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Unlike Nets, Magic GM Sees No Need to Ban Card Games

The Orlando Magic will not be following the lead of the New Jersey Nets, who banned all gambling games on team flights in the wake of the Washington Wizards/Gilbert Arenas/handgun upheaval, which was sparked originally by an argument over a high-stakes card game. "There's no sense in having a knee-jerk reaction to...

New Owner Can Revive the Nets Quickly

The Nets are not expected to do particularly well in the win-loss ledger this season. The squad missed the playoffs in the East last season, and has since swapped All-Star caliber Vince Carter for Courtney Lee and a few role players, and while Terrence Williams is expected to be a solid rookie he's not exactly superstar...

Bad Boys Return to Honor Chuck Daly

TEQUESTA, Fla. -- This looked like a Bad Boys reunion.The NBA came from around the country Wednesday to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Chuck Daly, but nothing was more impressive than his collection of pallbearers.It was the nucleus of his two championship teams in Detroit, the ones that transformed him from...

Nets Keep Lawrence Frank

In an announcement overshadowed by the playoffs on Wednesday, Nets boss Rod Thorn confirmed that coach Lawrence Frank will return for the 2009-10 season. Frank was under contract already, but Thorn had been publicly hedging on whether he'd return.Never mind the lame duck status -- Thorn rightfully dismisses that potential...

Bosses Leave Lawrence Frank Flapping in the New Jersey Wind

Of the limited coaching carousel, few spots held actual uncertainty. One of these mysteries can be found in lovely East Rutherford, where the Nets coach Lawrence Frank continues to await his verdict.This is not a situation in which mysterious anonymice appear in the New York media suggesting that Nets management might make...

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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.