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San Antonio Spurs finish off season sweep of Minnesota Timberwolves

finishing with only six points on 2-for-10 shooting. This text is replaced by the Flash movie. SAN ANTONIO — If there ever was a game ripe for the Timberwolves to take, it was on Tuesday night. The Spurs were coming off a loss, and Tim Duncan was ...

From BRYAN CHU, TwinCities.com,  17 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Minnesota Timberwolves,  San Antonio Spurs,  Kevin Love,  Mike Miller,  Tim Duncan

Pioneers of basketball

(12-15) 21:06 PST -- Wataru Misaka, 84, was the first ethnic minority to play in the NBA, which was known as the Basketball Association of America in the 1940s. He was a solid player who, at 5-foot-7, stuck out among his peers. He was on the 1944 NCAA ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Dec 2008
Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  New York Knicks,  Facebook Inc.

Asian Americans remain rare in men's college basketball

Those tags stick to Lin wherever he goes, even as the starting point guard for Harvard's basketball team. "It's a sport for white and black people," Lin said. "You don't get respect for being an Asian American basketball player in the U.S." Although ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Dec 2008
Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Harvard University,  Miami Heat

Jackson to have MRI exam on sore non-shooting hand

For almost two weeks, Stephen Jackson has been feeling so much pain in his left hand that it has affect his ball-handling. It's gotten so bad he will have an MRI exam today. "Not good at all. Not good at all," said Jackson, describing the pain from ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Stephen Jackson,  Corey Maggette,  Gregg Popovich,  Tim Duncan,  Tony Parker

Forget the Alamo

Sure, those are two possible reasons why Golden State was not playing at full strength, but there were no two ways to spin how the Warriors were embarrassed in a 123-88 defeat by the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. "We got a good ole' fashion ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Dec 2008
Related Topics: San Antonio Spurs,  Don Nelson,  Brandan Wright,  Jamal Crawford,  Kelenna Azubuike

USF coach gets a transfer

USF coach Rex Walters announced the signing of Rashad Green, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound wing, on Thursday. Green, who is from Babylon, N.Y., played at Manhattan last season and will have to sit out the 2008-09 season because of NCAA transfer rules. "We're ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Gerald Green,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  National Basketball Association

Raiders notes: Corners hurting, but still on field

Cornerback DeAngelo Hall will get a third opinion on his injured right hand. Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha has a swollen right foot after injuring it doing backpedaling drills. X-rays were negative Wednesday. Both are playing because there's no other ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Arman Shields,  DeAngelo Hall,  Javon Walker,  Lane Kiffin,  Nnamdi Asomugha

49ers: O'Sullivan seems to have inside track on mysterious QB competition

"It's been awhile since (coach Mike Nolan has) said anything to us about it," Hill said. "I wish we were in the light a little bit. I guess that's how it is." Nolan stuck to his mantra that it's a three-man race, a competition which Hill said is like ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Alex Smith,  Mike Nolan,  Mike Martz,  Bryant Johnson

49ers notes: Offense flat awful on Monday morning

(08-11) 21:00 PDT -- Lethargic and inept were two ways to describe the 49ers' offense in the morning practice. Quarterbacks Alex Smith and J.T. O'Sullivan combined for five interceptions. Receiver Arnaz Battle said it probably was the worst practice of ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Alex Smith,  Mike Nolan,  Arnaz Battle,  Michael Lewis,  Takeo Spikes

First-year Raiders makes push for receiving job

(08-10) 20:09 PDT ALAMEDA -- Hearing fans screaming his name for an autograph after the Raider Nation Celebration on Sunday was out of the norm for receiver Todd Watkins. The first-year Raider, who recorded a team-high 39 yards receiving in Friday's ...

From BRYAN CHU, San Francisco Chronicle,  10 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Chaz Schilens,  Tyvon Branch,  Lane Kiffin,  Todd Watkins,  Reggie Bush

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