... thing beyond Blake Griffin. "It's different because I think most of the players have some questions about them," New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn said. "Even the ones that are going to go real high, there are some questions: Can the guy ...

... always in the coaching fraternity and always extended a friendly hand." After leaving Detroit, Daly coached the New Jersey Nets for two seasons and led them to the playoffs both times. He left broadcasting to return to the bench in 1997 with ...

... across Iraq to seize arms and put down potential foes. The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship, defeating the New Jersey Nets 88-77 in Game 6. Golfer Jim Furyk won the U.S. Open. Actor Hume Cronyn died in Fairfield, Conn., at age ...

... points, half in the final 4 1/2 minutes, and added 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Miami Heat over the New Jersey Nets 103-92 on Friday night in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. Knocked out of the game briefly by an inadvertent ...

... calls, even NBA officials seem to disagree. Case in point, the Houston Rockets' 93-92 overtime victory over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night. Scottie Pippen provided the margin of victory, hitting one of two free throws with 3.3 seconds ...

... huge defensive play. Wade stole Jason Kidd's inbounds pass with 1.4 seconds left Tuesday night, depriving the New Jersey Nets of one last shot to extend their season, and sealing the Heat's 106-105 victory to win the series 4-1. Wade ...

... Purchased the contract of LHP Philip Barzilla from Round Rock of the PCL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS-Exercised their option on the contract of coach Lawrence Frank's contract for the 2007-2008 season. FOOTBALL ...

... losses to start a season. The Miami Heat lost the first 17 games of their inagaural 1988-89 season. SLUMPING The New Jersey Nets' 93-82 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night was their fifth straight and 11th in 12 games. ... Seattle ...

... SWAP MEET Thursday was the trading deadline in the NBA, with the biggest one a nine-player deal involving the New Jersey Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks. Guard Stephon Marbury, who helped turn Minnesota into one of the most ...

TORONTO (AP) -- The John Calipari era is over for the New Jersey Nets, whose owner and president flanked the former coach at a bizarre hotel press conference to announce the move. The change did ...