Archive | May, 2011

NBA roundup: Spurs coach says injuries spoiled playoff chances

DETROIT FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES NBA playoffs Eastern conference Chicago beat Indiana, 4-1 Miami beat Philadelphia, 4-1 Boston beat New York, 4-0 Atlanta beat Orlando, 4-2 Western conference Memphis beat San Antonio, 4-2 L.A. Lakers beat New Orl., 4-2 Dallas beat Portland, 4-2 Oklahoma City beat Denver, 4-1 Today’s games Memphis at Okla. City, 1:00 Boston at Miami, 3:30 Monday’s games Atlanta at Chicago, 8:00 Dallas at L.A

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Ferry atop Blazers’ GM list?

Portland Trail Blazers owner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen unceremoniously dumped GM Rich Cho on Monday, and a source told the San Antonio Express News who will be picked to replace Cho.

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Ferry tops Blazers’ GM list?

Portland Trail Blazers owner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen unceremoniously dumped GM Rich Cho Monday and a source to the San Antonio Express News has info on who Allen’s replacement pick might be.

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Manu Ginobili’s elbow injury was much worse than we thought

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs are confirming to News 4 WOAI Monday that Manu Ginobili played with a fractured elbow in the playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies.   On April 13th in the final game of the regular season against the Phoenix Suns Ginobli injured his right elbow.

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Manu Ginobili played with a broken arm

When the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs were bounced from the first round by the Memphis Grizzlies, it marked the potential end of a championship window for a team that’s been a contender for more than a decade. (Just ask Tony Parker.) Several players, including Tim Duncan(notes) and Manu Ginobili(notes), looked aged and slow. It turns out there was good reason for Ginobili’s general lack of dominance

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