BRIEFLY : EDNEY IS CUT LOOSE; SHAQ CHANGES SHOES.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Seven months ago, Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996. called Tyus Edney Tyus Dwayne Edney (born February 14 1973 in Gardena, California) is an American professional basketball player, known for one of the greatest plays in college basketball history. his best point guard. Now the 5-foot-10 former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX hero is 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. a new job. In a move that surprised no one, the Celtics chose Tuesday not to exercise their option on Edney's contract. That means one of the stars of the Bruins' 1995 championship team is free to sign with anyone he chooses. The Celtics did retain Bruce Bowen Bruce Bowen Jr. (b. June 14 1971 in Merced, California) is an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. The 6'7", 200 lbs. Bowen plays small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. , a 6-7 defensive specialist who can play small forward and shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. . Pitino spoke highly of Edney publicly but was often frustrated with the guard, who spent a total of 10 months in Boston. The coach said he wanted a point guard with a more vocal court personality, and that was not Edney's style. When Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). could no longer deliver shoe sales for Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. , the company decided to end its relationship with the Lakers center. Company spokesperson Dave Fogelson said the agreement not to renew O'Neal's $15 million, five-year deal was mutual. But Reebok reported a 12.2 percent drop in U.S. shoe sales during the first three months of this year. The Seattle SuperSonics announced they won't exercise the $1.9 million option on the final year of Dale Ellis' contract, making him a free agent. Ellis, 37, is the NBA's all-time leading 3-point shooter. Charles Oakley didn't pass his physical, but he is finally a member of the Toronto Raptors. After meeting with Oakley in Atlanta, Toronto general manager Glen Grunwald and coach Butch Carter decided to waive the examination. Oakley was traded to Toronto by the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks for Marcus Camby last week. The Philadelphia 76ers bought out the final year of forward Derrick Coleman's contract for about $5.6 million, a move that allows the team to clear room under its salary cap. Apparently, all it took for the Dallas Mavericks to land Dirk Nowitzki was a barbecue, a game of one-on-one and a trans-Atlantic phone call. The 6-11 German star announced he'll give up European ball to play for the Mavericks next season. Mark Price, an All-Star four times in his 12-year career, was waived by the Orlando Magic after just one season with the team. A group of New Jersey businessmen reached an agreement to buy a majority interest in the Nets. The leaders of the group are Francis X. ``Finn'' Wentworth and Stanley C. Gale, principals of the real estate and investment firm Gale & Wentworth, and Raymond Chambers, said a spokesman for the Nets' ownership. HOCKEY: The St. Louis Blues and Brett Hull officially parted company. Hull becomes an unrestricted free agent today and the team said it had no plans to sign him. General manager Larry Pleau said he spoke with Hull earlier in the day and informed him of the club's decision. FOOTBALL: Miami Dolphins running back Lawrence Phillips, whose career has been plagued by violent outbursts, is under investigation for allegedly punching a woman in the face at a suburban Miami nightclub, police said. According to police in Plantation, Fla., Phillips, 23, hit the woman after she refused to dance with him. |
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