Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Predicting NBA awards a week before the season starts may seem like a silly exercise. Unless you’re good at it. Not to toot my own horn, but before last season, I successfully predicted Paul George winning […]
Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Mavericks said Tuesday they have requested waivers on Fab Melo, Renaldo Balkman, Devin Ebanks and D.J. Kennedy. Melo, the 7-footer from Syracuse, played six games for the Boston Celtics last season before he was […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Don’t look now, but the NBA regular season begins one week from Tuesday. Yes, in seven nights the season kicks off in earnest with the vaunted Orlando Magic/Indiana Pacers tilt. Set your DVRs and check your […]
Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Missouri men’s basketball coach Frank Haith was issued a five-game suspension from the NCAA as part of sanctions for the booster-related scandal at the University of Miami-Florida. Haith was the head coach at Miami for seven […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Oklahoma City Thunder center Hasheem Thabeet has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for head butting New Orleans Pelicans center Greg Stiemsma in a preseason game Oct. 17. Thabeet will miss the […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia 76ers may be without rookie center Nerlens Noel for the entire 2013-14 season. Head coach Brett Brown indicated on Monday that Noel, who tore his ACL last February while playing for the Kentucky Wildcats, […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – The NBA fined Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson $10,000 for an altercation with Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams during a recent preseason game. Robinson pushed Adams from behind and then struck the rookie […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Hawks have waived forward James Johnson, the team announced on Monday. Johnson, a five-year NBA veteran and a former first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls, had signed with the Hawks last month after spending […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Atlanta Dream coach Fred Williams will not return in 2014. Williams is under contract through the end of November and will move to a consultant position. The Dream finished 17-17 this past season and captured the […]
Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – The Utah Jazz have signed former No. 3 draft pick Derrick Favors to a multi-year contract extension. The Jazz didn’t release terms of the deal Saturday, but Yahoo! Sports reported it was for four […]