Hawks News (8-27-03)

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Turiaf Named To French National Team (8-27-03).

http://gozags.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/spe.../082703aaa.html

Four NBA players will feature in the squad for France, who won the Olympic silver medal behind the United States in Sydney. They are newly-crowned NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker, Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Dallas Mavericks), Jerome Moiso (Toronto Raptors) and Boris Diaw-Riffiod (Atlanta Hawks).

France will play its first game Sept. 5 against Bosnia & Herzegovina in a Group A game.

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Melnyk still has work to do to make Sens profitable (8-27-03).

http://www.sportsbusinessnews.com/index.asp?story_id=29300

Many U.S. teams are in serious trouble and on the market. The owner of the Dallas Stars pulled plans to sell a minority stake after failing to get acceptable offers. A deal to sell the Atlanta Thrashers in a package deal involving the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks and their arena is hung up by financing issues.

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Anniversary Of 'I Have a Dream' Speech To Be Celebrated Here Thursday (8-27-03).

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=107...G=461&rfi=9

The competition - organized by the AAARC and National Park Service and presented by the Atlanta Hawks - brought together youths, ages 6-21, in mid-August at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church as they recited excerpts of Dr. King's speech and described its significance and meaning to their lives today.

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THE DAILY (8-27-03).

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_5044.shtml

Atlanta - Sooner or later this was bound to come up. They trade the team's leading scorer, while also losing the team's best perimeter defender to the worst team in the league from last season. Instead of going into free agency and signing someone that can make a difference, the Hawks appear to be sitting on their hands. Are they rebuilding?

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Hawks Need to Swoop In and Get Hughes (8-26-03).

http://www.jtthebrick.com/fanclub/news/All...BA&id=39312

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