June 26th, 2009 05:23pm
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Louis Murphy hasn’t taken long to endear himself to new Raiders coach Tom Cable.
Through the offseason mini-camps and voluntary workouts, Murphy has shaken off the critics who tried to label him before the draft as a good wide receiver with average-at-best hands.
“He’s probably the surprise of our (rookie) class,” Cable said to NFL.com of Murphy. “He has all the makings to be a very special football player at this level — mainly because he was impressive on a daily basis. …
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June 17th, 2009 08:58pm
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As we approach the one-week mark before the June 25 NBA Draft,
Nick Calathes isn’t just sitting around spending his newly earned Euros.
As expected, the former Gator guard kept his name in the pool of
eligible players for the annual selection show, held at Madison Square Garden.
There was talk that Calathes could pull out of the draft, making him
eligible to be picked after a year or two in Greece. That rumor was
squashed as the 5 p.m., Monday deadline for withdrawals passed with
no …
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June 10th, 2009 12:19pm
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Call the caterer, we may need to upgrade Cornelius Ingram’s birthday party plans.
After strong showings throughout Philadelphia’s offseason training activities, the Eagles rewarded their fifth-round pick with a four-year contract Wednesday, the same day Ingram turns 24 years old.
The contract lays to rest some of the rumors reported before the draft about Ingram’s healing knee.
As the former Gator continued to tumble down the draft boards, going from a possible second-round pick to the Eagles fifth-round choice, reports …
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June 9th, 2009 06:00pm
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Former Gator David Lee may have played his final game in a New York Knick uniform.
According to a report in the Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/articles/2009/06/07/he_feels_nba_is_within_reach/?page=3), Knicks’ general manager Donnie Walsh is hoping to deal the restricted free agent in a sign-and-trade package this summer to cut the teams salary cap number.
New York has very publicly trimmed salary over the last year in hopes of freeing up enough space to sign a pair of the high-profile free agents next summer. That list …
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June 5th, 2009 11:35am
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Former Gator Sha Brooks’ path to the WNBA hit a roadblock Wednesday when she was cut by the Phoenix Mercury.
Brooks logged six points and six rebounds in two combined preseason games after being the team’s third-round pick. She stuggled from the field, though, and had trouble getting in the shooting groove that made her one of Florida’s most prolific all-time scorers.
The announcement came at an awkard time, as Gator coach Amanda Butler was in Phoenix to observe a few Mercury …
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June 1st, 2009 05:31pm
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Oakland second baseman Mark Ellis is healing faster than anticipated from his left calf strain, but it may not be fast enough for the former Gator to retain his every-day spot in the order.
Just more than three weeks since the injury, which landed him on the 60-day disabled list earlier this month, Ellis is starting to run. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, he was doing sprints at about 70 percent on Friday.
His return in late June could cause a …
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