May 19, 2013

Kings owners plan “backup” deal with Seattle group: ESPN

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(Reuters) – The owners of the Sacramento Kings intend to reject a sale that would keep the NBA team in the city and instead cut a deal that could give a minority stake to investors intent on moving the team to Seattle, ESPN reported on Saturday. The Maloof family, which owns the Kings, has favored [...]

NBA: Seattle group raises bid on Sacramento Kings to $625 million

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Days before the final owner vote, the Seattle group raised their bid on the Kings to $625 million. Chris Hansen, the leader of the Seattle group, announced he was raising his offer for 65 percent of the Kings from $358 million to $406 million, bringing the total bid of the Seattle [...]

MLB: David Ortiz – Dan Shaughnessy’s steroid accusations are discriminatory

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said on Thursday that he thought a recent Boston Globe column had racially tinged elements in its questioning of whether he has been helped by steroids in his prolific start to the 2013 season. In a column published on Wednesday, longtime Boston Globe columnist Dan [...]

NBA: Clippers ‘very confident’ Chris Paul will return after first-round exit

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are “very confident” that free agent to-be Chris Paul will re-sign with the team despite its disappointing, first-round exit in the NBA Playoffs. “The No. 1 priority for us right now has to be re-signing our star player, Chris Paul,” Clippers vice president of basketball operations Gary [...]

Sports: Collins is ‘happiest’ ever, but not everyone celebrates gay NBA player

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(Reuters) – Veteran basketball player Jason Collins basked in support and declared himself as happy as he had ever been on Tuesday, but not everyone was pleased about his becoming the first openly gay player in North America’s four major professional sports leagues. Collins revealed he was gay on Monday in a Sports Illustrated article, [...]

MLB: Report links Robinson Cano associate to Biogenesis; Yankees second baseman denies involvement

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano denied any involvement with a South Florida clinic under investigation by Major League Baseball after a report linked an associate of his to the facility. ESPN reported Monday that the spokeswoman for Cano’s foundation is listed as having been a client of Biogenesis of [...]

Golf – The Masters 2013: Tiger Woods is left to ponder one simple question… What if

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was a Masters of “What Ifs” for Tiger Woods. What if that wedge shot at 15 on Friday hadn’t hit the flagstick, zipped back into the pond and sparked the biggest Masters rules flap since Roberto De Vincenzo forfeited the green jacket by signing an incorrect scorecard [...]

College Basketball: Rutgers names Carl Kirschner interim AD again

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(Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi (right) appointed Carl Kirschner to become the school’s interim AD. Andy Marlin/Getty Images) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Rutgers is turning to former dean Carl Kirschner to run its athletic department amid the basketball scandal that led to the firing of coach Mike Rice and the resignation of athletic director Tim Pernetti. [...]

NFL: Infection could derail return of Pats’ Rob Gronkowski

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski at a March game in Boston between the Celtics and Atlanta Hawks.(Photo: Mark L. Baer, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Patriots tight end broke his left forearm in November He had a second surgery after re-breaking the arm in the playoffs Persistent infection might require new plate put [...]

College Basketball: Tim Pernetti out as Rutgers AD

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(AD Tim Pernetti’s departure comes just two days after video of coach Mike Rice abusing players became public. Rich Schultz/AP) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The Rutgers basketball scandal claimed two more university officials on Friday, including the athletic director and an interim senior vice president, who were involved in a decision to “rehabilitate” rather [...]