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Carmelo Anthony: 'This Is Not My Last Game' With Nuggets

DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony offered two assurances Tuesday night. He guaranteed the 132-98 win over Phoenix at the Pepsi Center wasn't his final game in a Denver uniform. And he said one can put in "bold words" that his wife, LaLa Vazquez, isn't playing a significant role in where he soon will be playing. First, the...

Family in Phoenix: David Thompson There for Cousin Gentry

PHOENIX -- If Lakers guard Kobe Bryant keeps going wild in the series, Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry always can motivate his players by telling them how he once slowed David Thompson. Well, maybe not. "Shut him down. I think I held him to 38,'' Gentry said with a laugh while standing next to the Hall of Famer before...

Gervin and Thompson Hope Durant and James Repeat Epic Duel

George Gervin and David Thompson don't want to see LeBron James in street clothes Wednesday. They want to see a street fight between James and Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring title. Gervin and Thompson are the authors of the greatest scoring duel in NBA history. On April 9, 1978, Denver's Thompson scored 73 points in the...

Tip-Off Timer: ABA Began Play 42 Years Ago, and Legacy Remains

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Tuesday, there are 42 days remaining.The uniforms arrived. The sneakers showed up. So did the basketballs.Well, there was one problem with them. They were the wrong color.The American Basketball Association had been formed 42 years ago to...

Thompson, Gervin Again Linked as Hall of Fame Presenters

It would figure David Thompson and George Gervin are together again. They had an epic final-day duel for the 1977-78 NBA scoring title, won by Gervin. They were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996. And now they both will be presenters at Friday's Basketball Hall of Fame induction in Springfield, Mass. Thompson...

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05/31/12 Tactical Negotiation Team members respond to call... Source: The Oregonian - Portland OR Members of the Washington County Tactical Negotiation Team are responding to a residence in Metzger where a wanted man is refusing to come out to authorities, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
05/30/12 Tractors take strain for good causes Source: Gazette & Herald - Malton - North Yorkshire - UK AS part of the jubilee celebrations, the first ever Kilburn Tractor Run takes place on Sunday, June 3, travelling more than 40 miles through picturesque countryside and raising money for local charities.
05/24/12 Politics wrap: May 24, 2012 Source: Perth News Pictures from the funeral of David Thompson Prime Minister of Barbados.
05/18/12 David Thompson Was Pretty Good and I'm Out of Beer on... Source: Backing The Pack If I had a dollar for every time the camera shows David Thompson at a home game followed by some lame color guy like the G-man going on about how DT was greater than Jordan in college, then I would have more money, and if I had more money the fridge would have beer in it, and if I had beer you would not get the fantastic trivia question below because I'd be too drunk to type right now.
05/11/12 State wants to bring nonprofits into transparency... Source: The Telegraph - Alton IL Illinois nonprofits receive nearly $1.1 billion in state funding a year, and two lawmakers want them to post how the money is being spent on an online public database.