Mavs name Westphal VP of basketball operations
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10/02/2008 -
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas named Paul Westphal executive vice
president of basketball operations on Thursday.
The 12-year NBA veteran brings a 25-year coaching career to his new role with
the Mavericks. Westphal led Phoenix to the 1993 NBA Finals and was the second-
fastest coach in NBA history to reach 150 wins.
"I can't tell you how excited we are to add Westy to our management team,"
said president of basketball operations/general manager Donnie Nelson. "The
Mavericks have gained a valuable asset. As a player and coach, Paul has pretty
much seen and done it all."
That includes playing stints in Boston, Phoenix, New York and Seattle. He
played for the 1974 NBA-champion Celtics.
<< Overton's 67 leads at chilly Turning Stone
Verona, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Overton shot a five-under 67 in chilly
conditions Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Turning Stone Resort
Championship.
Steve Allan and Michael Allen were a stroke off the lead at four-
<< Bills sign Evans to extension
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Lee Evans
has signed a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday.
Evans, selected 13th overall by the Bills in the 2004 draft, had been working
with Buff
<< Chelsea striker Drogba injures knee
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea star Didier Drogba, who injured his
knee in Wednesday's Champions game against CFR Cluj, sustained minor ligament
damage and will be out for a few weeks, the club announced Thursday.
Chelsea fear
<< Mathieu strolls into Metz quarters
Metz, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded French crowd favorite Paul-
Henri Mathieu was among Thursday's second-round winners at the $540,000
Open de Moselle tennis tournament.
Mathieu whipped qualifier and fellow Frenchman
<< Islanders sign first-round pick Bailey
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders signed center Josh
Bailey, the team's first-round pick in the 2008 draft, to a three-year, entry-
level contract on Thursday.
Bailey, who turned 19 on Thursday, was chosen as the
Helton has back surgery >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton
underwent surgery on his lower back, the club announced Thursday.
The procedure took place Tuesday at Marina Del Rey Hospital in Los Angeles,
performed by Dr.
Colgate-Georgetown football game cancelled >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The football game between the Colgate
Raiders and Georgetown Hoyas scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled.
Due to an outbreak of norovirus on the Georgetown campus, the contest will not
be played.
Rays 1B Pena leaves game >>
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos
Pena left Thursday's 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the
American League Division Series with blurred vision in his left eye.
Pena had appa
Bears suspend DT Harris >>
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears suspended three-time Pro
Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris for Sunday's road game against the Detroit
Lions for breaking an unspecified team rule.
Harris missed this past Sunday's victo
Phillies slam Sabbathia, take 2-0 lead in NLDS >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shane Victorino hit a grand slam, and
Brett Myers tossed seven strong innings as Philadelphia downed Milwaukee, 5-2,
in Game 2 of the teams' National League Division Series.
The Phillies took a 2-0 l
Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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