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NBA Lockout Is Over! Owners and Players Finally Reach a Compromise

Danny Groner — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:00:40 +0000

After a 149-day lockout, NBA owners and players agreed to a tentative new collective bargaining agreement that will salvage a 66-game season. Both sides appear to have compromised in order to avoid canceling the season for the first time in NBA history.

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Delonte West Freaks Out About Paying His Bills During NBA Lockout

Danny Groner — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:37:31 +0000

As the NBA lockout wears on, some players are taking it harder than others. Delonte West, for one, is growing concerned about his family and how he’s going to pay his bills while the league is on hiatus.

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Cat Playing Great Defense Makes Up For the NBA Lockout [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:13:48 +0000

A cat owner trained his little bundle of fluff to play defense in the paint and captured some of the footage of “Larry Birdeater” in action.

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Where Is New York Knicks Guard Andy Rautins Living During NBA Lockout?!

Danny Groner — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:52:11 +0000

New York Knicks guard Andy Rautins is trying to save up his money during the NBA’s lockout. So he’s done with many young Americans have done: he’s moved back in with his folks.

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NBA Set to Cancel Another Two Weeks of Season Due to Lockout

Danny Groner — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:19:17 +0000

Having already axed the first two weeks of the basketball season due to a standoff with players, NBA officials will announce that another two weeks will be canceled, according to the New York Daily News.

That’s another 102 games off the schedule, and will keep the season from starting any earlier than Nov. 28.

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Memphis Considers Suing NBA Over Lost Revenue from Lockout

Danny Groner — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:14:17 +0000

With the NBA embroiled in a lockout, some cities are set to lose out on massive amounts of revenue, but Memphis is one city is looking to fight back.

The Memphis City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday that will reportedly “explore all options” to go after the league to recover losses; as the lockout rolls on, a lawsuit is increasingly possible.

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New York Knicks Star Amare Stoudemire Says NBA Players Could Form Their Own League During Lockout

Danny Groner — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:29:50 +0000

Are NBA players planning to launch their own league?

Amare Stoudemire says that they’re giving it “serious” consideration if the NBA decides to cancel the season. League officials have already nixed the first two weeks of the season over the labor dispute.

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NBA In Danger of Canceling First 100 Games of Season If Lockout Doesn't End This Weekend

Danny Groner — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:12:27 +0000

If NBA owners and players don’t come to an agreement by Monday to put an end to the current lockout, the first two weeks of the regular season will be canceled.

Complicating matters is the fact that talks won’t take place on Friday or Saturday in observance of the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur.

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10 Things I Learned About the 2011 NBA Finals

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:30:54 +0000

Now that the NBA season is over, here's a quick look back at some of my highlights and lowlights from the classic Finals series between Dallas and Miami.

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Lingerie Football League May Play on Sundays if There is NFL Lockout

Johnnie Walker — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:36:09 +0000

The threat of a lockout is already putting the 2011 NFL football season in jeopardy. However, if the armored gladiators can't play this fall, a gang of women in lingerie may step in to fill your Sunday afternoon football jones.

That's right, the Lingerie Football League is considering moving their regular season games from Friday to Sunday if the NFL labor situation doesn't get worked out.

Lingerie football is played seven-on-seven, and there is no punting or field goal kicking in the ten team league. ¬†See the LFL in action, after the jump.

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NBA All Star Weekend

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:17:04 +0000

This weekend, much of the attention of the sports world will be in Los Angeles, California for NBA All Star Weekend. NBA Commissioner David Stern has already expressed his concern over the trade rumors surrounding Carmelo Anthony.

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