The Dallas Mavericks are bringing back Juwan Howard after agreeing to terms with the veteran forward on Tuesday. Howard, who played for Dallas during parts of the 2000-01 and ’01-02 seasons, can’t sign with the Mavericks until he clears waivers Wednesday, the same day Dallas plays its season opener at Cleveland.
A lone spotlight beamed down on the center of the court at the AT&T Center on Tuesday, highlighting in all its golden glory the San Antonio Spurs’ latest championship trophy. “San Antonio: Where dynasties happen,” NBA commissioner David Stern said. And with that the Spurs held the final celebration of their fourth title in nine seasons before getting started on defending it in the season opener…
Sasha Pavlovic agreed to a three-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, ending his lengthy holdout. Pavlovic’s agent, Marc Cornstein, confirmed the deal but declined to discuss financial terms. After a summer-long stalemate extended through the Cavaliers’ preseason, Cornstein said talks picked up over the last couple days with major concessions made by both sides.
Tim Duncan has agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, an official familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. The agreement will add to Duncan’s existing three-year deal and keep him in San Antonio at least through the 2011-12 season, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to discuss…
Being out of the spotlight in the Eastern Conference is just fine with the New Jersey Nets. Let the new-look Celtics, the young Bulls, and LeBron James and his Cavaliers have all the attention heading into the season. The Nets believe that with Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson and a two-deep rotation at every position, they have more than enough to make the playoffs for a seventh…
The Boston Celtics have exercised their contract option on starting point guard Rajon Rondo for the 2008-09 season. The team is counting on the second-year pro to play that position in a lineup with stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Last season, the 6-foot-1 Rondo started 25 of the 78 games he played and averaged 6.4 points and 3.8 assists.
Kevin Durant’s much anticipated regular season debut won’t be overshadowed by the SuperSonics’ impending departure from Seattle. At least not on Wednesday night. Owner Clay Bennett originally set the day of the Sonics’ opener as the deadline to have a plan for a new arena in the Seattle area, or he would file relocation papers with the league to prepare for a move to Oklahoma City.
Kauto Star loses his opening race of the season, finishing a close second to the grey Monet’s Garden at Aintree.
Dario Franchitti may have bolstered his cred with the good ol’ boys by getting penalized for rough driving. He’s still got a long way to go before he can even think about winning a stock car race.
Don Mattingly really wanted that job. “I pretty much threw myself 100 percent into it,” he said. “But you get up and move on.” After 18 years in New York Yankees pinstripes, Mattingly is just that — disappointed, but not angry, and ready to manage somewhere in the majors. Passed over by the Yankees when new manager Joe Girardi was picked to replace Torre, Mattingly said Tuesday he appreciated the…
