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Mavs take flyer on former dunk champion Green
Former slam dunk champion Gerald Green signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
Source says Diop headed back to Dallas
The Dallas Mavericks had to give up DeSagana Diop to get Jason Kidd. Now, the 7-foot center is headed back to Dallas.
Yao Ming raffling trip to Olympics for charity
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is raffling a trip to the Beijing Olympics to raise money for his personal foundation, which he launched to help victims of the May 12 earthquake in China.
A Baltimore infusion in the NBA
Baltimore doesn’t have a team in the National Basketball Association, but the city’s representation in the league may be more prevalent than it’s ever been.
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Everyone has tripped over their feet before, but for some reason, no athletes on the planet seem to be as star-crossed as baseball players in sustaining injuries that can only be described as acts of God. From Jeff Kent injuring his wrist while washing his truck to Sammy Sosa’s injury inducing sneezes, it never ceases to amaze us how baseball players make their way onto the disabled list.
Horry wants to play another year
San Antonio Spurs forward Robert Horry has decided against retirement and wants to return to the NBA for a 17th season, a Houston television station reported Friday.  Rose, Beasley, Mayo go 1-2-3 in NBA draftMinutes after the NBA draft started, Derrick Rose learned he was headed home. Long after it ended, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love were on the move. A night that began with the expected pick ended with a stunning trade, which had two top-five selections changing teams as part of an eight-player deal between Minnesota and Memphis. The Timberwolves dealt the rights to Mayo, the No. 3 pick, to the Grizzlies for Love, taken two spots later, in a trade that wasn't completed until past 2 a.m. EDT, some two hours after Boston made the 60th and final pick of the draft.
Blazers unofficially take and trade Kansas' Brandon Rush
The Portland Trail Blazers were at it again on draft night, but the most significant deal they made Thursday was one they couldn't talk about.
Rockets pick Frenchman Batum; then trade
The Houston Rockets took French forward Nicolas Batum with the 25th pick in Thursday's NBA draft, then traded him to Portland and acquired forwards Donte Greene and Joey Dorsey.
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