NBA won't sanction officials over casual gambling
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The National Basketball Association has found a big percentage of referees violated its no-gambling rule, but will move to change the rules rather than punish the officials, commissioner David Stern said Thursday.
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A federal judge on Thursday extended  for another 30 days an order preventing indicted online gaming  company BETonSPORTS Plc from taking bets in the United States.
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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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NBA Commissioner David Stern today called the FBI investigation into alleged gambling by refereee Tim Donaghy "the most serious and the worst situation that I've experienced" in 40 years of involvement with the league, though he expressed confidence there was not a broader problem of gambling ins...
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Justice was stern for players involved in Fridayâs melee in Detroit. But was it fair? The league banned Indianaâs Ron Artest for 73 games.
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NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association and the playersâ union were at loggerheads on Friday over who has jurisdiction to hear the appeal of the record suspensions meted out in the wake the ugly brawl at a Pacers-Pistons game last month.
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Miami Heat guard Gary Payton has been suspended by the NBA for one game without pay for verbally abusing officials in Saturday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
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National Basketball Association players crossed the line Friday night and league commissioner David Stern took a hard line against that Sunday.
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The NBA informed the players&#39; union Sunday it will not seek a temporary restraining order in federal court, clearing the way for a grievance hearing over suspensions for the Pacers-Pistons brawl.
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An arbitrator rules that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.
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In its effort to have the suspensions of four Indiana Pacers players reduced after the brawl with the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 19, the National Basketball Players Association has become engaged in a legal battle with the league.
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N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league made a mistake by not closely consulting with players about the new ball introduced this season and the league would talk to the manufacturer.
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National Basketball Association officials dimmed the hopes of a group bidding for ownership of the Memphis Grizzlies, saying that some aspects of their proposal would violate league rules.
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Law prohibits financial institutions from processing payments to gambling sites, but that hasn't curbed site visits.
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Stu Jackson, who carries the title of senior vice president of basketball operations, normally handles NBA fines and suspensions. Not this time.
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National Basketball Association players union leaders met with an arbitrator to have suspensions from a brawl between players and fans reduced but league officials did not participate.
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NEW YORK - David Stern acknowledged yesterday more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated.