BRIEFLY : WOLVES TRADE RIDER TO BLAZERS.Guard Isaiah Rider Isaiah Rider, Jr., sometimes known as J.R. Rider (born March 12, 1971 in Oakland, California) is an American former NBA basketball player, who played from 1993–2001. The 6'5" (1. was traded 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). 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. on Tuesday for forward Bill Curley William Michael (Bill) Curley (born May 29 1972, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. and guard James Robinson as well as a first-round draft pick. Rider led the Wolves in scoring last season, averaging 19.6 points per game. But his promising career has been tainted by numerous off-court incidents. Last week Rider was arrested in Oakland on a misdemeanor charge of gambling in public. It was his third brush with the law since June. Rod Strickland Rodney "Rod" Strickland (born July 11 1966, in the Bronx, New York) is a former American professional basketball player most notably in the NBA. Early career A native of the South Bronx, who played for the nationally known New York Gauchos, while a junior he led Truman again failed to take his physical for the Washington Bullets, one day before a second deadline was to expire. The physical is the final step in completing the four-player trade on July 15 with Portland. The Toronto Raptors acquired forward Popeye Jones and a first-round draft pick from the Dallas Mavericks for guard Jimmy King and two second-round draft picks. Free-agent guard-forward Craig Ehlo signed a three-year guaranteed contract with the Seattle SuperSonics. The Orlando Magic signed first-round draft selection Brian Evans to a three-year contract worth $1.58 million. Clippers first-round draft pick Lorenzen Wright of Memphis, the seventh selection in this year's draft, will undergo minor surgery to place a small screw in his right foot. The procedure, which should improve a healing stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. the 6-foot-11 center suffered while jogging days before June's draft, will be performed by Clippers team doctor Tony Daly. Wright is expected to be ready for October's training camp. SOURCE: - Gary Washburn THE NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga The Oakland Raiders learned they will be without defensive end Aundray Bruce for up to four weeks because of a sprained right ankle, while offensive tackle Lincoln Kennedy will be sidelined two weeks by a torn left biceps. Both injuries occurred during a scrimmage Monday night. To complicate matters, offensive tackle Willie Williams, who signed as a free agent last week, announced his retirement. ALSO Left winger Brent Grieve, who last season scored 19 points in 13 games with the minor-league Phoenix Roadrunners, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kings, general manager Sam McMaster said. . . . Steven King, a right wing who had two goals in seven games for the Mighty Ducks last season, signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. . . . The head of one of boxing's three major sanctioning bodies reportedly took bribes to rig the rankings and is being investigated by federal prosecutors, according to the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 . SOURCE: - Daily News Wire Services |
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