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Converse Captures Dwyane Wade's Motivation with New TV Spot for the WADE 4 Signature Shoe: "Same Day, Same Story" Begins Airing October 28 NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- Miami HEAT guard Dwyane Wade has made a career out of silencing the doubters. From his rise as an unheralded recruit who led Marquette University to the Final Four, to winning the NBA Championship and Finals MVP...; Tags: Beijing, CAREER, MARKETING, Marquette University, motivation, NBA, radio, TV; Research articles 2008-10-27
Dwyane Wade's Dominant Fourth Quarter Performances Provide Inspiration for Latest Converse Signature Shoe: Converse unveils the WADE 4 at the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- There are 12 minutes remaining on the clock. The fourth quarter - where players prove their worth and cement their legacy as the most elite in the game. Miami HEAT guard Dwyane...; Tags: CAREER, Games, inspiration, NBA, performance; Research articles 2008-10-27
Alonzo Mourning Talks about FSGS on Live with Regis and Kelly: NBA Star's Kidney Transplant Part of New, Autobiographical Book, Resilience BERWYN, Pa. -- Alonzo Mourning, the professional basketball star who astoundingly resumed his NBA career after enduring a kidney transplant, referenced "Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis," also know as FSGS, during an appearance Tuesday on the popular ABC network talk show...; Tags: CAREER, NBA; Research articles 2008-10-02
76ers close to signing veteran Marshall: The 76ers are close to signing 6-foot-9 veteran forward Donyell Marshall, according to a league source. Marshall could meet today with the Sixers and sign a veteran-minimum contract - for an estimated $1.26 million - sometime this week. Marshall, 35, was recently waived by Oklahoma City. The source said the...; Tags: CAREER, Games, Marshall, NBA, Pennsylvania; Research articles 2008-09-02
American Hill, Formula One champ in 1961, is dead at 81: Phil Hill, the only American-born driver to win the Formula One championship, died at Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula on Thursday. He was 81. Hill died of complications from Parkinson's disease, according to John Lamm, a close friend who also is editor-at-large of Road and Track magazine....; Tags: CAREER, medal, NBA, NHL; Research articles 2008-08-28

Former Trail Blazer Duckworth dead at 44: Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth, a "gentle giant" with a feathery touch from the paint, has died. He was 44. Duckworth, part of a Trail Blazers goodwill tour, was scheduled to hold a free basketball clinic when he died Monday night. The Depoe Bay Fire...; Tags: CAREER, Games, NBA, surgery, team; Research articles 2008-08-26
Sports in Brief: San Antonio re-signs guard Michael Finley: The San Antonio Spurs re-signed guard Michael Finley yesterday. Terms of the deal weren't released. The 35-year-old Finley started 61 games last season, with Sixth Man Award winner Manu Ginobili providing a spark for San Antonio behind him. Finley averaged 10.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists, playing in all...; Tags: CAREER, Games, NBA; Research articles 2008-08-23
Ruland returns to Sixers as assistant coach: The 76ers' fans never really got to know Jeff Ruland. To them, he was the hulking 6-10 center/power forward acquired from Washington in June 1986, who made it through only five games in 1986-87, hobbled by a bad knee."It was disappointing, but put yourself in my shoes - I was...; Tags: CAREER, Games, NBA, Washington; Research articles 2008-08-23
Pistons pick up former No. 1 Brown: AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons have signed free agent center Kwame Brown, the overall No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft, the team announced Monday. Team president for basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press last week that Brown will be paid $4 million next...; Tags: CAREER, NBA, team; Research articles 2008-08-05
Ramirez, Cuban among Web's hot topics: Weekend Review The buzz, in case you missed it Topic Buzz Beyond the buzz Click here for more Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay Manny loves Los...; Tags: Boston, CAREER, NBA, New York Times Co., Quality, Web; Research articles 2008-08-04
Knight gladly leaves sunny L.A. for a cool playoff shot: Brevin Knight was enjoying a summer vacation last week when he was informed that he'd been traded to the Jazz from the Los Angeles Clippers. So, naturally, dreaming of a white Christmas (what else?) in late July got him and his family "all on board" over their impending...; Tags: career, Games, NBA, Stanford, team, Utah; Research articles 2008-08-01
Paul, Williams are the heirs apparent at point: LAS VEGAS -- So who is the point apparent, the future starter for the U.S. team, the best young point guard in the NBA? It's a jump ball. Chris Paul, at 23, had a transcendent NBA season, finishing second in MVP balloting...; Tags: CAREER, guard, NBA, team; Research articles 2008-07-30
Defense says Donaghy couldn't help himself; sentencing today: For Tim Donaghy, 1994 was the beginning of the end - the first of his 13 years as an NBA referee, and the moment when his "pathological" gambling addiction took root on the golf course.So says Stephen Block, a gambling treatment counselor whose evaluation was submitted yesterday to U.S. District...; Tags: CAREER, FINANCE, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-29
Former NBA referee Donaghy sentenced to 15 months in prison: Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive. U.S. District Judge Carol Amon sentenced Donaghy to prison time...; Tags: Atlanta, CAREER, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-29
sports in brief: Local & state: TGA two-manbest ball deadline is Friday The deadline for the Topeka Golf Association's Two-Man Best Ball Championship is Friday. Cost is $140 per team for the tournament, which takes place Aug. 9-10 at Cypress Ridge Golf Course. Entry forms can be found at www.topekagolf.org. ...; Tags: CAREER, Games, league, NBA, possession, team; Research articles 2008-07-26
sports in brief: Local & state: TGA two-manbest ball deadline is Friday The deadline for the Topeka Golf Association's Two-Man Best Ball Championship is Friday. Cost is $140 per team for the tournament, which takes place Aug. 9-10 at Cypress Ridge Golf Course. Entry forms can be found at www.topekagolf.org. ...; Tags: CAREER, Games, league, NBA, possession, team; Research articles 2008-07-26
Livingston takes first step in new career path: Back in the day, 15 years ago this summer, Randy Livingston was all that. And more. Much, much more. "Jazz general manager Kevin (O'Connor) said he may have been one of the top two or three players he ever saw play in high school,"...; Tags: CAREER, Games, Livingston, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-25
NBA Warriors ink Ellis to multi-year deal: OAKLAND, California, AFP — Golden State signed guard Monta Ellis to a multi-year National Basketball Association contract here Thursday after a breakout season for the Warriors by the 22-year-old speedster. Ellis averaged career bests of 20.2 points and 5.0 rebounds as well as 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals over...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-24
Kawakami: The ball is in Monta's hands: HE HAD A PLAN. Baron Davis was only barely in that plan. And once Davis took himself out of that plan, Chris Mullin was quite ready to move on to all the other things he wanted to do with the Warriors. After Baron -- that enormously talented, stubborn,...; Tags: CAREER, FINANCE, INTERNET, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-10
Summer league offers a peek at potential: Gail Hunter is quick to correct people who mistakenly refer to the NBA's 4-year-old league for young players as the "Las Vegas Summer League." After all, the NBA put its name on the event for a reason -- to keep the brand relevant throughout the year....; Tags: agent, Branding, CAREER, league, MARKETING, NBA; Research articles 2008-07-09