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  News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | SPORTS
Arkansas lost their second straight game sending their record to 7-19, while the Toros won their 8th consecutive game and continue to close the gap on the rest of the league.
Austin set the record to start the season losing their first 12 games and then the RimRockers broke that with a 15 game skid that ended on the road last Friday to Fort Worth.
Austin guard and D-League All-Star BJ Elder scored 10 of his game high 35 points in the second stanza.
news8austin.com /content/sports/?ArID=178827&SecID=5   (516 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS
Austin's NBA Developmental League team announced their team name, logo and color scheme over at their home stadium, the Austin Convention Center.
The Austin Toros will be robed in blue and gold along with red and white.
Toros will be on the front of the home jerseys with Austin across the chest on the road uniforms.
www.news8austin.com /content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=143130   (195 words)

  
 Austin travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Austin [1] is a city of over 690,000 in the Hill Country region of the American state of Texas.
Austin's attitude is commonly emblazoned about town on T-Shirts and bumper stickers that read: "Keep Austin Weird." Austin is also marketed as the "Live Music Capital of the World" due to the large number of venues.
Austin is hilly to the west but generally mildly sloping toward the river in the center of town.
wikitravel.org /en/Austin   (7972 words)

  
 ContraCostaTimes.com | 02/23/2007 | Former Celtics star Johnson collapses, dies
AUSTIN, Texas - Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championships and teamed with Larry Bird on one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday, collapsing after his developmental team's practice.
Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros, was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at Austin Convention Center, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
Toros spokeswoman Perri Travillion said she was talking with Johnson on the sidewalk outside the building when he collapsed.
www.contracostatimes.com /mld/cctimes/2007/02/23/sports/16765725.htm   (524 words)

  
 Fizer, Emmett adjusting to minor-league life with Austin Toros
Austin Toros forward Marcus Fizer might have missed a chance to return to the NBA.
As Toros Marcus Fizer and Andre Emmett know from experience, battling the Arkansas RimRockers before a sparse Austin Convention Center crowd last Friday night was a long way from the glamor of playing at an NBA arena.
Toros Coach Dennis Johnson said Emmett and Fizer have done a good job separating professional fantasies from reality, though multiple people from the team expect Fizer to be plucked from above at a moment's notice.
www.statesman.com /sports/content/sports/stories/toros/12/28toros.html   (1112 words)

  
 Newsvine - Former NBA Star Dennis Johnson Dies
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dennis Johnson was a favorite in Boston where he played on two NBA championship teams.
Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros, was talking with a team staff member when he collapsed outside the Austin Convention Center.
Toros spokeswoman Perri Travillion said she and Johnson were outside on the sidewalk when he collapsed.
www.newsvine.com /_news/2007/02/22/581483-former-nba-star-dennis-johnson-dies   (959 words)

  
 Dazzle leaves Toros behind - Roanoke.com
Austin (20-20) managed only 157 points in a pair of losses that extended its losing streak to eight games.
Roanoke led by as many as 17 before Austin went on a 19-7 run that pulled it to 75-72 with 2:52 left.
After an Austin basket, Grundy then pulled his team out of danger, draining a 3-pointer from the top of the key out of a timeout with 1:07 left.
www.roanoke.com /sports/probasketball/wb/57376   (630 words)

  
 Austin Acquires Jay Williams - GoDuke.com - The Official Website of Duke Athletics
Austin, Texas — The Austin Toros of the NBA Development League have acquired guard Jason (Jay) Williams and waived guard Melvin Scott.
He is continuing his basketball comeback after severing a nerve in his leg, fracturing his pelvis and tearing three of the four main ligaments in his left knee in a motorcycle crash in June of 2003.
Austin (0-6) is off until a trip to Dakota to face the Wizards (4-1) on December 14 and 15 at Bismarck Civic Center.
www.goduke.com /ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=717766   (254 words)

  
 NBA Development League: Austin’s NBA D-League Unveils Team Name and Logo
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 - The NBA Development League team in Austin announced today that its nickname will be the “Toros.” The Austin Toros name recognizes the diverse makeup of Austin and its surrounding communities, along with the expanding international reach of the sport of basketball.
The team’s unique logo, which features a powerful Toro aligned with a basketball including a backdrop of the great state of Texas, was designed by the NBA’s creative marketing team.
For the second year in a row Austin was recognized by Hispanic Magazine for its friendliness toward Latinos politically, educationally and culturally, making it one of the top 10 “most livable cities” in America for Hispanic residents.
www.nba.com /dleague/austin/austintoros_release050810.html   (555 words)

  
 Events
The Toros are currently in fourth place with their leading scorer.
The Toros staff has offered discounted arena-level, near mid-court tickets at $20 each (normally $28) to the Austin club for their game against the Arkansas RimRockers at the Austin Convention Center downtown on Friday, January 27th at 7:30p!
The Toros are currently in second place and on a 6-game win streak with their leading scorer.
home.austin.rr.com /cyclones/events.htm   (3544 words)

  
 Partners in Education
"With the Toros arrival in Austin, we thought this was a great opportunity to help build positive, mentoring relationships between the students and the athletes who often serve as role models for the youth of today," said A Glimmer of Hope Austin projects director David Porter.
Founded in the fall of 2005, The Austin Toros are a NBA Development League expansion team.
Austin Partners in Education (APIE) is a not-for-profit association formed collaboratively Austin Partners in Education provides metrics-based strategic program development for the Austin Independent School District.
www.austinpartners.org /toros.html   (442 words)

  
 keyetv.com - Toros Mascot's Bonehead Play Almost Costs The Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Toros, Austin's NBA Development League basketball team, took on the Colorado 14ers at the Austin Convention Center.
At the end of the game, the Toros were leading by two then got a slam dunk from Loren Woods.
The Toros mascot went on to the court while the game was still on.
keyetv.com /watercooler/local_story_025130627.html   (292 words)

  
 Austin Relocation Guide: A Comprehensive Guide for those considering Relocating or Moving to Austin Texas, Including ...
Entering their second season, the Toros are ready to compete for the NBA D-League championship.
The Austin Toros, a National Basketball Association Development League (NBA D-League) team quickly established itself as not only a first-class sports team but also family entertainment at an affordable price.
Affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics of the NBA, the Toros marketing strategy is to offer sports entertainment for families at an affordable, price with tickets ranging from $9 to $25.
www.austinrelocationguide.com /leisure.php?id=22&display_article=yes   (463 words)

  
 Austin Toros Tickets Austin - Austin Toros Tickets at Austin Convention Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Austin Toros at Austin Convention Center in Austin
Austin Toros tickets are going fast, so get them before this event is sold out completely.
Most Austin Toros ticket orders are shipped the first business order is placed, however sometimes the tickets may not be printed at time of order.
www.tickets4concerts.com /tickets/314549.html   (520 words)

  
 True Hoop: Austin Toros Mascot Suspended for Total Idiocy
The Toros were assessed a technical, which they made, and then Colorado missed a desperation three which would have won it.
Lost in the shuffle is the fact that the Toro who dunked the ball was showboating for the camera while the play was going on behind him.
And Loren Woods (the Toro who dunked) probably wonders why he's in the D league instead of the League.
www.truehoop.com /70195-print.html   (337 words)

  
 Austin Toros coach Johnson dies at 52 - Sports
Media Credit: AP Austin Toros coach Dennis Johnson works the sidelines during a basketball game against the Arkansas RimRockers on Jan. 26, 2006, at the Austin Convention Center.
Dennis Johnson, Austin Toros head coach and former NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, collapsed Thursday afternoon at the Austin Convention Center and was pronounced dead at Brackenridge Hospital shortly afterward.
He was a scout with the Celtics until becoming an assistant coach with Boston in 1993.
media.www.dailytexanonline.com /media/storage/paper410/news/2007/02/23/Sports/Austin.Toros.Coach.Johnson.Dies.At.52-2739109.shtml   (652 words)

  
 Cheap Seats: The Austin WHAT?
Austin Commies - for the leftward leanings of the city.
Austin Governors - for the occupants of the governor's mansion
Austin Moonlight - after the "moonlight towers" that they used before streetlights to light the city.
rdbaker.blogspot.com /2005/08/austin-what.html   (818 words)

  
 Memorial, funeral set for Dennis Johnson - Boston.com
A public memorial service for Dennis Johnson will be held Sunday in Austin before the former NBA star is buried March 2 in Los Angeles.
Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams and was currently the coach of the Austin Toros, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, after collapsing at the end of a practice.
AUSTIN, Texas --A public memorial service for Dennis Johnson will be held Sunday in Austin before the former NBA star is buried March 2 in Los Angeles.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2007/02/23/memorial_funeral_set_for_former_nba_star_johnson   (219 words)

  
 A loss, yes, but Toros' home opener scores a big win with fans
The Austin Toros fell to the team from Fayetteville, N.C., in the home debut of the NBA Development League.
The Austin Toros entered the league in March, got their name in August and scored their first two points in Austin at about the time Bruce Shubrook was beginning to very much like the fact that he could hear everything Toros Coach Dennis Johnson was saying to players such as Marcus Fizer and Andre Emmett.
The Toros are made up of former college standouts and former NBA players who, for one reason or another, now find themselves in the equivalent of an NBA farm system.
www.statesman.com /sports/content/sports/stories/toros/11/27toroscene.html   (672 words)

  
 Austin News.Net
The Austin Police Department took at least 10 people out of a house in the North Park Estates neighborhood in handcuffs and loaded them onto a bus Monday afternoon.
Austin News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
Links to Austin sports sites, and a regional map are also features of our site, and we regularly provide polls of general interest.
feeds.austinnews.net /?rid=6987147eb2f27b7f&cat=3772e08ad12afe08&f=1   (960 words)

  
 Austin Independent School District : Gifted & Talented
Austin is among the coolest cities for young professionals, according to Kiplinger.com.
Austin is number one for the second consecutive year on Hispanic magazine's "Top 10 Cities for Hispanics to Live In" list.
Austin is third in a listing of 150 places to live in an upcoming book, How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness by the former publisher of Forbes magazine, Rich Karlgaard.
www.austin.isd.tenet.edu /academics/curriculum/gt/aboutaustin.phtml   (1063 words)

  
 Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc.
In 1996 the Ice Bats, Austin's minor league ice hockey team, was formed to compete in the new Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) against five other charter members.
Austin's professional soccer team, the Austin Lone Stars moved up from amateur status to pro in 1997.
The Austin area plays host to a myriad of race events throughout the year, but two races in particular have grown and continue to grow in popularity, the Freescale (formerly Motorola) Marathon and the Capital 10,000.
www.heritagetitleofaustin.com /austin/spectator_sports.htm   (1332 words)

  
 Austin Toros tickets, Austin Toros ticket broker
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 Austin Toros Say Ole! To 116-101 Win Over Fayetteville Patriots - NBA D-League Basketball - Game Highlights on MLN - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
- AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 23, 2006 - Trailing by as many as 11 points in the first quarter, the Austin Toros used a strong second quarter to build a 17 point lead as they sailed to a 116-101 win over the Fayetteville Patriots Thursday night at the Austin Convention Center.
Toros forward Marcus Fizer followed up a D-League season high 44-point performance from Tuesday night with 36 points against the Patriots connecting on 14-of-23 baskets including seven rebounds, three assists and four blocked shots.
Newcommer Quannas White, who joined the Toros less than a week ago, provided a spark from the bench recording nine points and three assists in the second quarter to ignite a 30-12 rally that would put the Toros in the driver’s seat for the remainder of the game.
www.minorleaguenews.com /rawfeed/html/2006/03/24/05.html   (369 words)

  
 Toros Coach Dernis Johnson Dies at 52
Manny Millan/SI Dennis Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros and the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams and combined with Larry Bird in one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of a Toros practice in Austin.
Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, was unconscious and in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at Austin Convention Center, said Warren Hassinger, spokesman for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
Johnson was a familiar figure at Austin-area races as he tirelessly promoted Toros basketball in his adopted hometown.
www.runtex.com /web/1-807.asp   (159 words)

  
 Downtown Austin | Events Calendar
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Singer/Songwriter and guitarist Monte Montgomery has played professionally since his teens and is well-known throughout Austin and the U.S. Monte is recognized by both critics and musicians for his stunning six-string work and his abilities as a singer and a writer of original songs with a deep roots sensibility.
www.downtownaustin.com /events?Feb2006   (11787 words)

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