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AP Source: Nets 'advancing' on Anthony deal
Denver Nuggets small forward Carmelo Anthony looks on during the first half of an NBA Basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in Denver. The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are "advancing," a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with An...

Everything You Need to Know About the Carmelo Anthony Trade Talks
We're still in a holding pattern on the much-discussed trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, which means it is as good a time as any to sift through some of the many, many questions raised by the proposed deal. Who is going where in the deal? As of right now, the deal would send Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter and Shelden Williams from Denver to New Jersey in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow Ben Uzoh, Quinton Ross and Stephen Graham. Detroit would...

Nets Closing In On Carmelo
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

Carmelo Anthony Trade to New Jersey Close to Fruition
The New Jersey Jets may finally be about to get their man. Denver Nuggets all star Carmelo Anthony could soon be heading to New York in a three-team trade, reports ESPN. According to sources close to the deal, the trade could involve as many as 15 players and possibly be finalized within the next few days. Though its not finalized, the ESPN report says that the Nets would get Anthony and Denver guard Chauncey Billups along with guard Rip Hamiliton from the Detroit Pistons. Denver would receive t...

Nuggets Billups Tuning Out Nets-Anthony Trade Rumors
NEW YORK (AP) — Chauncey Billups has grown so immune to the constantly swirling trade rumors involving Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony that he simply tunes out the chatter. Even when his own name surfaces. The Denver native and Nuggets Point Guard has been mentioned in the most recent trade rumors to pop up. The New Jersey Nets are reportedly trying to get the Detroit Pistons involved in a deal to acquire Anthony, and Billups would be thrown into the mix as well....

Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors Center On Detroit, New Jersey
Reports from around the NBA are indicating that the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons are involved in conversations about a deal that would send Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. ESPN's Marc Stein cited unnamed sources in reporting on Saturday morning that the deal hinges on Detroit's willingness to surrender a first round pick and take on certain assets from New Jersey. Sources with knowledge of the talks confirmed the Nets and Nuggets have discussed a thre...

Carmelo Anthony Deal With New Jersey 'Advancing'
Newark, N.J. — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are "advancing," a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there has been progress, th...

AP Source: Nets advancing on Anthony deal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

Schmeelks Stance: Carmelo Confusion
For so long, Carmelo Anthony’s position made sense. He wanted to get out of Denver, and move to a big market. He felt the Nuggets were stuck in “almost land” with little chance to make a run at the finals in a strong Western Conference with superior teams like the Lakers. He wanted to land with the team in the biggest market. He wanted to join forces with another legit superstar like Amar’e Stoudemire, and a very solid supporting cast that would have a legit chance of get...

NBA: New Orleans 96, Denver 87
DENVER, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Chris Paul scored 20 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 96-87 decision over Denver Sunday as trade rumors swirled around the Nuggets. Paul distributed six assists and David West added 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists for the Hornets, who broke a two-game Losing Streak. The Nuggets, meanwhile, played poorly as speculation intensified that superstar Carmelo Anthony was on the verge of being traded. Reports indicated the Nuggets were near to a finaliz...

Billups not paying any attention to Anthony rumors
Denver Nuggets guard Chancey Billups, center, shoots between Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans, left, and Samuel Dalembert during the first half on an NBA Basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Chauncey Billups has grown so immune to the constantly swirling trade rumors involving Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony that he simply tunes out the chatter. Even when his own name surfaces. The Denver native and Nuggets Point Guard has been mentioned in the most recent trade r...

Highlightin Hoops: Knicks Dont Love LA
There haven’t been a lot of times this year where I’ve said it.  In fact, this was the first time in the last eight weeks where it was evident.  The New York Knicks were overmatched.  It should come as no surprise that the Lakers were able to impose such a dominant will over Mike D’Antoni’s team.  Phil Jackson has the luxury of starting two all-star caliber 7-footers, and one of the best five guards to ever play the game.  When the two teams walke...

At This Rate, Carmelo Anthony Will Be Traded in 2023
If you've ever played in a fantasy sports league of any stripe, you've doubtlessly run into an owner who was impossible to deal with when it came to making a trade. You know the type. They refuse to counter an offer with thoughts of their own or dismiss your request for information about what they're looking for in a deal. They agree to the framework of a trade on Wednesday, then come back Thursday and ask for another player in return for making the deal. And then, after you finally get fed up a...

Hornets hand Nuggets another loss, 96-87
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (15) and J.R. Smith (5) get a hand on the ball as New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA Basketball game Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in Denver. If this was Carmelo Anthony's farewell, he sure didn't go out on a high note. Anthony scored just eight points in the Denver Nuggets' 96-87 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night, putting a sour finish on a day filled with speculation that the superstar's de...

Johnson To Nets: Ignore Carmelo Trade Rumors
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With rumors swirling that half his team was going to be traded in a megadeal for Denver Nuggets three-time All Star Carmelo Anthony, New Jersey Nets coach Avery Johnson simply told his players to ignore the speculation — for now. Johnson had a long talk with his team before practice Monday and reminded them that there have been trade talks involving the Nets since Training Camp. “They responded well. I had a good long talk with them before practice....

Melo Doesnt Think Nets Trade Is Imminent
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony doesn’t think a trade to New Jersey is imminent. The Denver Nuggets All-Star forward also said after practice Monday he regrets that teammate and Denver native Chauncey Billups’ name has come up in reports of a three-team deal involving Detroit. Despite the rumors that his departure from Denver is fast approaching, Anthony was in a jovial mood at practice following one of the worst performances of his career in a loss to New Orleans on Sunday night. He t...

Size Matters: Knicks Come Up Tiny Against the Lakers
The wires were burning on Sunday with news that the long-rumored trade of Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, the Second Avenue Subway of trade rumors, was close to being completed. Perhaps that's why the Knicks spent Sunday night convincing the world that Anthony was the last thing they need to take the next step in their ascent to competitiveness with the NBA's best team. Anthony isn't a big man who can defend and rebound, after all, and that's what the Knicks were sorely lacking against the Lakers. ...

Auburn Runs Away With BCS Win in a Thriller
Mario Fannin (27) of the Auburn Tigers runs the ball in the second half against Terrell Turner(45) of the Oregon Ducks during the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 10, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. (Getty Images) (AP) GLENDALE, Ariz. - Auburn kicked the go-ahead field goal with three seconds on the clock in the Fourth Quarter to beat Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS national College Football championship. Cam Newton's passing and a goal line stand helped...

Auburn completes unprecedented climb to No. 1
** CORRECTS SPELLING TO NEWTON, INSTEAD OF NEWTOWN ** Auburn's Emory Blake (80) celebrates with Cam Newton after scoring a touchdown during the first half of the BCS National Championship NCAA College Football game against Oregon Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. Auburn finished No. 1 in The Associated Press College Football poll, completing an unprecedented climb to its first national title in 53 years. The Tigers led the Top 25 following a 22-19 victory against Oregon in the BCS champ...

The United States Needs Fair Referees for International Disputes
Last night’s BCS Championship Game pitted the Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against the Oregon Ducks from the Pac-10. To guard against biases that could have influenced the game’s outcome, officials were provided by the Big 10. If football-crazed fans from Auburn and Oregon can understand why referees from the SEC and Pac-10 shouldn’t call the BCS Championship game, surely legislators can understand why investors shouldn’t have to rely on potentially biased o

Auburn completes unprecedented to climb to No. 1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Auburn has finished No. 1 in The Associated Press College Football poll, completing an unprecedented climb to its first national title in 53 years. The Tigers led the Top 25 after a 22-19 victory against Oregon in the BCS championship Monday night. Auburn won its only other AP title in 1957, and the Tigers started 2010 further back than any champion since the poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989. Auburn (14-0) began the season at No. 22. The previous lowest preseason ra...

College Football Champs: Auburn In A Close One
Auburn's Nick Fairley celebrates with the Coaches' Trophy after beating Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Jan. 10, 2011. Auburn has something it's not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House: the winning College Football team in the top division of the BCS. The Tigers defeated the University of Oregon last night, 22-19, won on a field goal At The Very Last Moment. NPR's Tom Goldman tells Newscasts the collegiate championship was supposed to be a 'touchdown fest', because ...

BCS: Auburn, Oregon Set For High-Scoring Affair
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s almost unheard of — a Quarterback cranking out a string of 13 straight games with never an off day. But Auburn’s Cam Newton spent the 2010 season redefining what’s possible at that position. Every bit as rare: an offense that can’t be stopped. But Oregon, led by running back Michael James, has scored 37 or more points 11 times in an equally impressive undefeated season. These are the reasons people are envisioning scores like 60-5...

Caseys Call: Tigers Tame Ducks
The Auburn Tigers won their first national championship in 53 years, but unlike the previous 13 games of the season, it wasn’t their offense which won them this game - it was their defense. Oregon came in with the #1 ranked offense in the land, a unit which averaged 49 points per game. They however would face a fierce and well-prepared Auburn defense which had come to play. Despite gaining 449 total yards, the Ducks for the most part were stuffed cold where it mattered most, inside t...

College Football Champs: Auburn In A Close One
Auburn's Nick Fairley celebrates with the Coaches' Trophy after beating Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Jan. 10, 2011. Auburn has something it's not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House: the winning College Football team in the top division of the BCS. The Tigers defeated the University of Oregon last night, 22-19, on a field goal At The Very Last Moment. NPR's Tom Goldman tells NPR's Newscast that the collegiate championship was supposed to be a 'touchdown fest', be...