Archive for June, 2010

Duke-UNC to be shown in prime time (CBS) for 1st time

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

CBS Sports, college basketballs leading network broadcaster, has announced that the Duke at North Carolina game will be broadcast in prime time on Saturday, March 5, 2011 (8 p.m. ET). This marks the first time that the Duke-North Carolina ...

Sports business titan sees long marriage for Cavs’ Gilbert, LeBron

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Everyone has an opinion about where LeBron James is going and whos joining him. To that point, the LeBrons from the TV commercials were alive and well this past weekend, having reportedly been in Miami, New York and Chicago ...

Cavs moving toward contract offer to Lakers’ Shaw

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

The Cleveland Cavaliers are closing in on a coach. Los Angeles Lakers assistant Brian Shaw completed two days of mee a contract to replace Mike Brown as their coach, a person familiar with Clevelands search told the Associated ...

Nowitzki to be free agent; Nelson going to Germany

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

Add Dirk Nowitzki to the bumper crop of talented free agents. A person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Nowitzki has notified the Dallas Mavericks he is opting out of the final year ...

Raptors GM Colangelo says ‘it’s likely’ Bosh will leave

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

General manager Bryan Colangelo says "its likely" that free-agent forward Chris Bosh will leave the Toronto Raptors. Colangelo tells radio station Fan590 in Toronto that the Raptors still hope to keep Bosh, but "its becoming more and ...

Lakers assistant Shaw talks coaching job with Cavs

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

The Cavaliers could be getting close to a major signing. No, not that one. The teams 5-week-old coaching search took another turn on Tuesday as Los Angeles Lakers assistant Brian Shaw met in Cleveland with owner ...

Pacers future unsure as arena negotiations continue

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

The Indiana Pacers still are renegotiating the teams lease of Conseco Fieldhouse with a Wednesday deadline approaching. "Still talking, but no deal yet," Ann Lathrop, president of the Marion County Capital Improvement Board, wrote in a text message ...

Excited about 2011 NBA Draft? You shouldn’t be

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 Posted in NCAA basketball news | No Comments »

Want to know the only thing worse than the 2010 NBA Draft? The 2011 NBA Draft. Harrison Barnes will be the face of an NBA franchise. (Getty Images) Trust me, Ive spent the past few ...

Snoozer of draft an appetizer to free-agent main course

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

When the most discussed thing about the NBA Draft is Chicagos newfound salary cap space and some picks ridiculous plaid pajama pants, you know the night is extremely slow. Only diehard fans could find excitement during Thursdays draft. ...

Nets trade Douglas-Roberts to Bucks for 2012 pick

Saturday, June 26th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball news | No Comments »

The New Jersey Nets have traded guard Chris Douglas-Roberts to Milwaukee Bucks for a second-round draft pick in 2012. The Nets announced the deal on Friday, saying they will receive a pick the Bucks obtained from the Chicago ...