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Utah's Evans Wins Slam Dunk Contest
Feb 25, 2012 | by Associated Press

His nickname is the Human Pogo Stick and Utah's Jeremy Evans set out to put some bounce back into the Slam Dunk Contest.

Evans endeared himself to the fans with a mix of props and creativity, and they voted him the winner of one of the marquee events of the NBA's All-Star Saturday festivities.

Tags: Jeremy Evans , 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend , Utah Jazz , champion , Slam Dunk

Jeremy Evans Added to All-Star Dunk Contest
Feb 23, 2012 | by Priority Sports Staff

As the Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday, Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz will be joining the dunk contest for the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend.

Brian T. Smith wrote that Evans' teammates are elated that he'll be part of the event. Gordon Hayward had something interesting things to say about it.

David Lee Is Most Underrated Player in the NBA Today
Feb 21, 2012 | by Talal Elmasry

Buried in the later paragraphs of most stories. Hidden behind flashier but less-productive stars.

That’s where you’ll find Golden State power forward David Lee, who has inexplicably turned 20 points and 10 rebounds a night into an afterthought.

Even after a stellar but all-too-common night in which Lee notched 24 points and 13 rebounds (his ninth 20/10 night of the year), the ...

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Jan 31, 2012 | by The Wumpus

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Landry Elected to NJCAA Hall of Fame
Jan 25, 2012 | by The Exponent

Former Purdue standout Carl Landry has been elected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Hall of Fame as part of a six-man Class of 2012, the NJCAA announced Wednesday.

Before becoming an all-conference selection at Purdue, Landry put up impressive numbers at Vincennes University.

After missing part of his freshman season with a broken hand, Landry averaged 19.4 points, 8.9 ...

Tags: Carl Landry , Purdue , New Orleans Hornets , NJCAA Hall of Fame

Leuer Well Equipped to Help Bucks
Jan 19, 2012 | by Michael Hunt, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Upon entering the Bradley Center's confined home locker room, turn left to find Jon Leuer. Predictably, his stall occupies an area sometimes allotted to second-round rookies like him.

Already, though, he has adopted the proper veteran attitude about his chosen profession.

Leuer had just started his fourth game at forward, an accomplishment for a rookie second-round pick, and had played reasonably well ...

Tags: Jon Leuer , Milwaukee Bucks

Ingles stars in Barcelona win
Jan 12, 2012 | by sportal.com.au
Ingles stars in Barcelona win

Australian Joe Ingles shot a career-high 22 points to see Barcelona to a 78-48 victory over Besiktas JK in Istanbul, with Gasper Vidmar admirable in defeat for the Turkish club with 18 points and an equal team-high six rebounds.

CJ Wallace had eight rebounds - all defensive - for Barcelona, while team-mate Victor Sada collected seven boards and provided four assists ...

Brown Brings Circus To Phoenix
Dec 08, 2011 | by Seth Pollack, Bright Side of the Sun

Remember the good ole days when Steve Nash would lob the ball in the general vicinity of the rim and Shawn Marion or Amare Stoudemire would go up and throw it down? Remember Grant Hill lobbing the ball to Jason Richardson on a back-door cut? Remember Jared Dudley throwing down 10 vicious dunks last year? (Neither did his teammates.)

Now the ...

Tags: Shannon Brown , Basketball , Contracts , Phoenix Suns

Jake Delhomme Joins Texans
Nov 30, 2011 | by ESPN.com

The injury-riddled Houston Texans added to their quarterback depth Tuesday, reaching a deal with Jake Delhomme.

Delhomme worked out with the Texans on Tuesday, along with another retired quarterback, Jeff Garcia. The 36-year-old Delhomme will back up rookie T.J. Yates, a fifth-round pick slated to start Sunday's game against Atlanta.

Rick Smith, Delhomme's agent, said in a phone interview Tuesday that his ...

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Bess: From Undrafted To Unequaled
Oct 27, 2011 | by Alain Poupart, MiamiDolphins.com
Bess: From Undrafted To Unequaled

When it comes to finding a hidden gem at wide receiver, the Dolphins have never done better than Davone Bess.

With his seven catches against Denver, Bess now has 233 for his career since joining the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. That total is the highest ever for a Dolphins wide receiver who was undrafted, as Bess beat ...

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