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New Mav Marion, Kidd glad to be teammates again
Shawn Marion is hoping Jason Kidd can turn him into an All-Star again.
Beasley works out with Heat week before camp
Michael Beasley is back with the Miami Heat. The second-year forward out of Kansas State worked out with teammates at the Heat practice facility Monday. He was released from a Houston rehabilitation center this weekend after a monthlong stay.
Lakers’ Gasol leads Spain to Eurobasket title
Pau Gasol scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain
to an 85-63 victory over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship
on Sunday.
Rogers honored before Wake Forest game
Paralyzed former Wake Forest and NBA player Rodney Rogers was
honored before the Demon Deacons’ football game against Elon.
Cavs’ West arrested on weapons charges
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was arrested Thursday
after officers pulled him over for speeding on a motorcycle while
carrying two handguns and a shotgun in a guitar case.
Clinton eulogizes Pacers co-owner M. Simon
Former President Bill Clinton described Melvin Simon as one of the most remarkable people
he has ever met as he gave a eulogy Friday during the funeral for the billionaire shopping
mall developer and Indiana Pacers co-owner.
Judge: Maid’s suit against Bryant can proceed
A judge in California has ruled that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant’s former housekeeper can continue her wrongful discharge case but can’t sue for emotional distress.
Berger: Patience Wade’s greatest virtue for free agency
What an offseason in Miami. Heat employees have taken pay cuts, and Michael Beasley was in rehab. With all that going on Dwyane Wade is smart to wait on a new contract, Ken Berger says.
Refs spokesman: Lockout appears ‘imminent’
The lead negotiator and spokesman for the NBA’s referees union says a lockout
appears ‘imminent and unavoidable’ following the latest breakdown in talks.
Celtics co-owner announces senate run
Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca is officially a candidate to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Court date reset for Walker’s Vegas debt case
A Las Vegas court has pushed back a status check to Oct. 29
for former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker, amid talk of possible
repayment in an $822,500 casino gambling debt case.
Longtime Pacers co-owner M. Simon dies at 82
A spokesman says billionaire shopping mall magnate and Indiana Pacers
co-owner Mel Simon has died at age 82.
Warriors’ Jackson fined $25K for trade request
Golden State swingman Stephen Jackson has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for saying he wanted to be traded.
Heat’s Riley, Spoelstra accept cuts in salary
Miami Heat basketball operations employees have accepted up to a 20 percent
pay cut in order to avoid layoffs. The cuts affect everyone in the department,
including team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Top draft pick Griffin cleared to work out with Clippers
No. 1 NBA draft pick Blake Griffin has been cleared to work out with the Los Angeles Clippers after hurting his shoulder during the summer league.
Berger: Jordan’s parting shots ruthless as ever
His Airness reaches the pinnacle. Michael Jordan is enshrined, heading a Hall class that includes former Dream Teamers John Stockton and David Robinson. Jordan’s speech shows he hasn’t lost his killer instinct, Ken Berger says.
Air Canada sues U.S. over charter flight restrictions
Air Canada says the United States’ insistence that the carrier cancel all of its season-long sports charter flights would wreak havoc on the upcoming professional hockey and basketball seasons if it is upheld.
Clippers re-sign free-agent forward Novak
The Clippers have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Steve Novak.
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‘Next’ message: Stop looking, Jordan says
Stop looking for the next Michael Jordan. Just let somebody emerge.
That is the original’s sage advice to us all as he stands ready to enter
the Hall of Fame, Ken Berger says.
Bobcats co-owner Beck dies in plane crash
A North Carolina businessman who was a co-owner of the
Charlotte Bobcats has died in a single-engine plane crash.
Ratto: A.I.-Grizz marriage of convenience
No matter how Allen Iverson spins it, he landed in Memphis because playoff
contenders balked at his services. Ray Ratto says both squads are getting
what they want: a short-term union of convenience.
Berger: Lockout talk just posturing
With the union and league at a negotiating impasse, could replacement referees take the court in October? It’s just posturing from both sides, Ken Berger says as he blows the whistle on the idea.
A.I. joins Grizzlies: ‘This year for me is so personal’
The Memphis Grizzlies announced they had signed Allen Iverson on Thursday morning,
minutes before the former NBA MVP was introduced at a news conference. The 13-year
veteran was welcomed with a standing ovation in an atmosphere that felt like a pep rally.
Hornets to send Daniels to Wolves for 3 players
The New Orleans Hornets have agreed to trade reserve point guard Antonio Daniels and a 2014 second-round draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and guard Bobby Brown.