N.B.A. Says New Ball Is Not Worth the Pain
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The N.B.A. said it would go back to using leather balls on Jan. 1 after repeated complaints from players over the composite basketball introduced this season.
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Heading a modern-day football is not significantly safer than an old-style leather ball, ballistics experts find.
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One night after they were pounded by 19 points in a preseason game in Cleveland, the Nets looked like a much different team against the expansion Charlotte Bobcats
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Playing in Key Arena in its current state is not a workable option for the team, the new owner of the Seattle SuperSonics said Wednesday.
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Some Nationals fans who put deposits on season tickets are unhappy with their seat locations.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Hornets left this basketball-crazy city two years ago in a dispute over a new stadium, leaving behind angry fans and leaders disappointed with losing the first big-time pro sports team ever based in North Carolina.
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The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the N.B.A. said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille OâNeal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 that the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay.
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Billy Donovanâs flip flopping over the Orlando Magicâs offer is a reminder that despite the huge paychecks there is no magic coaching kingdom in the N.B.A.
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The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
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The NBA Players Association files two unfair labor practice charges against the league over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
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Aiming for its first America East tournament title game since 2003, Boston University came up short -- and long -- yesterday against Albany. At a loss? So was BU about finding a way to put the ball in the basket.
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FOXBORO, MA -- Itâsa clichÃ© that is used far too often, but unfortunately thereâs no real other way to say it. Good teams find ways to win games, bad teams find ways to lose them.
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By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer. a job that might last only a few months while the team is being sold. funding for a new ballpark.
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&quot;It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.&quot;. In the wake of one of the more violent incidents in National Basketball Association
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For the Oakland Athletics players, reminders of the team's recent postseason failings have become increasingly tiresome.
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The NBA will scrap its new microfiber composite ball and bring back the old leather one beginning Jan. 1, an official told The Associated Press on Monday.
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The NBA believes it has a better game ball, but commissioner David Stern has acknowledged he should have talked to the players before introducing it.