Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Sixers' Coach Fired

Jim O'Brien was fired Monday after one season as coach of the 76ers and replaced by former Portland coach Maurice Cheeks, one of the most popular players in Philadelphia's franchise history.

Defense Wanting

Awesome offense, dreadful defense. Deserved or not, that's the image of the Phoenix Suns, a perception magnified by their fourth-quarter flameout against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

Weather Update

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Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Metro Cebu: Mostly cloudy with rainshowers and thunderstorms, winds will be light to moderate blowing from the southeast and south, coastal waters will be slight to moderate, temperature range 26 to 34°C (79 to 93°F).
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Monday, May 23, 2005

Pistons Repeat

Beat the Heat, get another step closer to repeat
Carlos Arroyo has noticed it and appreciates it. So have Antonio McDyess and Horace Jenkins. They are among a handful of Pistons without an NBA championship ring, and they'd certainly like to get one, of course. More important, they know the guys with rings want another one.

DAN LE BATARD's Column

Detroit is the real pit of the universe
It has been voted America's worst city for sleeping and dating. It is pocked with bad roads, abandoned buildings and the Detroit Lions. It is responsible for foisting upon us Ted Nugent, Tom Selleck and John Salley. It is dark and dirty and cold and sad and dangerous. Other than that, and the murders, Detroit is swell.

DREW SHARP's Column

Brown: Heat is 'the best team'
The gears are churning within that cranial fortress, where more basketball expertise has escaped over the course of 40-plus years than other certified hardwood geniuses could ever hope to retain. The Mad Scientist is actually a chess master.

MITCH ALBOM's Column

Miami is all sunburns and alligators
Oh, Danny Boy, the hype, the hype is calling you. You're not actually drinking that Kool-Aid, are you? The red, gooey stuff that says your Miami Heat, barely a playoff team last year, is now suddenly championship material? Hey. Dan. I know it's nice to live by the ocean, but don't swallow the seawater. It makes you delirious.

Duncan Dunks