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NBA-owned Hornets trade Paul to Clippers

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The NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement to trade All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, sports cable channel ESPN reported. The Hornets would receive guard Eric Gordon , center Chris Kaman , forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a first-round draft pick from the Clippers. The Clippers also get two second-round draft picks. Nothing is official as the deal is still awaiting approval from the league, ESPN said citing sources. The 26-year-old Paul is a four-time All-Star...Read Full Story

Bzdelik molding new-look Wake Forest

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There isn't much familiar about Wake Forest's program these days. The top scorer jumped early to the NBA . The best returning big man wound up planning to transfer out of the program following an arrest and suspension. The former coach — the longtime right-hand man to the late Skip Prosser — was fired after his second straight NCAA tournament appearance. "It's different, but it's part of a program," sixth man Gary Clark said Wednesday. "They come and they go. You just make the best of it...Read Full Story

Clippers take Aminu of Wake Forest in NBA draft

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Eager to fill a hole at small forward, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Al-Farouq Aminu of Wake Forest with the eighth pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night. "You see 100 times people walk across the stage and shake hands, but when it happens to you, it's like unreal," he said in a conference call from New York. "I can't really explain in words how I feel. I just can't wait to get there." The 6-foot-9 forward from Norcross, Ga., left school after his sophomore season. Aminu led the Demon...Read Full Story

WAKE FOREST SLIPS PAST FALTERING LONGHORNS

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If you turned off the T.V. in overtime with the Demon Deacons trailing Texas by eight points, be assured you weren’t the only one of little faith. Wake Forest looked all but dead and headed straight back to Winston-Salem after blowing two double-digit leads and committing a dumb turnover to allow the Horns to stretch the game to the extra frame. But Texas, who was once ranked No. 1 but has floundered since, had one blown lead left of their own. Ishmael Smith's pull-up jumper from about 17...Read Full Story

Gaudio out as Wake Forest hoops coach (AP)

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Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on 07 Apr 2010 under Sports AP - Dino Gaudio went from coach of the No. 1 team in the nation to out of a job in 15 months. Sphere: Related Content See also . . . " AP - Wake Forest has fired men's basketball coach Dino Gaudio after three... " Wake Forest Stuns Texas (video) " ... " Wake Forest beats Clemson at home again, 70-65 (AP) " AP - Al-Farouq Aminu broke out of his slump with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Wake Forest continued its home...Read Full Story

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Al-Farouq Aminu could start on Monday

Both Okafor and Kaman are headed for game-time calls. Aminu is really a small forward at 6'9/215, but the desperate Hornets are out of options. Jason Smith (concussion) and Carl Landry (knee) are both out. Aminu started five games earlier this year ...

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Wake Forest-Virginia Preview

Wake Forest has dropped 15 of 16 ACC road games since its last trip to Virginia, a 64-61 overtime victory Feb. 6, 2010. That Demon Deacons team featured future NBA players Al-Farouq Aminu and Ish Smith. This team is led by C.J. Harris, second in the ACC ...

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Crawford leads Blazers past Hornets

The Hornets had trouble generating offense in crunch time as another close game slipped away. New Orleans briefly got as close as 86-84 on Al-Farouq Aminu's 3 with 48 seconds to go, but Aminu, who had 12 points off the bench, fouled out seconds later ...

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