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NBA Rumors and News for October 5, 2013

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Saturday, October 5 Daily Trivia: Grant Hill turns 41 today. He was drafted third overall by the Detroit Pistons in 1994, who was drafted second overall that year? Tyreke Evans X-ray negative on ankle Posted at 09:42 PM ET With 9:02 remaining in the second quarter of Saturday night’s preseason opener against the Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans’ guard Tyreke Evans, was sprawled on the court at the Toyota Center clutching at his left ankle, via Nakia Hogan of NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune.

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Tweet of the Night: Welcome to the Paul Family Feud

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On June 16, 1858, newly elected senator Abraham Lincoln addressed 1,000 people at the Republican State Convention in Springfield, Illinois. His words were succinct and to the point, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” A simple moral truth found in the bible:  “Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.” [Matthew 12:25] That is, unless you’re in the Paul family. All is right in the

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SH Blog: D-Rose Suits Up; ‘Lob City’ No More; Kareem Bashes Dwight

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The greatest mistake that you can make in life is to be continually fearing the one you might make. With all eyes on Derrick Rose this weekend, as he prepares to play his first game in 500-plus days, this familiar ethos can’t be how the former MVP approaches his return to the court. The last time we saw Rose play he was 23 years old and one season removed from becoming the NBA’s youngest MVP. Rose turned 25 today.  [Read more…]

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Schayes: When Rookie Hazing Went Underground

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The start of training camp is always a special time. Every team is undefeated and optimism fills the air. Players have been working out all summer with the anticipation of getting on with it. Many teams schedule special getaway experiences for team bonding and focus time. Two-a-day practices are hard enough without having to go home and deal with the kids and the house. Pat Riley used to take the Lakers to Hawaii for training camp to get away from it

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NFL at Sheridan Hoops: DraftStreet Million, Week 5

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Click banner to enter Draft Street $2.5 million NFL Challenge, with $1 million to the winner Through four weeks of the NFL regular season DraftStreet‘s mega contest has awarded twelve seats to the final stage in Las Vegas. There are 28 more seats up for grabs in the coming weeks, three of them this week. For full contest details, click here. In today’s NFL at Sheridan Hoops, I review the results of Week 4 action, in which

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NBA Rumors and News for October 4, 2013

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Friday, October 4 Daily Trivia: Derrick Rose turns 25 today. When Rose was 18, he won the “Mr. Basketball” title for what state? Royce White stays home as Sixers travel to Europe Posted at 07:38 PM ET Royce White’s troubles may have started with the Sixers before even getting to play a game with them. As the Philadelphia 76ers travel to Europe to play against some of the top teams from overseas, White was visibly missing from the flight. He suffers from

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