Tag: facility

  • Jets acquire WR Edwards from Browns (AP)

    FILE -- This is a 2009, file photo showing Jason Trusnik(notes) wearing a New York Jets NFL football jersey. The New York Jets have reached an agreement with the Cleveland Browns to acquire troubled but talented wide receiver Braylon Edwards(notes). The Jets sent wide receiver Chansi Stuckey(notes), linebacker Jason Trusnik and undisclosed draft choices to the Browns on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009,  to acquire the deep threat they had been lacking.

    Braylon Edwards' arrival was picture-perfect for the New York Jets. The talented but troubled wide receiver was acquired from Cleveland on Wednesday and showed up at the team's facility shortly after practice ended — just in time to try on his new green and white threads and be included in the team picture.

  • Nuggets G Smith says jail changed him (AP)

    FILE - In this May 29, 2009, file photo, Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith(notes) (1) is fouled as he goes to the basket around Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom(notes) during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Denver. It's been a sobering offseason for the 24-year-old Smith, who spent 24 days in a New Jersey correctional facility after pleading guilty to reckless driving.

    J.R. Smith is pledging more maturity this season, a promise he's made in the past. The sharp-shooting Denver Nuggets guard realizes that some will believe it, while some will remain skeptical. That's fine with him. He knows he's changed. It's been a sobering offseason for the 24-year-old Smith, who spent 24 days in a New Jersey correctional facility after pleading guilty to reckless…

  • New-look Magic begin training camp (AP)

    Orlando general manager Otis Smith only had to look at the Eastern Conference championship banner that hangs above the team's practice facility if had any regrets about overhauling a roster that got the Magic to the NBA finals last season. Just another sign that Orlando wasn't good enough. Smith had a summer full of bold moves for a team fresh off a finals appearance — moves that will…