Mutombo headed to Houston in four-player NBA deal
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The Houston Rockets acquired Dikembe Mutombo from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guards Eric Piatkowski and Mike Wilks and forward Adrian Griffin.
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Guard Corey Robinson was released by the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday.
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Australian center Andrew Bogut and US forward Charlie Villanueva had their contract options for a fourth year exercised by the National Basketball Association&#39;s Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.
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Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle SuperSonics activated center Vitaly Potapenko and guard Ronald &quot;Flip&quot; Murray from the injured list prior to Saturday&#39;s game against the Boston Celtics.
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Vince Carter and the New Jersey Nets have the framework in place for a four-year contract that guarantees the All-Star more than $60 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
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The Houston Rockets activated guard Charlie Ward and forward Bostjan Nachbar and put forward Ryan Bowen and guard Andre Barrett on the injured list before Wednesday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Steve Francis has agreed to a deal with the Houston Rockets. Francis spent his first five seasons with the Rockets, was traded to Orlando in 2004, then sent to the Knicks in 2006. He was traded last month to Portland, which bought out his contract.
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The Golden State Warriors exercised the fourth-year contract option on forward Mike Dunleavy on Friday, keeping him with the team through the 2005-06 season.
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The Atlanta Hawks acquired point guard Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for four players and a high draft pick, the National Basketball Association club announced Saturday.
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Hoping to find the rugged low post presence they've been sorely lacking, the Houston Rockets acquired veteran center Dikembe Mutombo in a trade with the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
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Manchester United today ended the uncertainty over Wes Brown&#39;s future at the club by announcing the central defender has agreed a new four-year contract.
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One final detail and Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and their University of Southern California teammates almost certainly can start packing for Miami.
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The New Orleans Hornets made the first splash of the NBA&#039;s free-agent signing period, agreeing to terms Saturday with three-time All-Star Peja Stojakovic.
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Not surprisingly, the cover of the Houston Rockets freshly minted 2004-05 media guide features Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. So begins the NBA&#39;s next Great Adventure pairing of a star center and a shooting star.
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An investment group that includes Christian Laettner and his former Duke teammate Brian Davis has reached an agreement to buy 70 percent of the Memphis Grizzlies.
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The Sporting News - It was a minor deal -- Mike James and Justin Reed to Houston, with Juwan Howard going to Minnesota -- but, symbolically, it was big. That&#39;s because the trade was completed a full two weeks before the NBA draft, extraordinarily early for an offseason swap. &quot;That&#39;s not something you see,&quot; says one NBA general manager. &quot;Usually, you wait for something like that. But I think a lot of teams are eager to get started on making changes.&quot;
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The deal was announced by the team Thursday, about 12 hours after the worst opening-night loss in Nets&#39; history, 100-77 to Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat.