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ESPN - Stern defends refs, awaits more info - NBA
“There has been no release of any information, there have been leaked news reports about what Mr. Donaghy might have said,” Stern said. “We think the fairest way to deal with this is to allow the referees to tell us what the facts are, and our [...]

Europeans say Rudy Fernandez is better than Andrea Bargnani - OregonLive.com: Blazers by Casey Holdahl
The 22-year-old was named the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year for his efforts with club and country in 2006, culminating in a World Championship for Spain.
FIBA Europe Secretary General Nar Zanolin and the President of the Spanish Basketball Federation [...]

CANOE — SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NBA Toronto: Raptors’ Ukic headed to Italy
Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo said yesterday that the move to Roma should bode well for Ukic’s development, but added that the Raptors have no plans to bring him to North America in the immediate future. Colangelo said the amount the Raptors [...]

The Bratwurst - Milwaukee Bucks Blog » Blog Archive » Was trading TJ Ford a mistake?
The Toronto Raptors were the feel-good story of the Eastern Conference last season, and a large part of the credit for this improvement was given to the trade of Charlie Villanueva for TJ Ford. There is no doubt that [...]

TheStar.com - Sports - New Raptor helps hammer Canada
The 6-foot-7 Delfino, who has helped Argentina stay unbeaten after a 85-70 thrashing of Canada in Las Vegas night, has given Raptor president and general manager Bryan Colangelo much to be happy about a month or so from the beginning of training camp.
“He’s displayed a great ability [...]

The Legend of Dave Hopla - D.C. Sports Bog
What’s odd is, in June, the Raptors announced that Hopla would be with them again this upcoming season, and then suddenly he was coming to D.C.

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ESPN - Stabbing charge is Alston’s second arrest in month - NBA
Police arrested Alston, 31, early Monday on felony assault charges after responding to a brawl at a nightclub. A criminal complaint alleges that amid the ruckus, he slashed a man at the club in the neck.
Alston, who grew up in Queens, was ordered to [...]

CANOE — SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NBA Toronto: Garbajosa not about to give up
Garbajosa made it known in a statement released Friday that he was diligently attempting to obtain insurance to cover his NBA contract with the Raptors and allow him to play for Spain at EuroBask.
“We are aware of Toronto’s interest in preserving [...]

CANOE — SLAM! Sports: all News - Hoops legend scores for sick kids
Alex English spotted the young boy wearing the Denver Nuggets No. 3 jersey and couldn’t resist.
“Hey, that should be No. 2,” English joked to the boy, who is obviously more familiar with Allen Iverson than the legendary English.
English, of course, wore No. 2 [...]