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NEWS ABOUT: Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley stories: 10 news summaries



 Barkley 
 Leaves Jail 


Mar 9, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(AP) - Former NBA star Charles Barkley was released from jail this morning after serving a three-day sentence in Phoenix on a drunken-driving conviction. He began his sentence Saturday morning, and spent about 36 hours in jail after getting 12 hours of work release yesterday and today. He was housed in a... More »

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DUI • drunk driving • jail • Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley Sentenced to
10 Days for DUI

Ex-NBA star pleads guilty; gets jail time and $2,000 fine

Feb 24, 09 1:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Charles Barkley will be doing time for his DUI bust, the Arizona Republic reports. The former NBA star has been sentenced to 10 days in prison, which will be reduced to five if he completes an alcohol education course. Barkley—who told cops he was in a hurry to receive... More »

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NBA • Arizona • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • guilty plea • Charles Barkley

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

Barkley's
Arrest for DUI
Leads to TMI

Hoop Hall of Famer busted en route to intimate encounter

Jan 1, 09 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Charles Barkley lived up to his reputation for telling it like it is when Arizona police pulled him over on suspicion of DUI early yesterday, E! reports. Asked why he had run a stop sign at 1:26am, he said he was in a hurry to pick up the... More »

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crime • Arizona • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • Charles Barkley • Basketball Hall of Fame • TNT

Charles Barkley Busted on Suspicion of DUI

NBA legend refuses breathalyzer, given blood test instead

Dec 31, 08 9:00 AM CST
(AP) - Former NBA star Charles Barkley was arrested in Arizona on suspicion of drinking and driving after running a stop sign at around 1:30 this morning, according to police. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test, but was given a blood test. The results weren't immediately available. After... More »

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basketball • DUI • drunk driving • Phoenix • arrest • Charles Barkley

 Racism Will Blunt 
 Obama's Lead: 
 Barkley 

Baller-turn-pundit calls polls 'absolutely useless'

Oct 28, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Barkley has news for the experts predicting the Bradley effect won’t undermine Barack Obama’s lead. “The polls are absolutely useless,” the former NBA star says, anticipating a race “down to the wire.” While he concedes some whites will vote Democrat for “their... More »

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Barack Obama • race • racism • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • Charles Barkley • Bradley effect

 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

 Barkley Pays Up,
 But It's Not Over Yet 

Ex-NBA star must shell out more for DA's fee

May 21, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former NBA great Charles Barkley has paid off his $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, but he's still got a charge left to settle: the district attorney's office is levying a $40,000 processing fee. Barkley says he hadn't known about the extra charge, but plans to... More »

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NBA • basketball • gambling • district attorney • Wynn Las Vegas • Charles Barkley

 Barkley Gambling Debt: $400K  

Former NBA star promises to pay casino to head off felony charges

May 15, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Barkley admitted today that he owes a Las Vegas casino $400,000 and promised to pay up quickly, the AP reports. The former NBA star fessed up after the Wynn Las Vegas casino filed a complaint and the local DA threatened felony charges. "I'm not broke, and I'm... More »

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NBA • gambling • Las Vegas Strip • Charles Barkley

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