National Basketball Association Betting
Knicks guard Stephon Marbury testified Wednesday in the case of a fired team executive who has accused coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment, calling the lawsuit absurd while downplaying an encounter with a drunken intern. After hearing about the lawsuit brought by Anucha Browne Sanders, “I laughed,” Marbury said in U.S.
Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points Sunday to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69 in the bronze-medal game at the European Basketball Championship. Lithuania also qualified for next year’s Beijing Olympics by finishing third. Later Sunday, Spain played Russia in the final. Both teams have already qualified for the Olympics.
Restricted free-agent guard Charlie Bell said Saturday that he does not want to return to the Milwaukee Bucks this season. “They told me they were going to take care of Mo Williams and that they would take care of me, but they haven’t,” Bell said during a telephone interview with Sports Betting News.
The Golden State Warriors are close to reaching a deal to rework coach Don Nelson’s contract and bring him back for another season with the team. “I am hopeful that we can finalize something by the close of the business week,” team president Robert Rowell said Friday. Nelson, who had two years left on the contract he signed last year, would get a raise from $3.1 million to $5.1 million a year under…
The season-ending injury to Greg Oden dredged up a bad memory for Portland Trail Blazers fans — that fateful draft day in 1984 when the team used the second overall pick to choose Sam Bowie instead of Michael Jordan. Bowie proved injury-prone and Jordan proved to be, well, Jordan. The news Thursday that the No.
Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams intends to plead guilty to charges of driving without a license. Defense attorney John Tompkins said Friday that Williams plans to enter a plea agreement on the misdemeanor charge by Oct. 1, the day before the Pacers open training camp. Williams did not attend Friday’s initial court hearing, but later apologized for his actions and said he would accept a…
The Dallas Mavericks and Devin Harris have agreed on a five-year contract extension worth roughly $42 million, locking up the speedy point guard through the 2012-13 season. Harris would’ve been going into the final year of his rookie contract. Instead, he has the comfort of knowing he’ll be teammates with reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki and All-Star Josh Howard for years to come.
Knicks guard Stephon Marbury testified Wednesday in the case of a fired team executive who has accused coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment, calling the lawsuit absurd while downplaying an encounter with a drunken intern. After hearing about the lawsuit brought by Anucha Browne Sanders, “I laughed,” Marbury said in U.S.
Boston Celtics great Bill Russell and former North Carolina coach Dean Smith were among 20 former players, coaches and technicians inducted into FIBA’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Russell, winner of 11 NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal, led a list of 12 players from 10 different countries, while Smith headlined the four coaches.
Boston-based businessman Steve Belkin suffered a setback on Tuesday in his long-running attempt to buy out the other owners of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals threw out a 2006 lower court ruling that Belkin is entitled to buy out his fellow Hawks-Thrashers owners at cost and take over the teams.
