Atlanta Hawks are heading to this game with a solid 4-1 start and looking to continue their lead against a struggling Charlotte Bobcats team, who are unable to get their starting five into any rhythm so far. Last time around, Atlanta had 6 players who went into double digits quite comfortably, including all their five starters Bibby, Johnson, Smith, Horford and Williams, in addition to their 6th man...
More photos » by John Amis - AP Mistaking him for teammate Delonte West, Cleveland Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson, right, checks Atlanta Hawks' Mike Bibby's hip pocket for ammunition during the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals basketball playoffs in Atlanta, Saturday, May 9, 2009. (AP Photo/John Amis) Browse more photos » THE OPPONENT This is the Hawks . FG 3PT...
More photos » by Ray Amati - NBAE/Getty Images Browse more photos » Hedo Turkoglu played his last game as a member of the Orlando Magic on June 14th, 2009; he was, for all intents and purposes, out the door a mere 11 days later, when the Magic acquired Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson from the New Jersey Nets. Turkoglu moved on to the Toronto Raptors in a sign-and-trade deal the Magic were...
Editor's Note (Atma Brother #1): Last but not least for our 2009-2010 Golden State Warriors player recaps and previews is Kelenna Azubuike. To end things with a triumphant bang we've got our old friend Jason Gurney to drop science about Kaz. If you remember, Jason is the genius behind the uber-2007-2008 Golden State Warriors preview- Ghost of Seasons Past . =========================== Kelenna Azubuike...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Maurice Evans, playing for the first time in the preseason, scored 27 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 111-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
Maurice Evans, playing for the first time in the preseason, scored 27 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 111-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Brian Williams (29) Cornerback Brian Williams, who started all 16 games for Jacksonville last season, has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Falcons. Williams, a fourth-round pick by Minnesota in 2002, played four seasons with the Vikings before spending three seasons with the Jaguars. Williams has started in 93 of his 107 career games. He has 18 career interceptions,...
General Manager Mark Dominik and Head Coach Raheem Morris continue over hauling and shaping the roster one week before the regular [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Bucs claim DE Maurice Evans to help bolster pass rush"][/caption] season is set to kick off. On Sunday the team claimed defensive back William Middleton off waivers ...
The Buccaneers claimed defensive end Maurice Evans and cornerback William Middleton off waivers and re-signed seven players who were with the team during training camp to the practice squad. The moves Sunday came a day after Evans was cut by the New York Giants and Middleton was released by the Atlanta Falcons. They fill two openings on the active roster, which was trimmed to 51 players on Saturday...
The Bucs were busy today filling out their practice squad. That’s the group of eight young, inexperienced guys who get paid about $90,000 for the season to impress coaches, hit the weight room and simulate the Bucs’ opponent and land top shelf women. Not bad work if you can get it. In addition to Maurice Evans, whose genius Joe described earlier, now [...]
Five of the players the Giants’ cut yesterday didn’t go very far at all. QB Rhett Bomar, DT Anthony Bryant, CB DeAndre Wright, S Sha’reff Rashad, and S Vince Anderson all cleared waivers today and were immediately re-signed to the Giants’ pracitce squad. According to a report, TE Jason Pociask, formerly of Tampa Bay, was also signed to what will eventually be an eight-man squad....
Joe loves his readers. When Joe has to leave his home for whatever reason, it seems his readers look out for him. A poster tipped Joe off to the fact the Bucs may have signed rookie free agent Maurice Evans off waivers. The former stud defensive end at Penn State was signed by the Giants as a free [...]
According to an E-mail sent to the Newark Star-Ledger Sunday, DE Maurice Evans , a highly regarded free agent from Penn State who had an impressive camp with the Giants this year, has been picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not yet sure whether that means as a practice squad player or on the active roster.