(Friday Sports) 6/27
(Basketball)
...Derrick Rose is going home. Kevin Love and OJ Mayo are going to new teams, hours after they were drafted by other teams. A wild nite in the NBA, with 17-trades made within 4-hours.
The Chicago Bulls drafted the explosive Memphis guard Derrick Rose with the lst pick; Miami took Kansas State's big forward Michael Beasley with the second pick, but the fireworks for OJ Mayo and Kevin Love started 2-hours after the draft was complete. At 2am this morning, Minnesota, which had drafted Mayo at the 3rd spot, shipped him to the Memphis Grizzlies in an 8-player deal, that sent Love from the Grizzlies to the Timberwolves.
Then Indiana dealt lst round choice Jerry Bayless in a 5-player package to Portland; the Pacers got the Blazers top pick Brandon Rush.
In other late nite deals, Washington dealt forward Billy Walker to Boston.
Portland traded Joey Dorsey to the Houston Rockets.
Detroit dealt DJ White to Portland.
Kansas Jayhawks forward Darrell Arthur was with 3-teams in an hour; drafted by Houston, traded to Portland then to Memphis.
The Minnesota Timberwolves look as if they had the best day at the draft table, getting Kevin Love, 3-point shooter Mike Miller and veteran center Jason Collins.
Portland wound up with Jerryd Bayless, Sonny Weems and traded for forward Ike Diogu.
New Jersey's haul included 7-foot center Brooke Lopez, guard Chris Douglas-Robert, forward Ryan Anderson, and the trade for Yi Jainlain.
Milwaukee, which had dealt for hi-scoring Richard Jefferson, drafted shooter Joe Alexander and Luc Mba-Moute.
Houston got muscle in Joey Dorsey and Syracuse rookie Donte Green.
Memphis wound up with a strange mix, getting the college star OJ Mayo, but taking on contracts of Marco Jaric, Antonie Walker and Greg Buckner.
Seattle reached for Russell Westbrooke, and took 2-under developed centers Serge Ibaka from Congo and Devon Hardin.
The Indiana Pacers wound up 7-new players, taking on Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert in the draft, and trading for the oft-injured TJ Ford and Jarret Jack amongst others.
29-underclassmen were drafted, 11-not taken. Included in those who were left out were USC's Davon Jefferson and Oregon State forward CJ Giles.
...The LA Clippers will not pick up the option in the contract of former lst round pick Sean Livingstone, who has been out 2-years after tearing 3-knee ligaments.
...NBA free-agency starts next Tuesday, and the window opens for trades with opt-out players Ron Artest, Lamar Odom and Shawn Marion.
...A Seattle judge will render a decision next Wednesday kon the bitter Seattle Supersonics suit against the city, seeking early release from their lease at Key Arena, that would allow them to move to Oklahoma City. Judge Marsha Pechman, who has no knowledge of the NBA will render the decision.
...Andre Smith, the son of legendary Cleveland Cavaliers forward Bingo Smith, has been sentenced to 30-years in prison for the machete murder of a friend in an argument.
...Ohio University has hired longtime Ohio State assistant coach John Groce as the Bobcats new basketball coach.
(Baseball)
...2-last place teams face each other tonite at Petco Park. The Padres, who have lost 5-in a row at home and 9-of-l0 overall, face the woeful Seattle Mariners. The Padres are 16-games under .500 at (32-48). The Mariners, with their 117-million dollar payroll are (28-50). Randy Wolfe faces Jarred Washburn.
...The battered Dodgers meet the red-hot Angels tonite in Chavez Ravine. Lefthander Joe Saunders (11-3) goes against Chan Ho Park. The Halos are (48-31) this season, and the Angels hold a (37-28) interleague record against the Blue.
...Shawn Chacon, the volatile pitcher, who choked GM-Ed Wade in a clubhouse fight on Thursday, will lose 1-million dollars in salary with his suspension-release.
(Football)
...The heated Steve Foley-drunk driving trial will resume on Monday, with Ladanian Tomlinson likely to testify. Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo testified about Foley being a dedicated -gifted teammate, but made no reference to Foley's constant problems with alcohol and authorities. He is suing Coronado Police officer Aaron Mansker for 19-million dollars for the drunk-driving shooting incident. The lst week was marked by Mansker lecturing Foley's attorney 'you weren't there' and Foley walking out of the court room during the presentation of the gun incidents.
...A judge, calling a Las Vegas man a 'flight risk' because of crimes in 4-states, set bail at 173-thousand dollars for a man accused of mugging and robbing Raiders receiver Javon Walker after a nite of strip club partying a weekend ago. Walker suffered a broken jaw and fractured orbital bone.
...Denver police say records show police responded to 3-911 calls at the home of Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall within the last year; Marshall has also been arrested 3-times in 12-months on domestic abuse charges,
...Bills running back Marshawn Lynch admitted he was behind the wheel of his SUV when it hit a woman on a rainy road, leaving the scene of the accident last month.
...Indiana University AD-Rick Greenspan, who hired scandal-marred Kelvin Sampson, and saw the Hoosiers program fall into NCAA-violations, has been fired.
...UCLA has lost starting tackle Sean Shellar for a year with 2-torn knee ligaments from an ATV-accident.
...The CFL-season opens tonite with the Toronto Argonauts unveiling their NFL-offense led by quarterback Michael Bishop and receivers David Boston and Bethel Johnson. The Argos play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
(Hockey)
...The Anaheim Ducks, with salary cap problems, will buyout center Todd Bertuzzi, eating 2.4-million of his contract. The Ducks, who are already at the 50-million salary cap, still have to sign Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne.
...The purge of players in the Toronto Maple Leafs ranks continues; they have told defenseman Brian McCabe he will not be brought back; the Leafs owe him 10-million dollars and he has a no-trade clause in his contract.
...Veteran NHL player agent Brian Lawton is moving to the front office; he has been named VP of Hockey Operations, working with Barry Melrose and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
(General)
...Roger Federer continued his march on the grass at Wimbledon, his 62nd straight grass win in the third round.
...Top ranked Ana Ivonovic was run off the court, losing to the 133rd ranked player in the world.
...Serena Williams stormed by Ameli Mauresmo
...IRL drivers are ganging up on Danica Patrick for hindering other cars on the track. She was called a 'menace' on the track by Indy 500-winner Scott Dixon for blocking techniques; Ed Carpenter said she will cause a major wreck because she cannot drive in traffic; Dan Wheldon said Danica thinks she should be treated as a female rather than another driver.
...NASCAR heads to New England for the New Hampshire 300-with red-hot Kyle Busch heading the field; he has won 5-races this year.
...Greg Biffle has signed a 3-year contract extension to stay with Jack Rousch Racing.
...Richard Childress Racing has given a 3-year extension to driver Clint Bowyer.
...Casey Mears, who has 1-win in 3-years, was fired today from his Rich Hendrick ride, and will leave at the end of the year.
...A big weekend in track and field at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon; qualifying for the US Olympic track team, featuring sprinters Tyson Gay, Jeremy Warriner, Alysson Felix, and distance runners Alan Webb and Bernard Lagat.
...The Bulgarian Weightlifting team has pulled out of the Olympics after 11-members tested positive for steroids this week.
