BRIEFLY : PISTONS AUGMON DEALT.The Detroit Pistons traded unhappy swingman swing·man n. Basketball A team member who can play effectively in two different positions, especially forward and guard. Stacy Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. for guards Randolph Childress, Aaron McKie and Reggie Jordan. The Pistons acquired Augmon from the Atlanta Hawks this summer with veteran forward Grant Long in exchange for four conditional draft picks. Augmon's short career in Detroit has been stormy. Augmon has asked to be traded, although the team was having trouble finding a taker tak·er n. One that takes or takes up something, such as a wager or purchase: There were no takers on the bets. taker Noun , partly because of his $2.5 million salary. He didn't accompany the team on its recent six-game road trip that ended last night at Golden State. The team's official stand was that he had the flu. The Vancouver Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Cal State Northridge football coach Jim Fenwick has hired former Valley College assistant Rob Phenicie and former Brown University coach John Rosenberg as assistant coaches. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Kirk King's career at Connecticut could be over. The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association suspended the Huskies' basketball captain for the remainder of his senior season for accepting an airline ticket from a sports agent, then lying about his conduct, the university said. Sophomore point guard Ricky Moore was suspended for three more games for accepting an airline ticket, receiving a lesser penalty partly because the NCAA found he was unaware it was provided by an agent. NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there : The Colorado Avalanche said goaltender Patrick Roy will be out four to seven days after suffering a sprained right thumb in Thursday's game against Pittsburgh. Roy, who leads the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. with six shutouts this season, was injured in the first period of Colorado's 4-3 overtime win when his hand was hit by the skate of Penguins' Joe Dziedzic as he tried to cover a loose puck in the crease. SWIMMING: A University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. swimmer who collapsed and died during practice had a severely enlarged heart, the Douglas County coroner said. An autopsy showed the death of Seth Dunscomb, 21, was related to ``pre-existing cardiac disease'' in the form of the enlarged heart, coroner Erik Mitchell's office said in a statement. The cause of the enlarged heart was unknown. Further medical tests were being done, the statement said. ?13Daily News Wire Services CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: AUGMON |
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