The Clippers signed Brevin Knight on Monday, a month after the veteran free agent guard was waived by the Charlotte Bobcats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Knight averaged 9.1 points, 6.6 assists and 2.7 rebounds for the Bobcats last season, but was limited to 45 games. He had a buyout clause in his contract worth $1.5 million.
The Golden State Warriors have reached agreement on a buyout with center Adonal Foyle, parting ways Monday with the 10-year veteran and the team’s longest-tenured player. Foyle signed a six-year deal worth nearly $42 million in July 2004 and had spent his entire career with Golden State, but he rarely played last season in Don Nelson’s guard-oriented lineups.
Pat Riley vowed months ago to demand a bigger commitment from the Miami Heat this coming season. And he didn’t just mean from the players, either. Riley said Monday that he plans to coach the Heat for the three remaining years on his contract, an announcement that ends months of speculation about his immediate future.
Robbie Fowler talks about his Nan, as Arctic Monkeys get chant of the week
Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after hitting an opposing team’s pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game. Offerman posted $10,000 bond and was due in Bridgeport Superior Court on Aug. 23, court officials said Wednesday.
To fellow Hall of Famers, Phil Rizzuto was a guy who could put down a squeeze bunt, handle a tricky hop or make a nifty hook slide. To a generation of fans who never saw “The Scooter” play a single inning, he became famous for something else — “Holy cow!” Part of the New York Yankees family for more than a half-century, Rizzuto died Monday night at 89.
Plea hearings for Michael Vick’s two co-defendants in a federal dogfighting conspiracy case will now be held back-to-back Friday morning. The hearing for Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va., had originally been set for 9 a.m. Thursday before U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson. The case has been rescheduled for 9:15 a.m.
Plea hearings for Michael Vick’s two co-defendants in a federal dogfighting conspiracy case will now be held back-to-back Friday morning. The hearing for Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va., had originally been set for 9 a.m. Thursday before U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson. The case has been rescheduled for 9:15 a.m.
As much as Trent Green enjoyed his six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, he doesn’t have time for nostalgia. So when he travels to Arrowhead Stadium for the Miami Dolphins’ exhibition game against his former team Thursday night, Green’s focus will be on the present rather than the past. To Green, the game means an opportunity for the Miami offense to rebound after a dreadful showing in Saturday…
