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| Cubs' financial books said sent to possible buyers |
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06/11/2008 |
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| bune still hopes to sell separately. No dollar estimates were given for any assets. Interested buyers are believed to include a group headed by John Canning, chairman of private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the family of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s founder Joe Ricketts. Sports economists say the expressed interest of several billionaires, among other well-heeled investors, make it a good bet it will exceed the record $660 milli |
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| NBA Coaching Changes |
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06/11/2008 |
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Charlotte Bobcats - Sam Vincent, Larry Brown. Chicago Bulls - Scott Skiles, Jim Boylan (interim), Vinny Del Negro. Dallas Mavericks - Avery Johnson, Rick Carlisle. Detroit Pistons - Flip Saunders, Michael Curry. Miami Heat - Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra. Milwaukee Bucks - Larry Krystkowiak, Scott Skiles. New York Knicks - Isiah Thomas, Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix Suns - Mike D'Antoni, Terry Porter.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News |
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| Ex-NBA referee: playoff series manipulated |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| alleges that the opposing team's coach later was fined $100,000 after revealing an NBA official informed him of the behind-the-scenes instructions. That would correspond with the 2005 first-round playoff series between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks, in which Mark Cuban complained to officials and Jeff Van Gundy was fined. Donaghy's letter said that in the first of several meetings with prosecutors and the FBI in New York in 2007, he named names while describing ``various examples of improper |
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| Spurs' VP Bookbinder resigns |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| s magnitude," said Bookbinder. "This is a unique business. The passion it takes, the time you have to give and the day-to-day stress - being emotionally attached to four different teams - takes a toll. For me it is the right time to take a step back, take a deep breath and reflect." Bookbinder has worked in pro sports since graduating from the University of Florida in 1974. Prior to joining the Spurs he also worked in management positions for the Denver Nuggets, the San Diego Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks. |
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| Michael Curry tabbed as new coach of the Detroit Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| xt season after only one year as an assistant. A former teammate is not surprised. Curry is set be introduced as Detroit's new coach at a news conference Tuesday, Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press. Dallas Mavericks guard Jerry Stackhouse, who played with Curry in Detroit, said Curry was like a player-coach during his career on the court. ``It was just a matter of time,'' Stackhouse said a telephone interview with the AP on Monday. ``Everybody who knew Michae |
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| Pistons fire Saunders in first of many big changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/04/2008 |
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| r Detroit finalized terms of Larry Brown's $7 million severance package after he helped them win a title and almost repeat in his two seasons. The Pistons averaged nearly 59 victories in three regular seasons under Saunders, who trailed only fired Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson by two wins and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich by a victory during the span. Saunders was 30-21 in the playoffs for the Pistons, losing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final each year. He has coached 24 conference f |
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| Pistons fire Saunders; Dumars open to more changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| e damn right I will.'' A message seeking comment was left for Saunders on Tuesday. Assistant coach Michael Curry appears to be the leading candidate to replace Saunders. Other possible candidates include Detroit assistant Terry Porter and former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. ``We're going to talk to people this week. This will not be a long, drawn-out process,'' Dumars said about a replacement for Saunders. ``The next coach is going to be handed a good team. You worry more when you don't have the |
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| Flip Saunders fired by Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| diately returned. Dumars was to speak Tuesday at the team's practice facility. Assistant coach Michael Curry appears to be the leading candidate to replace Saunders. Other possible candidates include Detroit assistant coach Terry Porter and former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. In Saunders' three seasons, the Pistons were 176-70 in the regular season and 30-21 in the postseason, but they lost in the Eastern Conference finals each year. The Pistons have appeared in six straight conference finals, th |
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| Future uncertain for Wallace, Saunders and Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
05/31/2008 |
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| lion in 2005, less than a day after the Pistons completed a $7 million severance package with Larry Brown. Saunders, who already has outlasted Brown and Rick Carlisle, might be replaced by assistants Michael Curry or Terry Porter or perhaps former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. Curry could also be a candidate for the opening in Chicago, while Porter is expected to be interviewed for a second time by the Phoenix Suns later this week. Tayshaun Prince said Saunders shouldn't be a scapegoat. ``People w |
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| NBA gets high marks in diversity study |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| has been the WNBA. There were 12 black head coaches in the NBA last season. At 40 percent, it's the highest in all pro sports. A league-record 42 percent of assistant coaches were minorities. The seven black presidents/CEOs were: Terdema Ussery, Dallas Mavericks; Fred Whitfield, Charlotte Bobcats; Steve Mills, New York Knicks; Billy King, Philadelphia 76ers; Larry Miller, Portland Trail Blazers; Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons; and Isiah Thomas, New York Knicks. King was fired in December, Thomas in April. Th |
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