Friday, June 03, 2005

AP Sports

  • Spurs show the way 
    To reach the next level, the Suns need to be more consistent with their defense and rebounding – like the Spurs.
  • George Mikan dead at 80 (AP) 
    George Mikan, professional basketball's first dominant big man who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships, died at a Scottsdale rehabilitation center, family members said Thursday. He was 80. Mikan had suffered from diabetes and kidney failure.
  • Pistons not rattled by Game 5 pressure (AP) 
    Pressure situations always seem to bring out the best in the Detroit Pistons. This season has been anything but smooth and serene for the defending NBA champions, who endured the aftermath of November's brawl with Indiana.
  • Cavaliers hire Mike Brown as coach (AP) 
    Owner Dan Gilbert stopped by the Cavaliers' gift shop in Gund Arena on Thursday morning to pick up a few last-minute welcoming gifts for Mike Brown, his newest employee. One was a $20 Cavaliers clock.
  • NBA talks stall as league rejects offers (AP) 
    NBA labor talks stalled Wednesday after a 2 1/2 -hour meeting in New York, less than a month before a lockout would begin. ``All I can say is that we had a meeting, and we don't have anything else scheduled,'' NBA deputy commissioner David Stern said.
  • Stars to help choose Olympic team (AP) 
    Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Larry Brown are among the who's-who list of stars who agreed Thursday to help choose the men's Olympic basketball team for the United States.
  • Defensive lapses ends Suns' ride (AP) 
    The fast, fun Phoenix Suns are finished. Their improbable rise from the ashes of a 29-win season a year ago was done in by untimely defensive breakdowns and an opponent with more depth and far more experience in playoff basketball.
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