Dwight Howard recalled with bitterness the time he famously put his arm around Stan Van Gundy after his then-coach with the Magic had told media Howard wanted him fired.
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The Raiders have hired former NFL referee Gerry Austin as a consultant with expertise in officiating. Austin was a colleague of Oakland coach Jon Gruden on the Monday Night Football crew.
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Gruden taps MNF crew, hires ex-ref Austin
The Raiders have hired former NFL referee Gerry Austin as a consultant with expertise in officiating. Austin was a colleague of Oakland coach Jon Gruden on the Monday Night Football crew.
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Gruden taps MNF crew, hires ex-ref Austin
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has been impressed with Nick Nurse, who was formally introduced as the team’s new head coach on Thursday, when Ujiri played against a British Basketball League team Nurse was coaching in 1995.
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Raptors’ Nurse made lasting impression on Ujiri
Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden says it’s depressing that teams can’t spend more time developing young quarterbacks like Christian Hackenberg.
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Gruden blames CBA for Hackenberg’s struggles
Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden says it’s depressing that teams can’t spend more time developing young quarterbacks like Christian Hackenberg.
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Gruden blames CBA for Hackenberg’s struggles
The Saints signed veteran running back Terrance West to give themselves some early season insurance in the backfield. Pro Bowl running back Mark Ingram will miss the first four games of the season serving a four-game suspension.
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Saints sign RB West as insurance in backfield
Fullback James Develin, who earned his first career Pro Bowl berth in 2017, is close to a two-year extension with the Patriots, a source told ESPN.
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Source: Pats, Develin close to 2-year extension
New York Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder said he hurt his knee “a little bit” after getting his knee rolled up on during a Giants scuffle.
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OT Solder nicked up during Giants scuffle
Panthers LB Thomas Davis, who will miss four games to suspension in 2018, has apparently rethought his decision to retire after the season.
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LB Davis sticks to story for ban, not retirement
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett thinks that Kevin Durant “took the easy way out” by joining the Warriors.
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Browns’ Garrett: KD to Warriors ‘broke league’
Las Vegas bookmakers would install last year’s Warriors squad as a favorite over the 1995-96 Bulls team that went 72-10 in the regular season.
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Vegas favors ’17 Warriors over MJ’s ’96 Bulls
With LeBron James set to become a free agent once again, let’s take a look back at some of the most impactful free-agent signings across sports since 2000.
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Most impactful free-agent signings of the century … in every sport
An invitation-only medical examination of Missouri freshman star Michael Porter Jr.’s surgically repaired back is likely back on for Friday in Chicago, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, told teams in an email.
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Porter likely to use Friday for medical exam
1996 Bulls, 2001 Lakers, 1986 Celtics. Kevin Pelton ranks the greatest NBA teams of all time. Where did this year’s Warriors land?
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Where do Warriors rank among NBA’s 50 best teams?

