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The Bucks signed 37-year-old Kenyon Martin on Friday to replenish a depleted frontcourt, reuniting the forward with former New Jersey Nets teammate and current Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd.Martin signed a 10-day contract. The team waived guard Nate Wolters to make room on the roster.Martin played 32 games last season for the New York Knicks before becoming a free agent. He worked out for the Bucks last week.Martin has averaged 12.5 points and 6.9 rebounds over 14 seasons. He might get immediate playing time after the Bucks lost rookie Jabari Parker to a season-ending left knee injury last month. Forward Ersan Ilyasova is also recovering from a concussion and centre Larry Sanders is out for personal reasons.Milwaukee hosts Minnesota on Friday night.The surprising Bucks are 19-18 in Kidds first year in Milwaukee. They already have four more wins than all of the dreadful 2013-14 season.General manager John Hammond said Martin, the first overall pick by the Nets in the 2000 NBA draft, has always been known for a tough-minded, physical approach to the game.Kenyon provides some needed depth to our frontcourt and brings an additional veteran presence to help develop our young team, Hammond said.Martin and Kidd, a former All-Star point guard, helped the Nets advance to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. They also played together with the Knicks in Kidds last season as a player in 2012-13.Excited to be back in the court. Would like to thank the Bucks for the opportunity to play again, Martin posted on Twitter.Kidd said Martins veteran presence will be an asset to the Bucks young lineup.Hes a very smart basketball player. It wont take long for him to understand what were trying to do, Kidd said. For us, its a process a learning a lot of different things and one of the best ways is learning from your teammates. Hes been in a lot of battles. Hes been on pretty good teams throughout his career and he understands what it takes.Kidd didnt rule out getting Martin some playing time against the Timberwolves.We want to put him a good position. If the game presents itself where he can get a couple of minutes, yes. If not, well try to get him some more work on the court tomorrow.Kidd said he and Martin have a strong friendship thats lasted for many years, on and off the court.We hit it off, Kidd said. He cleaned up all my mistakes. He made me look good.Wolters played sporadically this season under Kidd after averaging 7.2 points in 58 games last season under former coach Larry Drew. The second-year player from South Dakota State was drafted in the second round in 2013 by the Washington Wizards before being acquired by Milwaukee following a series of deals.The point guard was averaging 2.3 points in 11 games. The Bucks are stocked with ball-handlers, with starter Brandon Knight and backups Jerryd Bayless and Kendall Marshall. cheap nfl jerseys . - Defenceman Luke Green was taken first overall by the Saint John Sea Dogs on Saturday in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft. jerseys from china . -- Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins made official Monday what hes been telling folks all along: Hes headed to the NBA after his only season with the Jayhawks. http://www.cheapjerseysfox.com/. Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and the Cavaliers won their sixth straight game, 101-93 over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. nfl jerseys china ." Hextall was promoted to general manager by the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday to replace Paul Holmgren, who was elevated to president. cheap jerseys from china . The Vikings announced Saturday they downgraded Peterson from doubtful on the original injury report to out against Detroit Sunday, when the Vikings and Lions will play the last game at the Metrodome.PARIS - Alize Cornet and Kristina Mladenovic beat Belinda Bencic and Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-4 in doubles Sunday to give France a 3-2 win over Switzerland in their first-round tie of the Fed Cup World Group II. Mladenovics quick hands at the net made the difference while Bencics inexperience in doubles showed. "We took a lot of pleasure," Mladenovic told Sport Plus television. "Its extremely difficult to play in such conditions, but our doubles team showed a lot of quality. We complemented each other very well. We had a great time on the court." Cornet and Mladenovic celebrated their victory with a chest bump while a disappointed Bencic shed tears on her chair. In a first set with five service breaks, the Swiss pair took a 4-1 lead. But Bencic then failed to serve out the set at 5-3 before Bacsinszky sent a forehand wide to drop serve at 5-5. Cornet hit a backhand winner to help France go a set up. The hosts broke Bencic in the fifth game of the second set but Mladenovic committed three double-faults to drop serve in the next game. Mladenovic made amends by earning the decisive break at 3-3 with a forehand volley and the French pair won the match when Bacsinszkys backhand sailed long. On April 19-20, France and Switzerland will compete in playoffs. France will try to gain promotion to the World Group while Switzerland will aim to stay in World Group II. Earlier, Cornet beat Bacsinszky 6-2, 7-6 (4) to giive France a 2-1 lead before teenager Bencic eased past Virginie Razzano 6-1, 6-1 to bring Switzerland level with France at 2-2.dddddddddddd Cornet won six straight games to rally from a 2-0 deficit and take the first set. The 25th-ranked Frenchwoman broke back twice in the second set before Bacsinszky saved a match point at 5-4. In the tiebreaker, Cornet jumped to a 5-2 lead and clinched victory when Bacsinszkys backhand sailed wide. "Amelie kept her trust in me today and Im glad I did not prove her wrong," Cornet said in reference to France captain Amelie Mauresmo. Bencic showed great composure to break Razzano five times in a one-sided rubber. "I just played with no pressure," Bencic told Sport Plus television. "I just enjoyed the match. I was so relaxed." Bencic took a 4-0 lead and won the first set when Razzano netted a volley. The 16-year-old Swiss capitalized on two forehand errors from Razzano to also break serve at 2-1 and 4-1 in the final set. Bencic converted her third match point when the 30-year-old Razzano sent a backhand into the net. "I couldnt do anything against her today," Razzano told Sport Plus television. "I think shes an unbelievable player. She plays some dream tennis. Her future is promising." In Saturdays singles, Razzano dismissed Stefanie Voegele 6-2, 6-1 to put France ahead before Bencic upset Cornet 7-5, 6-4 to even the tie. cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 



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