Aug 31, 2004 12:25 AM EST
After an accusation of indecent assault by a woman at a Philadelphia nightclub, former league's MVP and current TNT analyst Charley Barkley is under investigation.
No official charges have been filed, but the incident is being investigated by the local department's Special Victim's Unit. The alleged event occured at the nightclub 32 Degrees at 1:20am on Friday night.
Charles Barkley retired from basketball in 2000 following a career which included stops in Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Houston. He was named league's MVP in 1993.
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He wasn’t given a chance to make a contribution in this years Olympic Games, averaging 2.4 points in only 6.5 minutes. However, Nuggets rookie phenom, Carmelo Anthony is looking to the future.
At only 20 years of age, Anthony has plenty of games left in him. Stu Jackson, chairman of the USA Basketball selection committee believes, a return trip to the Olympic Games could very well happen.
"Everybody seems to think Carmelo is going to be a great player someday," Jackson said. "He's not yet, but he will be. If we're looking at four years from now or two years from now (Anthony is undecided on whether he wants to play in the 2006 World Championships in Japan), if he stays on track, then certainly there's a good possibility (he could be selected again)."
Encouraging words from the man who neglected to select any pure shooters that might have helped to break up the many opposing zone d's that plagued this year’s U.S. squad
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"I have about 15 [percent] more to go, but I think sometime by midseason of next year I might be ready to go," said the ex-Blue Devil star after the Worlds Greatest All-Star Game last Saturday.
William’s has been working feverishly in an attempt to rehabilitate himself for a comeback to the NBA. Williams was badly injured in a 2003 motorcycle accident putting an end to a promising career. As a result of the accident many speculated that he would never play basketball again.
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Aug 2004 Archive
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The Washington Post | Aug 29, 2004
Every NBA basketball fan is looking for answers to why the U.
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ESPN | Aug 28, 2004
The U.
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The Philadelphia Daily News | Aug 28, 2004
Everybody is talking about the disaster that is the U.
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New York Times | Aug 27, 2004
Isiah Thomas arose early to watch the U.
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New York Post | Aug 24, 2004
In his mind, Ron Artest deserves to be Athens.
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ESPN | Aug 23, 2004
Rebounding from a crushing 94-90 defeat to Lithuania, the USA beat Angola 89-53 on Monday in their final game of the preliminary round.
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New York Daily News | Aug 23, 2004
"It was like watching your two sons compete against each other," Donn Nelson of the Mavericks said yesterday.
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The San Antonio Express-News | Aug 22, 2004
Gregg Popovich would have been more effective than Larry Brown as the U.
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ESPN | Aug 21, 2004
Redemption came from the perfect spot for Sarunas Jasikevicius.
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New York Post | Aug 21, 2004
Everyone is analyzing the problems of the U.
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Detroit Free Press | Aug 20, 2004
Don't blame the media for reporting on U.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Aug 20, 2004
Let's not get too upset about U.
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St. Petersburg Times | Aug 19, 2004
Dwayne Schintzius, a 7-foot-2 center who starred at Florida and played for six NBA teams, was arrested in Tampa early yesterday on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.
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Associated Press | Aug 19, 2004
The Senior Men's National Team defeated the Australian Men's basketball team Wednesday 89-79, as the Americans had their first real dominating stretch of these Olympics.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 18, 2004
Is America now out of love with the 'Dream Team'?
With the collection of superstars struggling on the world's center stage, displeasure in both the United States of America and from lands aboard is mounting by the minute.
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New York Daily News | Aug 18, 2004
In a furious response to China’s humiliating first-round loss to Spain, Yao Ming came out with all cylinders firing yesterday to single-handedly beat New Zealand, scoring 39 of his teams 69 points.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer | Aug 18, 2004
An X-ray taken yesterday morning has determined that Allen Iverson had suffered a non-displaced fracture during the U.
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Michael Wilbon of the Washington Post | Aug 18, 2004
There were no bigger statistics than the seven points and eight rebounds contributed by American forward Lamar Odom during yesterday's important 77-71 win in the preliminary round over Greece.
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New York Post | Aug 17, 2004
Now Allen Iverson is happy.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 16, 2004
The United States' dominance of basketball on the world stage appears to be a thing of the past.
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Houston Chronicle | Aug 16, 2004
Yao was so upset after his teams 83-58 trouncing at the hands of the Spanish National Team in their opening game.
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ESPN | Aug 15, 2004
In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.
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ESPN | Aug 15, 2004
George Yardley, a former Detroit Pistons forward who became the first player in the NBA to score 2,000 points in a season, has died at the age of 75.
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New York Post | Aug 13, 2004
ABC Sports, thinking big again, had serious talks with the agent for Phil Jackson about becoming the network’s lead NBA analyst.
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The Toronto Sun | Aug 13, 2004
Houston Rocket’s sensation, Yao Ming, has promised not to shave for six months if his Chinese National Team does not make it to the quarterfinals of this summers Olympics.
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SportsLine.com | Aug 10, 2004
The U.
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ESPN | Aug 9, 2004
Yao Ming scored 23 points and led China's Olympic team over Sweden 87-63 in an exhibition game.
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New York Times | Aug 8, 2004
The U.
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WizFans.com | Aug 4, 2004
Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed Samaki Walker to a contract.
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ESPN | Aug 4, 2004
As Allen Iverson crossed midcourt with time expiring, only a desperation shot could keep the United States from facing overtime against a German team that didn't even qualify for the Olympics.
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WashingtonWizards.com | Aug 3, 2004
Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed Michael Ruffin to a contract.
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SportsLine.com | Aug 2, 2004
For some time now, the NBA has been a stars league controlled by agents and big-money players, says this editorial.
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WizFans.com | Aug 2, 2004
Kwame Brown will undergo surgery tomorrow on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot (pinky toe), which he broke while scrimmaging with college players at a Georgia university gym.
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ESPN | Aug 2, 2004
After accidentally emailing reports from the case which included the victim's name, District Judge Terry Ruckriegle told the woman's parents at a hearing Friday, that "for all of those who come through these doors, victims and defendants alike, whose names are never known and never sought, I can only assure you I have learned lessons from these mistakes, and that we will give our best human effort not to let it happen again," he said.
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New York Times | Aug 2, 2004
Owners of professional sports teams could gain tens of millions of dollars in the values of their franchises because of a clause in an export-tax bill in Congress now.
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New York Times | Aug 1, 2004
The U.
