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Nebraska hires UTEP's Sadler
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -Doc Sadler was introduced as Nebraska's new men's basketball coach Tuesday, a week after Barry Collier resigned to become Butler's athletic director.The 46-year-old Sadler, who spent the past two seasons at Texas-El Paso, takes o
Dave Simmons hired as head basketball coach at McNeese State
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) -Dave Simmons, a former assistant at three Southland Conference basketball champions, was hired as head coach Tuesday at McNeese State.Simmons comes from Northwestern State, which won the conference title last season and defea
Wizards decide not to match Knicks' offer for Jeffries
WASHINGTON (AP) -Having found a cheaper and more enthusiastic alternative in DeShawn Stevenson, the Washington Wizards said Monday they won't match the New York Knicks' offer sheet for restricted free agent Jared Jeffries.The Wizards had seven days
Washington Wizards
Signed guard DeShawn Stevenson.
Mavs sign Mensah-Bonsu
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks signed free agent forward
Pops Mensah-Bonsu on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Mensah-Bonsu went undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft and joined the Mavericks
summer league
Minnesota Timberwolves
Re-signed forward Justin Reed.
Mavericks sign Devean George
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks announced the signing of
free-agent forward Devean George on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
George played the last seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA changes playoff seeding format
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Basketball Association announced
several rule changes that will be implemented for the 2006-07 season on
Wednesday, including a new playoff seeding system to alter a format widely
conside
Heat begin title defense on Halloween night
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will look to put a scare into
the rest of the league when they open their title defense on Tuesday, October
31 at home against the new-look Chicago Bulls.
The contest is the first of two fea
NIT field reduced to 32
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Invitation Tournament announced
on Tuesday that the field for the postseason event will return to a 32-team
format.
The field was increased from 32 to 40 in 2002. The organization cited a st
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