Commentary on paying for losing in NBA as Silas and Jordan face fallout
AP Sports columnist Jim Litke reflects on the pattern of firing and market value shifts after playoff disappointments. Paul Silas is dismissed by the Hornets, while Michael Jordan's Wizards tenure declines, with speculation about role shifts to Charlotte and potential exits for Isiah Thomas and Gary Payton amid looming coaching changes and postseason pressure.
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Swanson named GCCC men’s basketball coach in Kansas ties
Hutchinson native Ryan Swanson was chosen Saturday as Garden City Community College head men’s basketball coach, replacing Earl Diddle. Swanson, 34, returns to Kansas hoops with Jayhawk Conference ties after stints at Barton County, St Catharine, Marshalltown and Wisconsin Milwaukee, where he coached and played for a national junior college championship team.
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Dennis Perryman
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GCCC
Earl Diddle
Milwaukee
Wisconsin- Milwaukee
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Blue Dragon
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UWM
Five Garden City High players arrested for minor alcohol
Finney County deputies arrested five Garden City High School baseball players on Sagebrush Road for minor alcohol consumption at 9 pm. Sophomore Zach Leon, Jacob Gonzalez, Brett Mesa, Matt Irsik, and senior Mike Cruz were detained. Jacob Waller was cited and released along with wrestlers Ryan Herrman and Paul Lappin. Authorities emphasized patrol routines and use of a breathalyzer.
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Brett Mesa
Matt Irsik
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Zach Leon
Jacob Waller
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Paul Lappin
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Cruz
Irsik
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Josh Urteaga
Buffaloes
Demons edge Buffs in rough Garden City clash
Dodge City defeated Garden City 13-8 at Williams Stadium as Buffaloes played shorthanded with four starters suspended for breaking team rules. Zach Leon, Jacob Gonzalez, Mike Cruz and others faced suspensions, plus injured Josh Urteaga, while junior varsity players filled gaps and Scott St Clair started on the mound.
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Red Demons
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Mavericks prevail in Game 7 to halt Blazers run
Dallas roared back in the fourth, with Nick Van Exel starting the surge and Dirk Nowitzki delivering 31 points and 11 rebounds to beat Portland 107-95 and force a second round. Detroit toppled Orlando 108-93 as Chauncey Billups notched 37.
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Tayshaun Prince
Rasheed Wallace
Garden City fall after late errors in region tourney
Bethany Colburn tied the game with a solo shot in the sixth as Garden City Community College, seed seven, misplayed in the seventh. Five errors, three on one play, let Independence to a 4-3 win in Wichita in the Region VI District E opener, ending the Busters’ run. Butler County defeated Garden City 7-5 later.
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