Warrick scores 13 points as Bucks upend Bulls 98-86October 10th, 2009 Bucks upend Bulls 98-86GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hakim Warrick had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 98-86 win over the Chicago Bulls in an exhibition game on Saturday night.
Gordon's 24 lead Pistons to 113-104 victory over BucksOctober 7th, 2009 Gordon's 24 lead Pistons over Bucks, 113-104AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Ben Gordon scored 24 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 113-104 preseason victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Edwards tops Pro Stock qualifying in Texas, earns maximum 12 pointsSeptember 26th, 2009 Edwards tops qualifying in TexasENNIS, Texas — Pro Stock racer Mike Edwards took advantage of NHRA's new qualifying bonus point system and earned the maximum 12 points during two days of qualifying at the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals. For his efforts, the Oklahoma racer earned his category-leading 12th No.
Robert Hight leads Funny Car qualifying at Texas MotorplexSeptember 25th, 2009 Hight leads Funny Car qualifyingENNIS, Texas — Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals. Hight, who barely made it into the NHRA Full Throttle Series Countdown to 1, followed up his win last weekend in Charlotte, N.C., by leading qualifying at the Texas Motorplex, the second event of the six-race championship playoffs.
Source close to the deal says Timberwolves have signed Ramon SessionsSeptember 4th, 2009 Source: Timberwolves sign Ramon SessionsMINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed restricted free agent point guard Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet, a person close to the deal says. The person told The Associated Press about Friday's signing on condition of anonymity because it has not been officially announced.
Bucks sign first-round draft pick Brandon Jennings to rookie scale contractJuly 29th, 2009 Bucks sign first-rounder JenningsMILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks signed first-round draft pick Brandon Jennings to a two-year contract worth almost $4.5 million on Tuesday. Jennings was picked 10th overall in June and signed the rookie-scale deal that includes team options for 2011-12 and 2012-13.
Bucks reach agreement to bring F Ersan Ilyasova back from Spain, pending club clearanceJuly 24th, 2009 Bucks agree to bring Ilyasova back from SpainMILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to contract terms with Ersan Ilyasova, potentially bringing the forward back to Milwaukee after two seasons overseas. The Bucks took Ilyasova in the second round of the 2005 draft, and he appeared in 66 games for Milwaukee in the 2006-07 season before playing the past two seasons with Spain's Regal FC Barcelona.
Pistons sign Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva as Detroit ramps up roster overhaulJuly 9th, 2009 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — These aren't the same, old Detroit Pistons.
Free agent forward Charlie Villanueva tweets he'll sign with Pistons on WednesdayJuly 7th, 2009 Villanueva tweets he'll sign with PistonsDETROIT — Charlie Villanueva posted a message on his Twitter account, informing his followers he will sign with the Detroit Pistons. He and Ben Gordon agreed to five-year contracts with the Pistons, a person with the knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press last week.
Person with knowledge of deal: Piston agree to deals with Gordon and VillanuevaJuly 2nd, 2009 Pistons agree to deals with Gordon, VillanuevaDETROIT — A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle to contracts with free agents Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on the condition of anonymity because NBA rules prohibit teams from announcing free agent signings until next week.
Person with knowledge of deal: Piston agree to deals with free agents Gordon and VillanuevaJuly 2nd, 2009 AP Source: Pistons land FAs Gordon and VillanuevaDETROIT — The Detroit Pistons wanted to add talent and get younger this offseason. On the first day of free agency, Detroit did both.
Sharks essentially cut ties with forwards Goc, Plihal, Kaspar in 1st roster overhaulJune 29th, 2009 Sharks move to cut ties with 3 forwardsSAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks are beginning a roster makeover by declining to make qualifying offers to forwards Marcel Goc, Tomas Plihal and Lukas Kaspar.
Jazz make qualifying offer to forward Paul MillsapJune 26th, 2009 Jazz make qualifying offer to MillsapSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz have made a qualifying offer to forward Paul Millsap, giving the team the right to match any other offers he receives as a restricted free agent. The Jazz had until Tuesday to make the offer and there was no doubt they would.
Spurs acquire Jefferson from the Bucks; Milwaukee gets Amir Johnson from DetroitJune 24th, 2009 Bucks send Jefferson to Spurs in 4-player swapSAN ANTONIO — The Spurs acquired scoring swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee in a four-player deal, giving San Antonio the extra offensive punch the aging former champions sorely needed. The Spurs on Tuesday sent veterans Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto to the Bucks in exchange for the 29-year-old Jefferson, who averaged 19.6 points in his one season with the Bucks.
Team official familiar with deal: Bucks to trade Jefferson to Spurs for Bowen, Thomas, ObertoJune 23rd, 2009 AP source: Bucks to send Jefferson to SpursMILWAUKEE — A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, in another move, the Bucks would send Oberto to Detroit for forward Amir Johnson.