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Jason Kapono Eager to Bounce Back After Trying Season

SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Barnes was the main event at Kezar Pavilion on Wednesday night, when the soon-to-be Lakers small forward's "Dream Team" won the Pro-Am championship against a cast of lesser characters. Barnes brought his fire as always -- and thankfully, didn't slap any opposing assistant coaches like he had two days...

Former Nets GM Rod Thorn to Be Named 76ers Team President

Former New Jersey Nets general manager Rod Thorn will be named Philadelphia 76ers team president. Thorn confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report to FanHouse on Wednesday evening, making it even more clear that his curious departure from the Nets in late June had nothing to do with any desire to stop working. A formal announcement...

Nets Tab Billy King to Replace Thorn

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Mikhail Prokhorov got his King after all. No! Not LeBron. Another King -- Billy. The former Philadelphia 76ers general manager and president was hired Wednesday to replace Rod Thorn as the team's top executive, Prokhorov announced in a release. Contract terms were not immediately...

Rod Thorn Insists He's 'Not Retiring' After Leaving Nets

Asked if there will be a party next Friday for the last day New Jersey president Rod Thorn will be on the job, he quipped, "I'm too old for that.'' But Thorn, 69, insisted he's not too old to get another job after he leaves the Nets following a 10-year run. "I'm not retiring,'' Thorn said in an interview Saturday night...

Johan Petro Leaves Denver, Gets Three-Year Deal With Nets

Denver's search for big men got even more urgent Saturday. Center Johan Petro, who was serviceable in starting 16 Nuggets games late last season in place of Kenyon Martin, agreed Saturday to sign a three-year, $10 million deal with New Jersey. "He's very happy. He's very happy,'' said Petro's agent, Sam Goldfeder,...

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05/26/12 Young Sixers playing beyond their years Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA Chicago lost franchise player Derrick Rose in the first game of the opening series the Sixers would win 4 games-to-2.
05/23/12 THIS WEEK IN WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY Source: Coal Valley News - Madison WV The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
05/21/12 This week in W.Va. history Source: The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington WV The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.
04/23/12 Rod Thorn's rosey days with Nets Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ A couple of weeks ago, Rod Thorn was flipping through the channels on his television.
04/13/12 Thorn: Knicks are âdangerous' team Source: New York Post - New York NY In his 10 years as general manager and president of the Nets, Rod Thorn was in a daily war with the Knicks.