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Jul 20, 2007 8:00 PM CDT

FBI Probes Gambling Ref

Mafia-connected NBA official rigged games and earned big bucks over two seasons

(Newser) - The FBI is investigating an NBA referee accused of manipulating point spreads in games he officiated as part of a wider mob-orchestrated gambling ring, the New York Post reports. The official allegedly both reffed and placed bets on numerous games from 2005 to 2007 in a desperate attempt to pay...

LeBron Will
Host SNL Premier

Jul 19, 2007 5:16 AM CDT

LeBron Will Host SNL Premier

King James will be live from New York

(Newser) - NBA superstar LeBron James will host this September's premier of Saturday Night Live, NBC said yesterday. The 22-year-old, who took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-first NBA Finals last season, got good reviews recently for co-hosting the ESPYs with comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

China Slams Yao for Neglecting National Team

Jul 19, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

China Slams Yao for Neglecting National Team

Yao allegedly dallied planning wedding, rehabbing broken leg

(Newser) - Claiming that practices are exponentially less valuable without the 7'6" Rockets center, the Chinese national team has delivered a rare public shaming of Yao Ming for missing camp. Yao has been nursing a leg broken in December, as well as planning his wedding and promoting the 2008 Summer Olympics in...

Team China, Milwaukee Tussle Over Yi

Jul 18, 2007 7:51 AM CDT

Team China, Milwaukee Tussle Over Yi

Chinese coach claims playing for Bucks would stunt forward's growth

(Newser) - The coach of the Chinese national hoops team has a new reason for Yi Jianlian not to go to the Bucks, who recently drafted him 6th overall: the team's abundance of young frontcourt players would retard his growth as a player. Yi's agent had formerly cited Milwaukee's tiny Chinese-American community...

Zo Sticks It Out for 15th Season

Jul 16, 2007 5:48 AM CDT

Zo Sticks It Out for 15th Season

Miami agrees on $2.75M for 37-year-old's final round

(Newser) - Alonzo Mourning will play his 15h and last NBA season next year, he announced after a charity game yesterday. The 37-year-old will make $2.75 million for his outro with the Heat, a team he thinks will make a strong bid for a 2008 championship. Mourning put up 8.6...

MJ's Other Legacy on the Line

Jul 13, 2007 7:44 AM CDT

MJ's Other Legacy on the Line

Basketball superstar in make-or-break year as Charlotte exec

(Newser) - With the league's lowest salary and a depleted front office, the Bobcats' Michael Jordan has made bold moves this summer, all part of an effort to revive an executive career marked by missteps and rivals' schadenfreude. Charlotte shook off its reputation for stocking up on young, low-earning players to take...

Blazers Buy
Out Francis

Jul 12, 2007 6:23 AM CDT

Blazers Buy Out Francis

Portland gives the faltering guard free agency for $30 million

(Newser) - The Trail Blazers bought out Steve Francis's contract yesterday, handing the guard roughly $30 million of the $33.6 million due for his remaining two years. Portland acquired the 30-year-old former All-Star in a deal with the Knicks, who dished out Francis and Channing Frye for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau,...

Grizzlies Grab Milicic

Jul 12, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

Grizzlies Grab Milicic

The Orlando free agent will reportedly sign with Memphis for $6-7 million

(Newser) - The Grizzlies will sign Darko Milicic to a three- or four-year deal worth $6-7 million, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. The Serb apparently lost his Magic when the team picked up Seattle free agent Rashard Lewis this week. Milicic, who was the second overall pick in 2003's draft, put up...

Antoine Walker Robbed at Gunpoint

Jul 11, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

Antoine Walker Robbed at Gunpoint

Heat forward tied up, burglarized in his Chicago home

(Newser) - Gregarious Miami role player Antoine Walker was tied up with duct tape and robbed at gunpoint in his Chicago home Monday evening—his second robbery since 2000, both in his hometown. The forward was relieved of cash, jewelry, and his car, which was found abandoned yesterday morning. The police have...

Jury Calls
$260K Foul
on Iverson

Jul 10, 2007 5:38 AM CDT

Jury Calls $260K Foul on Iverson

Nuggets star hit hard for role in '05 nightclub brawl

(Newser) - A federal jury slapped NBA superstar Allen Iverson with $260K in damages yesterday, finding him negligent after failing to prevent his bodyguard from assaulting a man. The plaintiffs accused Iverson's coterie, including bodyguard Jason Kane, of giving them a "vicious, dog-like beating" when the men refused to vacate a...

Stern Assists
on Yi Talks

Jul 9, 2007 4:14 AM CDT

Stern Assists on Yi Talks

Commish wants to keep 7-foot forward—and lots of merchandising yuan—in Milkwaukee

(Newser) - The Bucks are doing everything to secure No. 6 pick Yi Jianlian, including showering him with team merchandise at his Summer League game this Saturday. Now commissioner David Stern is joining the effort. Sports Illustrated reports that as GM Larry Harris and coach Larry Krystkowiak woo the 7-foot Chinese phenom,...

Sonics Tap Carlesimo

Jul 6, 2007 6:24 AM CDT

Sonics Tap Carlesimo

Seattle turns to veteran coach to develop young talent, beef up defense

(Newser) - The Supersonics turned to the San Antonio bench for their new head coach, hiring P.J. Carlesimo yesterday, 8 years after he last held a top job. Carlesimo, best known for a 1997 altercation with Latrell Sprewell while both were with Golden State, will once again be trusted with fresh...

Sun Also Rises for Grant Hill

Jul 6, 2007 4:15 AM CDT

Sun Also Rises for Grant Hill

Phoenix bolsters three-spot, signs injury-plagued, seven-time All-Star

(Newser) - After a promising run in Detroit, followed by a disappointing, injury-ridden tenure in Orlando, Grant Hill will compete toward the sunset of his career in Phoenix. There, he will supplement lanky smooth-passing Frenchman Boris Diaw at the small forward position. Hill's agent emphasized that Hill was more focused on contending...

Orlando Lands Rashard

Jul 4, 2007 5:23 AM CDT

Orlando Lands Rashard

Magic nab 2007's biggest free agent early with 24-hour blitz

(Newser) - The Sonics lost their second marquee player of the offseason when the Magic signed Rashard Lewis to what is thought to be $75-85 million over five seasons, the maximum allowed. The 6-10 forward averaged over 22 points per game last season, second on the team to Ray Allen, who was...

For Boston, the Future Is Now

Jul 3, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

For Boston, the Future Is Now

Ray Allen trade signifies rebuilding is over for the now-somewhat-less-hapless Celtics

(Newser) - Veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen, one of a select few stars who had expressed interest in playing in Boston, was formally introduced at a Celtics news conference, along with draft picks Glen Davis and Gabe Pruitt. Allen was traded by Seattle for two players and the fifth pick in a loaded...

Nets Sign Carter to 4-Year Deal

Jul 2, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Nets Sign Carter to 4-Year Deal

All Star will stay in Jersey for $61.8 mil after backing out of original contract

(Newser) - The New Jersey Nets have re-signed All-Star Vince Carter to a $61.8 million, 4-year contract. The deal was anonymously reported yesterday, following an announcement that Carter had decided to opt out of his previous agreement with the organization—the new terms allow the Nets to extend by one year...

Oden Is No.1 Draft Pick

Jun 29, 2007 4:13 AM CDT

Oden Is No.1 Draft Pick

Blazers, Sonics both deal veteran stars after acquiring top two draft prospects

(Newser) - Portland chose conventional wisdom over daring in the 2007 NBA draft, picking defense-first Ohio State center Greg Oden over Texas's scoring prodigy Kevin Durant. Division rival Seattle nabbed Durant and traded the team's leading scorer, Ray Allen, to Boston for two players and the draft's #5 pick, which became Georgetown...

Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video

Jun 19, 2007 9:00 PM CDT

Kobe Slams Kupchak, Bynum in Bootleg Video

Malcontent star swingman leaves management unmoved

(Newser) - An amateur video surfaced today in which Lakers franchise player Kobe Bryant slammed GM Mitch Kupchak and the team's young center, Andrew Bynum, in a profanity-ridden tirade. The video had been filmed in a parking lot without Bryant's knowledge, and its anonymous makers plan to offer viewings online after the...

KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors

Jun 19, 2007 4:27 AM CDT

KG in Phoenix, LA Rumors

Minnesota surreptitiously shops 2004 MVP

(Newser) - After winning 65 games during the past two years, the Timberwolves are quietly assessing the trade value of intense, lanky power forward Kevin Garnett, 31. Garnett led the league in efficiency in 2007 and may be a suitable exchange for Phoenix phenom Amare Stoudemire, 24, who successfully returned from microfracture...

Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

Jun 15, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

Spurs Win Fourth in Decade

San Antonio finishes off clumsy Cleveland in sweep; Parker voted Finals MVP

(Newser) - The spurs won their fourth NBA title since 1999 with a sweep of the bumblingly outclassed Cavs—spurring talk of a San Antontio dynasty. In Cleveland for game four, the Spurs eeked out an 83-82 victory to clinch. Speedy Frenchman Tony Parker got the series MVP award, which teammate Tim...