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May 6, 2009
Bulls' Noah starting to come into his own
NEW YORK — How frequently do coaches warn defenders not to leave their feet, to "stay down" on jump shooters?
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Apr 29, 2009
Rumors about Mullin joining Knicks intensify
NEW YORK — Despite an upsurge of chatter claiming Donnie Walsh only has eyes for Chris Mullin — a couple of NBA observers assert the apparently departing Warriors VP has been promised the GM job — this is untrue, according to the Knicks president.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 22, 2009
Time is right for a LeBron-Kobe showdown
NEW YORK — Last season the NBA and its fans got what they sold their souls for, a showdown between the Celtics and Lakers . . . the league's two most venerated and decorated franchises.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 15, 2009
'Human Eraser' battled demons until the end
NEW YORK — Rarely a day goes by anymore that sickness and death isn't on my lips and in my ear, or dialing or e-mailing.
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Apr 8, 2009
Iverson has worn out his welcome in Detroit
NEW YORK — Allen Iverson, who will miss the rest of the season with a "back injury" that sidelined him for 16 games, said he would rather retire at season's end than come off the bench for 17 minutes per game.
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Apr 1, 2009
LeBron committed to winning title with Cavs
CLEVELAND — The entire course of Cavaliers history was altered by the 2003 lottery when they won LeBron James in a game of chance.
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Mar 25, 2009
Brown's flexibility helping Cavaliers excel
CLEVELAND — Normally, a hiring of a coach ahead of a general manager is an NBA recipe for restiveness, if not all-out revolution.
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Mar 18, 2009
Davidson's passing another blow for NBA
NEW YORK — Already staggered by the deaths this year of Larry Miller, Red Kerr and Norm Van Lier, as well as the life-threatening illness of ex-Pistons maestro Chuck Daly, the NBA took another giant hit Friday when Pistons owner Bill Davidson died at 86; enshrined into the Hall of Fame last September,...
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Mar 11, 2009
Woodson doing good job of handling Smith
NEW YORK — Before Saturday night's come-from-behind victory over the Pistons, I wasn't sensing much love in Dixie, where Josh Smith and Hawks coach Mike Woodson dropped the verbal gloves at halftime of Friday night's seven-point loss to the Bobcats. It was shades of two seasons ago when the coach...
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Mar 4, 2009
Nelson needs to give new philosophy a rest
NEW YORK — While many Californians are unemployed, Don Nelson is ordering assorted healthy Warriors to take a night off from work, with pay, while fans pay full price for tickets as their beloved 20-39 sinkhole disappears deeper below the Pacific Rim.
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Feb 25, 2009
Many reasons why Hughes is on move again
NEW YORK — Considering the squall of trade winds that relayed the names of Amare Stoudemire, Vince Carter, Shaq, Richard Jefferson and Gerald Wallace throughout the NBA it's safe to say none of the deals blew us away or remotely provoked anyone to exclaim, "Like, whoa!"
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Feb 18, 2009
Hawkins as elusive off court as he was on it
PHOENIX — For weeks and weeks I called every person I thought who might be able to put me in touch with Arizona's first sports superstar.
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Feb 11, 2009
Kobe, LeBron embarrassed Knicks at home
NEW YORK — It's amazing the way the Knicks are genuflecting to superstars the days.
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Feb 4, 2009
No respect for Love from assistant coaches
NEW YORK — Stumblebum that I am, I have stumbled across a situation whose level of egregiousness falls somewhere between Bernie Madoff and Bernie Goetz.
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Jan 28, 2009
Iverson not having positive impact on Pistons
NEW YORK — Given a 21-gun salute Friday at The Palace by the Mavericks, the franchise formerly known as the Pistons "is playing with no emotion," a long-distance viewer observed.
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Jan 21, 2009
Toronto's Bargnani starting to fulfill potential
NEW YORK — Not so long ago, Andrea Bargnani said to Raptors president Bryan Colangelo, "What's going on? Why is everybody looking at me like I can't play? All I need is 30 minutes a night to be effective."
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Jan 14, 2009
Time for Knicks to get tough with Marbury
NEW YORK — If I were the Knicks' supreme commander, the moment Stephon Marbury contemptuously announced he wouldn't accept a Lincoln penny less than his final season's $20.8 million salary calls for to become a free agent, I would have ended any and all absurd conjecture about him saddling...
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Jan 7, 2009
Barkley lives up to reputation as buffoon
NEW YORK — To Charles Barkley's credit, his capacity for audacity and proclivity for stupidity are unrivaled in NBA annals.
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Dec 31, 2008
Boozer should take vow of silence
NEW YORK — This week's Bernie Madoff Chutzpah Award goes to Carlos Boozer. In this epoch of bankruptcies and bailouts, unemployment and unsold tickets, he went out of his way recently to damage the reputation of the "Me" generation.
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Dec 24, 2008
LeBron shows media savvy beyond his years
LOS ANGELES — Thought it brilliant strategy for LeBrontosaurus to indicate to the Cleveland Plain Dealer he'll weigh signing an extension with the Cavaliers this summer. Fact or fiction, it stops the reporters from crowding him with inane questions regarding free agency two summers away . . . when...
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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