Cavs Buyer Downplays Gambling Arrest
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The man buying the Cleveland Cavaliers said Tuesday he doesn't think a gambling-related arrest when he was in college will affect the deal.
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At least the "Bad Boys" kept their shenanigans on the court when they were wreaking havoc in the NBA. Nowadays there are enough mug shots out there to spawn a new trading card industry. Players are doing and saying things that defy common sense, annoying fans with their high-priced whines. Wins seem to rank only slightly ahead of endorsement opportunities and monster contracts, and those "knuckleheads" Karl Malone once dissed haven't gotten a clue yet.
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New York, November 22 - The agent for one suspended Indiana Pacer is faulting the NBA for not considering the players&#39; fear for their own safety.
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American fans may not care for cheating players, but those players havenât stained the game sufficiently to keep fans away.
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Las Vegas Metropolitan police give a statement on the arrest of the former American football star and actor.
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The city&#39;s attorney said Friday he hasn&#39;t decided whether to drop a marijuana possession charge against Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, even though a friend of the player&#39;s said the drugs found in Anthony&#39;s backpack belonged to him.
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US west coast gangsta rapper &quot;The Game&quot; pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Los Angeles court to felony charges that he threatened a man with a gun at a pickup basketball game.
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By Matt Richtel and Thomas Crampton  Al Baker contributed reporting. *  Broadening the U.S. attack on Internet gambling, law enforcement agents in New York have arrested the chairman of Sportingbet, which offers online sports betting and is traded on the London Stock Exchange.
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MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- Former NHL player Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty Friday to running a sports gambling ring, but might not have to serve any jail time.
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West Coast rapper The Game, who was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer last year, rejected a Manhattan prosecutor's offer Wednesday of a guilty plea for a sentence of time already served.
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The owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team was arrested near San Diego on Tuesday on suspicion of drunk driving, authorities said.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Anyone who tried to sell Thursday&#39;s Heat-Detroit Pistons game as an Eastern Conference finals preview quickly found out one thing â-either team was buying.
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TORONTO -- Some of his former teammates said he didn&#39;t want to come. People close to the negotiations were doubtful he would come.
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Basketball NBA commissioner David Stern is expected to hold a news conference this week to discuss the league's involvement in the FBI's gambling investigation of the referee Tim Donaghy , the New York Times reported. According to two people briefed on the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity, the NBA had no knowledge of Donaghy's betting, and questions as ...
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Sport: Chairman says he is opposed to involvement because it's not clear how Uzbek suitor amassed fortune.
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The owner of the high-flying Cleveland  Cavaliers has reached an agreement to sell controlling interest  in the team, the National Basketball Association (NBA)  franchise said Monday. Local media reports put the price at  about $375 million.
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CLEVELAND The Cleveland Cavaliers have enjoyed a dramatic financial turnaround since the arrival of star LeBron James. Now -- they&#39;re up for sale.