Are the Warriors going to trade Monta Ellis? Nobody really knows for sure. It seems like dealing Ellis and Andris Biedrins and their large contracts may be a priority for the new owners, but there's no concrete evidence they feel that way. ESPN ran with a reference from Tim Kawakami's blog and made a big [...]Trading Monta Ellis: Part 1
In an interview with the Springfield News-Leader, forward Anthony Tolliver said he hopes to have signed with a team by Monday and that he's planning to either re-sign with the Warriors or join the Minnesota Timberwolves.Tolliver, a 6-foot-9 power forward who averaged 11.7 points and 7.0 rebounds in 46 games for the Warriors last season, [...]Tolliver deciding between Warriors, T'wolves
It's not a surprise, but still a nice honor: Warriors guard Stephen Curry was selected Wednesday as one of 15 players to play for Team USA in the upcoming World Championships. Curry must survive one more round of cuts when the roster is trimmed to 12 players on Aug. 26. Pool play in the World [...]Update: Curry retains spot on Team USA roster
The Warriors, as presently constituted, are not ready for the 2010-11 NBA season. While the team has enough options to field a competitive starting lineup, there are serious depth issues, particularly at the point guard and center position.The Warriors have signed two players in the past week to compete for the backup point guard position. [...]Trying to make sense of the Pargo signing
I just heard a report from the Oregonian's Jason Quick that the Blazers are aggressively shopping shooting guard Rudy Fernandez. Quick said that three teams: the Celtics, the Bulls and the Knicks are emerging as likely landing spots for Fernandez. Trades being discussed are of two varieties: Fernandez for a future first-round draft pick or [...]Rudy Fernandez available: Any interest?
Jonathan Abrams of the New York Times has an interview with former Warriors forward Anthony Randolph, now a member of the New York Knicks. Randolph answered a few questions about his time with the Warriors and his relationship with Warriors coach Don Nelson:Question: Did you feel like you escaped from Golden State?Anthony Randolph: It was [...]Randolph: Time with Warriors a 'learning experience'
If Buster Posey continues his amazing rookie season, he will have to be included in the discussion of all-time Giants rookies. It's an impressive group:Orlando Cepeda, 1958: .312 average, 188 hits, 25 HRs, 96 RBIs, 38 doubles, 15 steals.Willie McCovey, 1959: .354 average, 13 HRs, 38 RBIs, .429 on-base percentage, .656 slugging percentage.Jim Ray Hart, [...]Posey among all-time Giants rookies
It was to be expected that every single story on the passing of former Raiders great Jack Tatum emphasized his hard hit in a 1978 exhibition game that left Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley paralyzed.What's hard to stomach are those media reports, and comments from NFL fans, that try to paint Tatum as evil, or at [...]Jack Tatum, R.I.P.
For Yankee haters, team owner George Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday at age 80, was a gift that rarely stopped giving. Here are two more Boss highlights for Yankee haters:1. Suspended by MLB in 1974 for illegal campaign contributions to Richard Nixon and obstruction of justice.2. Suspended by MLB in 1990 for hiring someone to find [...]Yankee haters mourn Boss' passing, Part III
Turns out the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner didn't always take himself so seriously. You probably know about the several send-ups Larry David did of The Boss on various Seinfeld episodes in the 1990s.But Steinbrenner also appeared on a Seinfeld episode, as himself " and he wasn't bad, and kind of funny in a self [...]Steinbrenner as himself
For Yankee haters, team owner George Steinbrenner, who died Tuesday at age 80, was a gift that rarely stopped giving. Here are three more Boss highlights for Yankee haters:1. Firing Yankee icon and beloved Hall of Famer Yogi Berra as manager after just 16 games (6-10) in the 1985 season.2. Firing of Hall of Famer [...]Yankee haters mourn Boss' passing, Part II
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