Category: Wirenews
The Detroit Pistons signed forward Greg Monroe to a one-year qualifying offer Monday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the Detroit Free Press reported that the deal is worth $5.5 million. Monroe and the Pistons couldn’t agree to a long-term contract extension during the summer nor work out a sign-and-trade agreement with another […]
Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry will be disciplined by the team for reading aloud at a June meeting a racist comment from a player’s background report. A chain of events involviing Ferry led to Hawks majority owner Bruce Levenson putting his controlling interest in the team up for sale, officials told ESPN.com. Levenson announced […]
Atlanta Hawks controlling owner Bruce Levenson announced that he is selling his share of the team after he admitted to writing an e-mail two years ago that contained racially-insensitive remarks about fans. In July, the NBA launched an investigation after Levenson self-reported the August 2012 e-mail to the league. Before the investigation was complete, Levenson […]
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Ekpe Udoh and wingman Chris Douglas-Roberts to one-year contracts for the veteran’s minimum salary. The 26-year-old Udoh averaged 3.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 42 games, including 14 starts, for the Milwaukee Bucks last season. The 6-foot-10 Udoh was selected sixth overall in the 2010 draft by the Golden State […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard was injured Thursday during Team USA’s 95-71 win over Ukraine in FIBA World Cup group play at With about a minute to go in the game, Irving was driving to the basket when he had his shot blocked and he fell to the ground hard. He clutched his back as he […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard is sore but plans to play Saturday when Team USA takes on Mexico in FIBA World Cup play in Barcelona. Irving was injured Thursday during Team USA’s 95-71 win over Ukraine in FIBA World Cup group play at Bilbao, Spain. With about a minute to go in the game, Irving was […]
The NCAA will appeal Friday’s ruling in the Ed O’Bannon case. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled that the NCAA’s restrictions on compensation for major college football and men’s basketball players violate antitrust laws. She issued the ruling in a 99-page decision that sided with O’Bannon, a former UCLA basketball player, and a group of […]
A federal judge ruled Friday that the NCAA’s restrictions on compensation for major college football and men’s basketball players violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken issued in a 99-page decision that sided with former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon and a group of plaintiffs. Wilken issued an injunction that will stop the NCAA […]
Lawyers for the playoffs in the Ed O’Bannon lawsuit against the NCAA are seeking $52.4 million in attorneys’ fees. The plaintiffs won a 5-year-old suit against the NCAA earlier this month. A judge had ruled that NCAA restrictions on compensation for major college football and men’s basketball players violate antitrust laws. The suit was initiated […]
A two-year investigation into impermissible telephone calls and text messages has resulted in the NCAA extending Georgia Tech’s probation for another two years. The men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the football team made hundreds of calls and texts to recruits in 2011 and 2012, an investigation by the school and NCAA reveals. […]
