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Grant Hill 'Not Even Close' to Retiring

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There are times when a graying Grant Hill wonders why he's still chasing kids -- some literally half his age -- through screens, battling them for rebounds, and taking charges from bruisers that make him ache the next day. Then he answers himself: Because he still can. And he still can do it surprisingly...

Kurt Thomas Reportedly Agrees to Chicago Bulls Pact

CHICAGO (AP) -- A person familiar with the negotiations says veteran forward Kurt Thomas has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized. Several outlets reported late Thursday that Thomas was headed to Chicago. The...

Talking With Kevin Durant About NBA Elite 11, Draft Night and More

Just a couple of days before the NBA Draft, we caught up with NBA scoring champ and recently appointed NBA Elite 11 (same game, but new name replacing NBA Live) cover winner Kevin Durant, and talked to him about his experience on draft night, what he'll be looking for from the Thunder on Thursday night, and why even he...

Woodson May Go Down as Hawks Slip

This does not bode well for Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson, whose contract extension might have just flown out the window. His team has improved its win total in each of the last five years -- showing slow, steady improvement -- but all that feel-good stuff is about to get lost in a surprising, first-round playoff...

Report: Bulls Clear Cap Space, Trade Salmons to Bucks

The Bulls were involved in talks for Tracy McGrady and Amare Stoudemire. But with less than 24 hours left before the trade deadline, they traded for the most valuable asset on the market before the 2010 summer of free agency. Cap-space. Chad Ford reports that the Bulls have completed a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks,...

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05/31/12 India Minister: Won't Hurry Wheat Exports Source: The Wall Street Journal India isn't in a hurry to export wheat from its choked warehouses and would wait at least until July as prices are expected to climb because of a worsening global shortfall, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said Thursday.
05/24/12 Centre to offload 6 months PDS grains Source: Sify New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) With its granaries overflowing and record food production for the third year in a row, the central government Thursday decided to allow states to lift and distribute six months' quota of food grains under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in one go.
05/23/12 Dikshit meets Thomas, discusses ways to stabilise food... Source: Sify Delhi Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikshit called on Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies, Professor K.V. Thomas on Wednesday to discuss measures to stabilize food prices in Delhi and ways to revive the sale of the popular and much sought Bhagidari Fortified Atta in the capital.
05/16/12 Wheat procurement touches a new high Source: The Economic Times - India While the government grapples with food grain storage problem, the wheat procurement has touched a new height of 29.61 million tonnes by the mid of May - more than 25% over last year's purchase of 23.6 million tonnes in the corresponding period.
05/15/12 Futures trading needs relook: Govt Source: The Asian Age In view of the recent hike in prices of essential commodities, the government on Monday said there is a need to have a relook at futures trading, including in food items.