| NBA free agency: Trevor Ariza verballly agrees to sign with Houston Rockets |
| Trevor Ariza has made a verbal commitment to sign with the Houston Rockets, according to sources close to the process
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By Marc Stein |
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| Artest agrees to deal with Lakers (AP |
| Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. David Bauman, Artest's agent, told The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets forward has verbally agreed to play for the NBA champions next season. Bauman said the final details are still being worked out, but could be finished as
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Marc Stein |
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| Blackhawks sign former Devils C Madden (AP |
| The Chicago Blackhawks signed John Madden on Thursday, adding a veteran center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils. The 36-year-old Madden signed a one-year contract. Terms were not disclosed. Madden helped the Devils make the playoffs the last nine seasons, including Stanley Cup titles
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Marc Stein |
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| Reports: Artest to sign with Lakers (AP |
| Ron Artest is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to various media reports. The free-agent forward told CBSSports.com on Thursday that he was leaving the Houston Rockets to join Kobe Bryant and the defending NBA champion Lakers. "I'm definitely going to L.A. -- to sign, yeah," Artest told CBSSports.com
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Marc Stein |
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| Astros swarm Padres after 52-minute bee delay |
| The Houston Astros -- who once had the "Killer B's" -- beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Bee swarm delays Astros' win over Padres (AP |
| Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. The Houston Astros -- who once had the "Killer Bs" -- beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| NBA free agency: Ron Artest says he's leaving Houston Rockets for Los Angeles Lakers |
| Free-agent forward Ron Artest says he's leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By Marc Stein |
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| NASCAR questions point of Jeremy Mayfield injunction |
| NASCAR officials on Thursday questioned the motive behind Jeremy Mayfield seeking a temporary injunction so he could compete this weekend at Daytona International Speedway
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By David Newton |
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| Mets rally, blow lead, then win in 10 (AP |
| Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead. Adam LaRoche hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth against Francisco Rodriguez before the Mets rebounded
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By David Newton |
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| Boston Celtics send big hitters to woo Rasheed Wallace, according to report |
| Rasheed Wallace, the free agent forward who spent the last five-plus seasons in Detroit, got the full-court press from the Boston Celtics on Thursday, according to a report in the Boston Globe
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By ESPN.com news services |
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| Gordon: Bulls never made contract offer (AP |
| A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon told a Chicago radio station Thursday that the Bulls never made a contract offer even though general manager Gar Forman claimed re-signing him was their No. 1 priority. "I mean they didn't pursue me at all. They didn't even make an offer
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By ESPN.com news services |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez making return on Friday against San Diego Padres |
| Manny Ramirez will be back in the big leagues on Friday night after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Reds win on Votto's single in 10th (AP |
| Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds ended an afternoon of wasted chances by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday. Cincinnati loaded the bases with none out against Clay Zavada (1-2), stringing together a walk and a pair
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Trevor Ariza meets with Houston Rockets |
| A person close to the situation tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets are meeting with Los Angeles Lakers forward Trevor Ariza
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Jets LB Pace gets 4-game drug suspension (AP |
| The NFL has suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Pace will miss New York's first four games of the season and will be eligible to return for the Jets' Monday night game at Miami on Oct. 12. In
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Hawks sign Madden, day after Hossa deal (AP |
| The Chicago Blackhawks have signed John Madden, a center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils. The 36-year-old Madden signed a one-year contract Thursday. He joins the Blackhawks a day after they signed Marian Hossa to a 12-year, $62.8 million deal and added forward Tomas
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By Associated Press |
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| Calvin Pace of New York Jets suspended four games for violating NFL performance-enhancing drug policy |
| New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has been suspended for the first four games of the 2009 NFL regular season for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy
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| via ESPN.com,Jul, 02 2009 , By ESPN.com news services |
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| Mayfield misses Daytona entry deadline (AP |
| Jeremy Mayfield has missed the deadline to enter his car into Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By ESPN.com news services |
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| Galaxy's Donovan: Beckham a bad teammate (AP |
| David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan. "All that we care about at a minimum is that he committed himself to us," Donovan was quoted as saying in an excerpt of Grant Wahl's "The Beckham Experiment," scheduled for publication July 14
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Jul, 02 2009 , By ESPN.com news services |
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