BRIEFLY: MINNESOTA EXTENDS SAUNDERS' CONTRACT.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Coach and general manager Flip Saunders has been signed to a five-year contract extension by the Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Their organization is a member of the National Basketball Association (NBA). , the club announced Tuesday. Saunders coached the Timberwolves to their first-ever playoff appearance last season in his first full season as head coach. Dominique Wilkins is heading back to Europe. The 37-year-old forward agreed to a two-year contract with Teamsystem Bologna, Italy, the Kaufman Sports Management Group announced. Wilkins played last season with the San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and are the current NBA Champions after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals. after leading Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek League to the European championship There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
The Philadelphia 76ers re-signed veteran point guard Doug Overton Doug Overton (born August 3, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. . Overton, 27, played in 61 games for the 76ers, averaging 3.6 points and 1.7 assists a game. He had his best game on April 19 against the Atlanta Hawks, when he scored 20 points and had eight assists. He's a backup to Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
The New Jersey Nets re-signed free-agent point guard Sam Cassell. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but sources close to the team said it was a six-year deal valued at about $20 million. The 6-foot-3 Cassell said he knows anticipation for next year's free-agent class probably kept him from getting the kind of money he was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , but also said he was satisfied with the deal he got from the Nets. ABL: Because of poor attendance and a loss of between $500,000 and $600,000 last season, the Richmond Rage of the American Basketball League American Basketball League is a name that has been used by three defunct basketball leagues in the United States:
Despite stars from Virginia schools, the Rage averaged only 3,139 fans for their regular-season home games last season, sixth in the eight-team league, and had sold only about 400 season tickets for the coming season. The league had been targeting Philadelphia for expansion in the 1998-99 season and decided to make the move a year ahead of schedule. TENNIS: Jana Novotna, weakened by chest-muscle pain, pulled out of the Czech Open in Prague, Czech Republic, spoiling a possible rematch with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy. The Czech star, ranked second in the world and the top seed in this event, complained of chest pain during the Fed Cup semifinal against the Netherlands over the weekend. Doctors on Tuesday decided she was unable to play. She defeated Schultz-McCarthy in the Fed Cup semifinal but the Netherlands won 3-2. HOCKEY: Buffalo Sabres center Mike Peca underwent arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his left shoulder, which will force him to miss the start of the team's training camp in September. Peca, the NHL's Selke Trophy winner this past season as its best defensive forward, partially dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. his shoulder late in the season. The Boston Bruins re-signed free agent forward Ted Donato to a one-year contract worth $962,500, keeping the team's leading goal scorer from last season with the club for a sixth year. Donato, 28, collected a team-high 25 goals along with 26 assists in 67 games last season, during which he earned $712,500. Marc Crawford of the Colorado Avalance was named coach of the Canadian Olympic team for the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, next February. |
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