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Ailene Voisin: Get over it, guys! Gray's a big upgrade

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Published May 23, 2010 at 2:59 a.m.
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Jim Gray ... Based on my messages, phone calls and brief chats at the corner market, many male fans are disappointed the Kings hired Jim Gray and dumped courtside reporter Kayte Christensen ... We get that ... We couldn't miss the looks ... Theirs. Hers. On some nights, tissues should have been distributed at Arco Arena to mop up the drool ... But in terms of her professional skills – which is supposed to be the issue, right? – Christensen lacked the poise and presence of Kara Lawson but was

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Evans' story: Rags to Rookie of Year

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Published April 30, 2010 at 9:12 a.m.
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Tyreke Evans' brother, Julius, left, proudly holds his younger brother's Rookie of the Year trophy as Tyreke talks about winning the award Thursday at Arco Arena. "They're happier than I am," Tyreke said of his family. "I'm just happy that they're happy." ... For Tony Bergeron, every time Tyreke Evans is introduced at an NBA arena, it's cause for celebration ... Bergeron coached Evans in his final two seasons at American Christian Academy in Aston, Pa., and recalled the conditions Evans dealt

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Ailene Voisin: Winning matters most to Evans

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Published April 30, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

Tyreke Evans had Stephen Curry on his heels and Brandon Jennings trailing by a lap. He had friends badgering him about the chase for 20-5-5 and his team in a free-fall during the final weeks. He survived the marketing blitz and the burden of celebrity and still, somehow, seized the trophy ... Rookie of the Year ... Good for Tyreke ... There isn't a more humble youngster in the game. More importantly for the Kings, there isn't a more diligent worker in the league. Morning. Noon. Night. You would

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Five games stand out in Evans' Rookie of the Year season

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Published April 29, 2010 at 4:03 p.m.
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The Sacramento Kings' Tyreke Evans drives the ball upcourt during the Kings game against the Houston Rockets' Monday, April 12, 2010 at Arco Arena. Rockets win 117-107 ... Kings guard Tyreke Evans impressed fans in Sacramento – and NBA cities across the country – throughout his rookie season. These five games stand out in Evans' Rookie of the Year season: ... Dec. 16 ... Opponent: Washington Wizards ... Outcome: Kings 112, Wizards 109 ... Tyreke's time: The last time the Kings were on

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Evans' honor creates excitement among Sacramento Kings fans

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Published April 30, 2010 at 9:12 a.m.

Bobby Boarder, 35, has been a Sacramento Kings fan since he attended his first game as a sixth-grader. On Thursday, he finally became a season ticket-holder ... Why? Because of a young basketball phenom named Tyreke Evans ... "I see a lot of exciting things on the horizon," Boarder said. "The Kings have the makings of a championship-caliber team. It's been a long time coming." ... Boarder, who lives in Yuba City, bought season tickets (Section 216) with girlfriend Jennifer Lawton. That done,

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One year later, nobody is doubting Kings' pick of Evans at No. 4

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Published April 29, 2010 at 4:03 p.m.
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Tyreke Evans looks like a King during a photo shoot at LIMN, a Sacramento furniture store. Evans is the king of the 2009-10 rookie crop, as today he will be named the NBA Rookie of the Year. He was the fourth overall pick in last year's draft ... The "Little Man" survived to see another draft lottery, and this time he'll have a good-luck charm of his own ... Last May, a member of the Kings' ownership group held a six-inch doll – a frizzy-haired good-luck charm – in his sweaty palm as the NBA

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Seedings released for prep basketball playoffs

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:49 p.m.

The motto now is succinct: Survive and advance ... The Sac-Joaquin Section basketball playoffs start this week with five divisions each for girls and boys. Destination: Arco Arena, with championship games to be played March 5-6 ... Division III has perhaps the strongest brackets for both genders. The Sacramento boys and girls seek return trips to the finals. The top-seeded boys are led by guard Josiah Turner and seek a repeat championship and fifth title-game appearance in a row. The field

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Leading Off: Team USA already has champion in Drury

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:42 a.m.

USA's Chris Drury (23) scores a goal past Canada's Dan Boyle (22) in the second period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 ... Maybe we're at one of those milestones in Olympics history ... It's been 50 years since the U.S. men's hockey team won gold at Squaw Valley. And Monday was the 30th anniversary of its "Miracle on Ice" victory over Russia in the Lake Placid Olympics ... If Team USA gets gold for

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Sporadic playing time wearing on some Kings

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:34 a.m.
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Kings guard Francisco Garcia made his first appearance of the regular season in the 1st half ... Francisco García became the latest face of the Kings franchise over the weekend, his likeness painted over that of the departed Kevin Martin's on a mural outside Arco Arena ... The timing was uncanny, as he became the poster boy of another kind, too ... The fifth-year player whose four-month absence from injury ended a week ago was the latest to experience the uncertainty of coach Paul Westphal's

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Kings move past Martin on mural

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:32 a.m.

Maybe it was done to expedite the process of removing Kevin Martin's likeness from anything Kings-related, or perhaps it was a way of making Francisco García feel better after he didn't play in Phoenix on Sunday ... Whatever the motive, the Kings wasted no time moving past Martin on Monday ... The mural above the Arco Arena security door, which just a few days ago featured Martin, now features García ... This is just one of many changes the Kings will have to make. Martin's face is on

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