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...Maurice Cheeks, the beloved ex-champion point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, canned by the Sixers last weekend despite winning widespread admiration for turning Philly into a playoff team a year ago; Eddie Jordan, the first coach in 28 years to lead the Washington Wizards to four straight playoff appearances, cut down after a 1-10 start; Randy Wittman of the Minnesota Timberwolves and P.J. Carlesimo of the Oklahoma City Thunder. (See the top 10 sports moments...
...That may all be true. But for every Lawrence Frank - whose New Jersey Nets reeled off 13 straight wins after he replaced a deposed Byron Scott in 2004 - there are many more instances where early-season firings fail to change a team's fortunes. Excluding Sacramento, which just fired Theus on Monday, the winning percentage of the five teams before their coaching dismissals was .277 (23-60). Since the firings, those five teams have gone a combined 7-28, a .200 winning percentage...
LINDSAY LOHAN: Not drunk, not sober, not gay, not straight...
...upperclassman, West has taken his game up another notch, managing to top his start of four straight 3-0 match victories last season with a current streak...
...Meanwhile, Dartmouth is coming off a tough second-straight road loss to defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth. Despite the loss, senior goaltender Carli Clemis made a career-high 48 saves, including 17 in the second period alone. Harvard must find a way to get past Clemis—who has registered a .942 save percentage—if it wants a chance for victory...