Saturday Sports Shorts from The Gaston Gazette 2001
A compact roundup of games and player movements across major leagues. Baseball, basketball, football, and hockey notes include minor league signings, contract tweaks, and team updates, plus race results and standings from NASCAR events and women's golf.
Davis Recalls Coleman's Trade Stirring Hornets Bond
Baron Davis expressed sympathy for Derrick Coleman after a three team deal sent Coleman to Philadelphia. Davis described Coleman as a good person who worked hard and deserved a fresh start, while noting the Hornets' rough recent season and his own focus on a strong upcoming year.
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Derrick Coleman
Baron Davis
Coleman
Hornets
Philadelphia
Davis
Paul Silas
Silas
Baron
NBA
Jordan scores 21 as Wizards fall to Celtics 107 93
Michael Jordan led Washington with 21 points in a 107 93 preseason loss to Boston. Antoine Walker scored 32 to pace the Celtics while the Wizards finished 2 6 in the exhibition season. Governors and coaches attended the Mohegan Sun event with expanded media presence.
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Conn
Michael Jordan
Antoine Walker
Jordan
Walker
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Mohegan Sun Casino
John Rowland
Uconn
Jim Calhoun
France
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Mikki Moore
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Erick Dampier
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Auto Racing Craftsman Truck Phoenix Race Results Card
At Phoenix International Raceway the Craftsman Truck race results list top finishers with car brands and prize money. Greg Biffle won driving a Ford, followed by Jack Sprague in Chevrolet and Rick Crawford in Ford, with Stacy Compton and Bryan Reffner completing the top entries. Additional finishers include Ted Musgrave, Terry Cook, Scott Riggs, Travis Kvapil, Ken Schrader, Rick Carelli, Joe Ruttman, and Brendan Gaughan with respective makes and purses.
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Jon Wood
Ford
Matt Crafton
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Lance Norick
Jim Inglebright
Bill Lester
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Willy Ribbs
Tom Carey Jr
Bobby Dotter
Ricky Hendrick
Dennis Setzer
Morgan Shepherd
Coy Gibbs
Billy Bigsey
Loni Richardson
Trent Owens
Transmisson
Stan Boyd
Lance Hooper
S. Compton
J. Sprague
R. Crawford
B. Dotter
T. Carey Jr
G. Biffle
S. Riggs
J. Ruttman
T. Musgrave
T. Kvapil
R. Hendrick
T. Cook
D. Setzer
C. Gibbs
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoeni
Greg Biffle
Jack Sprague
Rick Crawford
Stacy Compton
Bryan Reffner
Ted Musgrave
Terry Cook
Scott Riggs
Travis Kvapil
Ken Schrader
Rick Carelli
Joe Ruttman
Brendan Gaughan
Lynch keeps focus on team play as Hornets edge toward NBA finals
Lynch, back with the 76ers in the run to the NBA finals, stresses he is a team player while managing a left foot metatarsal injury. He says his doctor will assess healing with the Hornets team physician Dr. Glenn Perry involved in the plan.
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76Ers
Lynch
Carolina
Hornets
Glenn Perry
Hornets waive Porter day after trade
Charlotte Hornets cut forward Chris Porter one day after acquiring him in an eight player deal that sent Derrick Coleman to Philadelphia. Porter missed a flight from Oakland sparking the waiver. he faces pending Alabama drug charges involving cocaine marijuana and a handgun found in his car.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Hornets
Chris Porter
Derrick Coleman
Philadelphia
Porter
Oakland
Calif
Hornets
Alabama
Golden State
Sixers
George Lynch
Robert Traylor
Jerome Moise
Today’s Sports On The Air Schedule Highlights
A dense listing shows NASCAR Busch and Winston Cup events in Avondale Arizona, college football games across major networks, golf tours in Madrid Prattville Pine Mountain and Oklahoma City, horse racing at Belmont Elmont, MLB World Series game 1 New York versus Arizona, plus NFL Panthers Huddle and rodeo events. Broadcasters include TNT ESPN Fox CBS NBC CNBC and local radio networks 610 AM 1450 AM 1050 AM 730 AM 1590 AM.
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George Seifert
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Eres Pat Bon Eee
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