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Clippers fire Coach Vinny Del Negro
Almost three weeks after the Clippers were knocked out of the Western Conference playoffs, the team decided to part ways with Coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday. The Clippers told Del Negro, their coach for three seasons, they would not renew his...
Tags: Memphis Grizzlies, National Basketball Association, Orlando Magic, Monty Williams, Lionel Hollins
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Clippers parting ways with coach Vinny Del Negro
Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro said “yes” in a text message when asked if he and the team had parted ways on Tuesday. In his typical deliberate fashion, Clippers owner Donald Sterling waited until almost three weeks after the season was over...
Tags: Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets, National Basketball Association
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Do Chris Paul, Blake Griffin know best who should coach Clippers?
Why mess with success when you have known only defeat previously? The Clippers sold out 94 straight games with Vinny Del Negro as coach, won the franchise's first Pacific Division title and then decided to not bring back the winningest coach in Los...
Tags: Lionel Hollins, Byron Scott, Vinny Del Negro, Donald Sterling, Dwight Howard
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Vinny Del Negro says job loss 'hard to take' but thanks Clippers
Though he helped the Clippers to their best record in franchise history and back-to-back Western Conference playoff appearances, those weren't enough for Vinny Del Negro to keep his job as coach of the team. Del Negro said that being let go Tuesday was...
Tags: Basketball, Chris Paul, Vinny Del Negro, Sports, Donald Sterling
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Kobe Bryant announces August event to help eradicate homelessness
On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant announced "Kobe up Close," an Aug. 15 charity event to be held at Nokia Theatre. "I'd like to officially announce that I'm partnering with the Sports Spectacular to help eradicate homelessness," said Bryant in a pre-recorded...
Tags: Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Baron Davis, Carmelo Anthony, Jerry Buss
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Verizon to offer free Wi-Fi at Staples Center, Nokia Plaza
Going to a large sporting event usually means you won't have Internet connection until you leave the stadium, but Los Angeles' Staples Center will no longer have that problem. The arena, which is home to the Lakers, Clippers and the Kings, has been...
Tags: Verizon Communications, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, Kobe Bryant, National Hockey League
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Kobe Bryant is highest-paid athlete in L.A.
Kobe Bryant is Los Angeles' highest-paid athlete, followed by a couple of Dodgers who fans might say haven't earned their money, in a list compiled annually by Sports Illustrated. Bryant was fourth nationally in rankings that combine estimates for...
Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chris Paul, Albert Pujols, National Basketball Association, Carl Crawford
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Clippers fit the L.A. pattern
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bring on the next bunch of disappointing, underachieving, gagging local athletes. And so it goes with our Trojans, Lakers, Clippers and even the Bruins losing their last three. So much promise, raised expectations and then a...
Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Memphis Grizzlies, Mother's Day, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan
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At least it was a big night for Clippers' Matt Barnes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Matt Barnes was not going down without a fight. Barnes scored a playoff career-high 30 points in Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series against Memphis on Friday night. He played small forward and power forward,...
Tags: Basketball, Vinny Del Negro, Sports, Matt Barnes (basketball)
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Beyond Chris Paul: Clippers' roster decisions for 2013-14 season
Though the primary focus for the Clippers will be on re-signing Chris Paul and on whether the team keeps or releases Coach Vinny Del Negro, L.A. has other roster decisions to make as well. The players came in Saturday for their exit interviews with...
Tags: Memphis Grizzlies, Chris Paul, Ronny Turiaf, Jamal Crawford, Sports
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Clippers must turn tide in Memphis or be washed out of playoffs
addCustomPlayer('u973rd2gy8v61owvw7s1z8juu', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfu973rd2gy8v61owvw7s1z8juu', 'eplayer15'); Win or go home. It's the slogan for the NBA during the playoffs and it now applies to the Clippers. The reeling Clippers must beat the...
Tags: Caron Butler, Chauncey Billups, Memphis Grizzlies, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan
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Bayern Munich rolls into Champions League final
The Champions League final will feature two German teams for the first time after visiting Bayern Munich completed a surprising 7-0 rout of Barcelona. Playing with a big cushion after a 4-0 win in the first leg at home last week, Bayern beat Barcelona,...
Tags: Stock Car Racing, Al Harris, National Basketball Association, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League
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