started for the Chinese National Team at the Beijing Olympics. In six games, Sun averaged 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists.  yahoo sports

Miami Heat RumorsMiami Heat

Forward Dorell Wright agreed to terms with the Heat on a two-year deal Wednesday, according to his agent, Bob Myers. miamiherald

NBA RumorsNBA

Former NBA player Wayman Tisdale had part of his right leg amputated Monday because of bone cancer. seattletimes
Croatian guard Gordan Giricek, who has averaged nearly 10 points per game since joining the NBA in 2002, has become the latest player to leave the league for a bigger payday ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets RumorsNew Orleans Hornets

The Hornets brought back a somewhat familiar face on Friday when the club signed swingman Devin Brown, who played with the team during its last exile season in Oklahoma City. nola.com

Philadelphia Sixers RumorsPhiladelphia Sixers

The Philadelphia 76ers re-signed Andre Iguodala on Sunday, giving the forward a six-year contract worth a reported $80 million.  SI.com

Portland Blazers RumorsPortland Blazers

Oregon officials say an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed. Duckworth died Monday at 44 on the Oregon coast, where he was on a goodwill tour for the team. sfgate
Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth, a “gentle giant” with a feathery touch from the paint, has died. He was 44. Yahoo sports
The Celtics are the champions, and they run a right ship. They don't hand out roster spots like candy. They say they have had him in twice for workouts, and now they're willing to commit some money to the project to keep another team from getting Miles. ESPN
Petteri Koponen has signed a four-year-contract with an Italian top league (Serie A) team, Virtus Bologna. This means that Koponen will not play in the NBA next season. oregonlive

Seattle Sonics RumorsSeattle Sonics

Guard Kyle Weaver, a second-round draft pick, signed a multiyear contract Wednesday with Oklahoma City. foxsports
Forward Donyell Marshall won’t be making the move to Oklahoma City with the Seattle SuperSonics.  Yahoo sports
Clay Bennett's ownership group has reached a final settlement with the city of Seattle, allowing the former SuperSonics franchise to move to Oklahoma City. ESPN.com

Seattle Storm RumorsSeattle Storm

Lauren Jackson will undergo routine arthroscopic surgery in Sydney next week to alleviate an ankle complaint which has troubled her in recent months. Over the past three months, Jackson has been hampered by ankle inflammation which has been carefully managed in recent weeks by the Australian Olympic basketball team medical staff. Jackson is receiving maximal medical and physiotherapy treatment, and has required repeated ankle injections to allow her to compete at the Olympics.  wnba.com

Team USA RumorsTeam USA

The Olympic men's basketball tournament was either going to result in a rightful re-ordering of the United States's place at the top of the sport, or another colossal upset. theglobeandmail
The Americans ended their streak of final four flops and Argentina's hopes of an Olympic gold-medal repeat, starting fast and finishing strong in a 101-81 semifinal victory Friday. foxsports

Toronto Raptors RumorsToronto Raptors

This time it's point guard Jose Calderon, who suffered what Toronto officials called a "strained adductor" during Spain's Olympic quarter-final win over Croatia yesterday. thestar

 
Daily Stats
Sunday, July 27, 2008
WNBA
CON 82 | WAS 60
IND 88 | PHO 84
LAS 92 | MIN 84
NYL 86 | ATL 76
SAC 71 | SEA 77
SAN 76 | DET 64
WNBA will return Aug. 28th
Saturday, July 26, 2008
WNBA
CHI 65 | HOU 79
IND 62 | SAC 70
Friday, July 25, 2008
WNBA
LAS 68 | NYL 69
SAN 68 | MIN 78
SEA 80 | PHO 94
WAS 81 | ATL 75
July 27, 2008
WNBA
PTS S. Augustus | MIN
29
REB L. Leslie | LAS
12
AST S. Bobbitt | LAS
10
STL A. Wauters | SAN
4
BLK 2 Players
2
3's B. Hammon | SAN
5-11

  NBA Standings

Eastern Conference
Atlantic
W
L
Boston
66
16
Toronto
41
41
Philadelphia
40
42
New Jersey
34
48
New York
23
59
Central
W
L
Detroit
59
23
Cleveland
45
37
Indiana
36
46
Chicago
33
49
Milwaukee
26
56
Southeast
W
L
Orlando
52
30
Washington
43
39
Atlanta
37
45
Charlotte
32
50
Miami
15
67
Western Conference
Northwest
W
L
Utah
54
28
Denver
50
32
Portland
41
41
Minnesota
22
60
Seattle
20
62
Pacific
W
L
LA Lakers
57
25
Phoenix
55
27
Golden State
48
34
Sacramento
38
44
LA Clippers
23
59
Southwest
W
L
New Orleans
56
26
San Antonio
56
26
Houston
55
27
Dallas
51
31
Memphis
22
60
  WNBA Standings

Eastern Conference
W
L
Detroit
16
9
Connecticut
14
10
New York
13
10
Indiana
11
12
Washington
9
15
Chicago
5
15
Dream
3
22
Western Conference
W
L
San Antonio
16
8
Seattle
16
8
Los Angeles
14
10
Sacramento
13
11
Houston
12
12
Minnesota
11
12
Phoenix
11
13
  NBDL Standings

Central
W
L
Sioux Falls
28
21
Dakota
27
21
Iowa
21
27
Fort Wayne
17
31
Southwest
W
L
Austin
29
19
Colorado
27
21
Tulsa
25
23
Albuquerque
22
26
Rio Grande
20
29
West
W
L
Idaho
34
14
Los Angeles
32
16
Utah
23
25
Anaheim
21
27
Bakersfield
11
37
  NCAA Standings
 America East
Conf
Total
Md.-Balt. Cty
13-3
24-9
Hartford
10-6
18-16
Albany
10-6
15-15
Binghamton St
9-7
16-15
Vermont
9-7
16-15
Boston Univ.
9-7
14-17
New Hampshire
6-10
9-20
Maine
3-13
7-23
Stony Brook
3-13
7-23

 Atlantic 10
Conf
Total
Xavier
14-2
30-7
Temple
11-5
21-13
Massachusetts
10-6
25-11
St. Joseph's
9-7
21-13
Charlotte
9-7
20-14
Richmond
9-7
16-15
Dayton
8-8
23-11
La Salle
8-8
15-17
Rhode Island
7-9
21-12
Duquesne
7-9
17-13
St. Louis
7-9
16-15
Fordham
6-10
12-17
G. Washington
5-11
9-17
St. Bona
2-14
8-22

 Atlantic Coast
Conf
Total
North Carolina
14-2
36-3
Duke
13-3
28-6
Clemson
8-5
20-7
Virginia Tech
9-7
21-14
Miami (Fla.)
8-8
23-11
Maryland
8-8
19-15
Wake Forest
7-9
21-14
Florida State
7-9
19-15
Georgia Tech
7-9
15-17
Virginia
5-11
17-16
NC State
4-12
15-16
Boston College
4-12
13-14

 Atlantic Sun
Conf
Total
Belmont
14-2
25-9
Jacksonville
12-4
18-13
E. Tenn. St
11-5
19-13
Stetson
11-5
16-16
Gardner Webb
9-7
16-16
Lipscomb
9-7
15-16
Kennesaw St
7-9
10-20
Mercer
6-10
11-19
Florida Atlantic
6-10
10-21
Campbell
5-11
10-20
N. Florida
1-15
3-26

 Big 12
Conf
Total
Kansas
13-3
37-3
Texas
13-3
31-7
Kansas State
10-6
21-10
Baylor
9-7
21-11
Oklahoma
9-7
19-10
Texas A&M
8-8
21-11
Oklahoma St
7-7
17-16
Nebraska
7-9
20-13
Texas Tech
7-9
16-15
Missouri
6-10
16-16
Iowa State
4-12
14-18
Colorado
3-13
12-20

 Big East
Conf
Total
Georgetown
15-3
28-6
Notre Dame
14-4
25-8
Louisville
14-4
27-9
Connecticut
13-5
24-9
Marquette
11-7
25-10
W. Virginia
11-7
26-11
Pittsburgh
10-8
27-10
Villanova
9-9
22-13
Syracuse
9-9
21-14
Cincinnati
8-10
13-19
Seton Hall
7-11
17-15
Providence
6-12
15-16
DePaul
6-12
11-19
St. John's
5-11
11-19
S. Florida
3-13
12-17
Rutgers
3-15
11-20

 Big Sky
Conf
Total
Portland State
14-2
23-10
N. Arizona
11-5
21-11
Weber State
10-6
16-14
Montana
8-8
14-16
Idaho St.
8-8
12-19
Montana State
7-9
15-15
N. Colorado
6-10
13-16
E. Washington
6-10
11-19
Sacramento St
2-14
4-24

 Big South
Conf
Total
UNC Asheville
10-4
23-10
Winthrop
10-4
22-12
High Point
8-6
17-14
Liberty
7-7
16-16
VMI
6-8
14-15
C. Carolina
6-8
13-15
Radford
5-9
10-20
Charleston S.
4-10
10-20
Birmingham S.
0-0
0-0

 Big Ten
Conf
Total
Wisconsin
16-2
31-5
Purdue
15-3
25-9
Indiana
14-4
25-8
Michigan State
12-6
27-9
Ohio State
10-8
24-13
Minnesota
8-10
20-14
Penn State
7-11
15-16
Iowa
6-12
13-19
Illinois
5-13
16-19
Michigan
5-13
10-22
Northwestern
1-17
8-22

 Big West
Conf
Total
Cal St. Fuller
12-4
24-9
UC Santa Barb
12-4
23-9
Cal St. North
12-4
20-10
Pacific
11-5
21-10
UC Irvine
9-7
18-16
Cal Poly
7-9
12-18
UC Riverside
4-12
9-21
Long Beach St
3-13
6-25

 Colonial Athletic
Conf
Total
VA Common.
15-3
24-8
George Mason
12-6
23-11
NC Wilmington
12-6
20-13
Old Dominion
11-7
18-16
Delaware
9-9
14-17
Northeastern
9-9
14-17
Hofstra
8-10
12-18
Towson
7-11
13-17
James Madison
5-13
13-17
Drexel
5-13
12-20
Georgia State
5-13
9-21
William & Mary
-
-

 Conference USA
Conf
Total
Memphis
16-0
36-2
UAB
12-4
23-11
Houston
11-5
24-10
Southern Miss
9-7
19-14
Central Florida
9-7
16-15
Tulsa
8-8
25-14
Texas-El Paso
8-8
19-14
Marshall
8-8
16-14
Tulane
6-10
17-15
East Carolina
5-11
11-19
S. Methodist
4-12
10-20
Rice
0-16
3-27

 Horizon League
Conf
Total
Butler
16-2
30-4
Wright State
12-6
21-10
Cleveland State
12-6
21-13
Illinois-Chicago
9-9
18-15
UW-Green Bay
9-9
15-15
UW-Milwaukee
9-9
14-16
Loyola
6-12
12-19
Youngstown St
5-13
9-21
Detroit
3-15
7-23

 Independents
Conf
Total
Texas-Pan
7-1
17-13
Utah Valley St
7-2
15-14
Savannah St
3-1
12-18
Chicago St
4-2
11-17
N. Dakota St
10-8
16-13
IPFW
9-9
13-18
Longwood
2-2
9-22
S. Dakota St
3-15
8-21
UC-Davis
2-14
9-22

 Ivy League
Conf
Total
Cornell
14-0
22-6
Brown
11-3
19-10
Pennsylvania
8-6
13-18
Columbia
7-7
14-15
Yale
7-7
13-15
Dartmouth
3-11
10-18
Harvard
3-11
8-22
Princeton
2-11
6-24

 Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conf
Total
Rider
13-5
23-10
Siena
13-5
23-11
Niagara
12-6
19-10
Loyola
12-6
19-14
Marist
11-7
18-14
Fairfield
11-7
14-16
Iona
8-10
12-20
Manhattan
5-13
12-19
St. Peter's
3-15
6-24
Canisius
2-16
6-25

 Mid-American
Conf
Total
Kent St.
13-3
28-7
Akron
11-3
28-7
W. Michigan
12-4
20-12
Ohio
9-7
20-13
Miami (OH)
9-7
17-16
C. Michigan
8-8
14-17
Toledo
7-8
11-19
Bowling Green
7-9
13-17
E. Michigan
4-8
14-17
Ball State
5-11
6-24
N. Illinois
3-12
6-22
Buffalo
3-13
10-20

 Mid-Continent
Conf
Total
Oral Rob.
16-2
24-9
IUPUI
15-3
26-7
Oakland
11-7
17-14
S. Utah
9-9
11-19
W. Illinois
7-11
12-16
UMKC
6-12
11-21
Centenary
4-14
10-21
Valpo.
0-0
4-1

 Mid-Eastern
Conf
Total
Morgan St
14-2
22-11
Hampton
11-5
18-12
Norfolk St
11-5
16-15
Delaware St
10-6
14-16
Coppin St.
12-9
16-21
N.C. A&T
9-7
15-16
FL. A&M
9-7
15-17
S. Carolina St
7-9
13-20
Beth-Cook.
5-11
11-21
Howard
3-13
6-26
M.E. Shore
2-14
4-28

 Missouri Valley
Conf
Total
Drake
15-3
28-5
Illinois St
13-5
25-10
S. Illinois
11-7
18-15
Creighton
10-8
22-11
N. Iowa
9-9
18-14
Bradley
9-9
21-17
Missouri St
8-10
17-16
Indiana St
8-10
15-16
Wichita St
4-14
11-20
Evansville
3-15
9-21

 Mountain West
Conf
Total
BYU
14-2
27-8
UNLV
12-4
27-8
New Mexico
11-5
24-9
San Diego St
9-7
20-13
Air Force
8-8
16-14
Utah
7-9
18-15
TCU
6-10
14-16
Wyoming
5-12
12-18
Colorado St
1-17
7-25

 N/A
Conf
Total
NCAA
0-0
0-0

 Northeast
Conf
Total
R. Morris
16-2
26-8
Wagner
15-3
23-8
Sacred Ht.
13-5
18-14
St. Mary's
11-7
19-15
Quinnipiac
11-7
15-15
C. Conn.
10-8
14-16
Long Island
7-11
15-15
Fairleigh D.
4-14
8-20
St. Fran. NY
4-14
7-22
Monmouth
4-14
7-24
St. Fran. PA
4-14
6-23

 Ohio Valley
Conf
Total
Austin Peay
16-4
24-11
Murray State
13-7
18-13
Morehead
12-8
15-15
Tenn-Martin
11-9
17-16
Tenn. State
10-10
16-17
E. Kentucky
10-10
14-16
Samford
10-10
14-16
Tenn. Tech
10-10
13-19
SE Miss. St.
7-13
12-19
E. Illinois
6-14
7-22
Jackson. St.
5-15
7-22

 Pacific-10
Conf
Total
UCLA
19-2
35-4
Stanford
15-6
28-8
WSU
11-7
26-9
USC
12-8
21-13
Arizona St.
9-9
21-13
Oregon
9-9
18-14
Arizona
8-10
19-15
Washington
7-12
16-16
California
7-13
17-16
Oregon St.
0-19
6-25

 Patriot League
Conf
Total
American
10-4
21-12
Navy
9-5
16-14
Colgate
7-7
18-14
Lehigh
7-7
14-15
Lafayette
6-8
15-15
Army
6-8
14-16
Bucknell
6-8
12-19
Holy Cross
5-9
15-14

 Southeastern
Conf
Total
Tennessee
14-2
31-5