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DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks knew they could trade Jerry Stackhouse for a key player for next season. As it turned out, a lot of teams benefited.

The Mavericks, Raptors, Grizzlies and Magic combined in a massive swap Thursday that included eight players, a draft pick and stacks of cash. The deal sent Shawn Marion to Dallas, Stackhouse to Memphis and helped seal the transaction that moved Hedo Turkoglu to Toronto.

Among the other pieces: Forward Kris Humphries and center Nathan Jawai went from Toronto to Dallas; guard Greg Buckner moves from Memphis to Dallas; and swingmen Antoine Wright and Devean George go from Dallas to Toronto.

Memphis also received a second-round pick and cash from Toronto, while Orlando got cash from Dallas and the Raptors. ... Rasheed Wallace signed a reported three-year deal with the Boston Celtics. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao have agreed on a multiyear contract. ... The Clippers signed Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, while the Toronto Raptors signed No. pick DeMar DeRozan and the New York Knicks signed Toney Douglas, the second of two players they picked up in the first round. ... The Detroit Pistons have hired Cavaliers assistant John Kuester as their new head coach.

SOCCER

Mexico and Panama played to a 1-1 tie in a Gold Cup match at Houston. The game ended in chaos after a confrontation between Mexican coach Javier Aguirre and a Panamanian player triggered fights between fans in the stands. Tempers flared throughout the match — four red cards were handed out. In Thursday's earlier game, Stephane Auvray and Ludovic Gotin scored one minute apart in the second half and Guadeloupe clinched a berth in the Gold Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Nicaragua.

TENNIS

Roger Federer and Andy Roddick's epic Wimbledon final last Sunday was the most-viewed men's final at the All England Club in 10 years, with an average of 5.71 million people tuning in to watch Federer win his record-setting 15th Grand Slam title. ... Unseeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved match points for the second straight day, eliminating second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6) Thursday in the Swedish Open quarterfinals in Bastad, Sweden. ... Top-seeded Patty Schnyder reached the Budapest Grand Prix quarterfinals by defeating Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 6-2. She'll next face fifth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova.

TRACK & FIELD

Usain Bolt isn't competing in today's Golden League meet in Rome, but his two main rivals — former world record-holder Asafa Powell and world champion Tyson Gay — will go head-to-head in the 100 meters at the Stadio Olimpico before all three line up at the World Championships in Berlin next month.

WNBA

Swin Cash socred 18 points to lead the Seattle Storm to a 66-55 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs. Scholonda Robinson and Rebekkah Brunson had 10 points apiece for the Monarchs (3-9).