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(Newser) - Police have arrested a suspect in the killings of former Chicago Bulls player Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend Nova Henry and their baby daughter Ava. Chicago authorities aren’t yet identifying the man, but Nova’s mother tells Chicago Breaking News that it’s one of Nova’s ex-boyfriends. “I... More »

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NBA • Chicago • murder • Eddy Curry • New York Knicks

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor has sued the team, alleging that owner Donald Sterling had a “vision of a Southern plantation-type structure,” the Los Angles Times reports. The suit claims Sterling often talked about “poor black kids” and... More »

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NBA • basketball • Los Angeles Clippers • discrimination • racism • civil lawsuits • age discrimination • general manager • racial discrimination • Elgin Baylor • Donald Sterling

Murdered Baby Was Knick
Star's Daughter

Curry's 3-year-old son has named mother's killer, family says

Jan 29, 09 4:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The baby murdered in a grisly attack witnessed by the son of New York Knicks player Eddy Curry turns out to be Curry's daughter, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Curry and his former girlfriend, who was also murdered, had long argued about the paternity of the baby, which was finally determined... More »

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NBA • murder • Eddy Curry • New York Knicks • Edward Curry

DUI Bust
Costs Barkley T-Mobile Gig

Phone company benches ex-hoop star 'for the time being'

Jan 14, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of his DUI arrest—during which he told a cop he was in a hurry to get oral sex—Charles Barkley has lost another job, Advertising Age reports. T-Mobile has pulled spots featuring Barkley “for the time being,” a rep said, adding, "As he... More »

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NBA • basketball • crime • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • commercials • arrest • T-Mobile • Charles Barkley • TNT

Barkley Will Take Break From TV After Bust

TNT analyst blew .149, way over alcohol limit, nearly 'extreme DUI'

Jan 9, 09 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Charles Barkley's blood-alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit when he was busted on suspicion of DUI on New Year's Eve, the Arizona Republic reports. He blew a .149, well over the limit of .08 and a shade under the state's "extreme DUI" cut-off of .15. The... More »

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NBA • Arizona • DUI • drunk driving • Charles Barkley • reckless driving • TNT

 Gators-Sooners Game 
 Scores 3-D Movie Priemier 

Fox Sports launching experimental broadcast in 80 theaters

Jan 7, 09 1:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The Florida-Oklahoma championship game will be broadcast by Fox Sports live in 3D in 80 movie theaters across the US tomorrow in what is being hailed as a breakthrough event. Fans will pay up to $22 to watch the action through plastic 3D glasses. Every sport and network is closely... More »

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NBA • NFL • Florida Gators • NCAA football • Oklahoma Sooners • BCS championship • 3-D • Fox Sports • Bolt • Journey to the Center of the Earth • Sony Electronics

Real-World Financial Woes Worry Sports Owners

Off the field, most team records aren't promising

Jan 2, 09 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - As investment portfolios dwindle and businesses suffer, more professional sports teams' owners are falling on hard times. League bosses worry that potential buyers, already an endangered breed, won't go for newly available teams because their primary businesses are foundering. Even the Cubs, one of MLB's few profitable franchises, can't find... More »

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NBA • NFL • MLB • NHL • sports owner • financial crisis

(Newser) - Even the mighty NFL is not safe from the economy's tailspin. The league will eliminate around 14% of its workforce—office workers, not the fellows who wear helmets—and is freezing salaries and hiring until 2009, Bloomberg reports. “I would like to be able to report that we are... More »

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NBA • NFL • MLB • recession • downsizing • ticket sales • economic downturn

 NBA Pros Deserve 
 Oscars for Crying Foul 

Players turn on the acting and sound effects to convince refs to give the call

Nov 19, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The grunts and bellows of pro basketball players approaching the hoop has become as much a part of the game as the dribbling, the New York Times reports. Players shout to alert—or, as often, persuade—the ref that they are being fouled before they take a basket. LeBron James,... More »

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NBA • Kobe Bryant • basketball • NBA referees • Allen Iverson • Dwayne Wade • Pro basketball

Mark Cuban Hit With
Insider-Trading Charges 

Owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks accused in 2004 stock sale

Nov 17, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was charged today with insider trading, the Dallas Morning News reports. The government alleges that, in 2004, Cuban spoke with the CEO of a company in which he held shares, and was told, confidentially, of a new stock offering that would dilute the value of... More »

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NBA • stock market • Mark Cuban • Dallas Mavericks • insider trading • SEC • civil lawsuits • investor

OPINION

 Hey, Guys, the Fans 
 Behind You Can't See 

NBA needs to crack down on bench players blocking the view for no good reason

Nov 12, 08 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Imagine not being able to watch an NBA game because the players were in your way. That’s just what the league needs to crack down on, Mike McGraw writes in the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, who’s “disgusted by the lack of respect shown to fans”... More »

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NBA • basketball • David Stern • fans • tickets

 Injured Oden Out Up to 4 Weeks 

New injury fells Trail Blazers center minutes into his delayed NBA debut

Oct 30, 08 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Greg Oden's NBA debut last night lasted just 13 minutes, the Oregonian reports. The Trail Blazers center and top 2007 draft pick—who sat out all last season with a knee injury—injured his foot in the first quarter of the team's 96-76 loss to the Lakers. Oden, still without... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • Portland Trail Blazers • Greg Oden • injury • sports injuries

ANALYSIS

 LeBron Needs Ring 
 to Seal 'Icon' Status 

He's got the endorsements, but needs that championship

Oct 20, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James may rake in more cash than any other NBA endorser, but he’s still not the “global icon” he set out to become 2 years ago. (His jersey is only the third-best seller in the league.) That could change if he wins a... More »

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NBA • basketball • LeBron James • celebrity • championship • endorsement

Donaghy Was Sole Gambling Ref, NBA Finds

Convict's betting prompted league-wide integrity investigation

Oct 3, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - No NBA referee other than Tim Donaghy, who’s currently serving time for gambling, has been up to anything illegal in the sport, a 14-month league probe has found. But the report’s author did have some suggestions for keeping the game clean, including a hotline for tips on suspicious... More »

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NBA • investigation • gambling • NBA referees • corruption • Tim Donaghy

 NBA Ref Starts 
 Prison Term 
 for Gambling 

Scandal fallout continues to batter league

Sep 23, 08 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA referee who admitted gambling on basketball begins his 15-month federal prison sentence today, reports USA Today. The conviction of referee Tim Donaghy, 41, has rocked the NBA, even though officials determined he didn't bet on the specific games he worked. An NBA-sponsored investigation into gambling and referees is... More »

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NBA • basketball • gambling • NBA referees • David Stern • Tim Donaghy • federal prison • Charles Barkley • Joel Litvin

(AP) - Thunder can be heard from miles away, an early warning that a storm is about to arrive. So, perhaps it's only fitting that a full 6 weeks after the name first surfaced, Oklahoma City's NBA officials announced today that the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics would be known... More »

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NBA • Seattle SuperSonics • Oklahoma City

OPINION

Black Community Particularly Invested in US Hoops Squad

'Redeem Team' must validate basketball's urban roots by reclaiming Olympic gold

Aug 8, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Olympic basketball team isn’t only out to reclaim gold, Vincent Thomas writes in Slam, but also to validate the black community’s investment in the NBA. “Team USA, whether they know it or like it … is on a quest to bring gold back to America,... More »

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NBA • basketball • 2008 Beijing Olympics

 Ron Artest Going
to Houston Rockets

Fiery forward expected to make Houston a title contender

Jul 30, 08 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Houston Rockets have made a deal to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, reports the Houston Chronicle. The gifted but hot-tempered forward is expected to give the Rockets a big boost toward chances at a title shot.  The Rockets will give up guard Bobby Jackson and one... More »

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NBA • Houston Rockets • Sacramento Kings • Ron Artest • Bobby Jackson

Donaghy Gets 15 Months in Gambling Rap

Disgraced NBA ref gets off lightly after lawyer's plea for leniency

Jul 29, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison today for his role in the NBA gambling scandal, the Sporting News reports, a step down from the 27-33 months recommended by federal guidelines. Donaghy’s lawyers argued that the disgraced referee—who admitted to betting on games he officiated in... More »

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NBA • gambling • gambling addiction • NBA referees • Tim Donaghy • sentence

 Ariz. Coach Swears Off
 1-Year Wonders 

Olson calls NBA rule "farce," plans to push for changes benefiting college basketball

Jul 11, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lute Olson is sick of an NBA rule that results in top basketball prospects spending just one year in college, the Los Angeles Times reports, and says he'll no longer recruit such players for his University of Arizona program. Olson, who's seen the rule cost Arizona two top players this... More »

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NBA • basketball • NCAA basketball • University of Arizona • basketball recruiting • Jerryd Bayless • Lute Olson • college basketball • Brandon Jennings • Jim Boeheim

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