The New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony arrives for a players’ association meeting in New York Monday. (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Locked-out NBA players including Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant filed class-action antitrust lawsuits against the league on Tuesday in at least two states, saying David Stern’s ultimatums left them no other choice. Attorney David […]
Surrounded by NBA players, NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher speaks at a news conference Monday. (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players delivered a resounding but risky response to one more ultimatum from NBA Commissioner David Stern: See you in court. The players’ association rejected the league’s latest proposal for a new labor deal […]
First-year Miles College coach Reginald Ruffin lived up to his promise as the Golden Bears defeated defending Black College National Champion and SIAC champion Albany State 20-17 Saturday in the inaugural SIAC Championship Game in Atlanta. When Ruffin was interviewed at Miles, he told President George T. French that if he were given the full […]
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, center, arrives for a meeting in New York, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Player representatives from NBA teams are meeting to discuss the league’s proposal for a new labor deal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Joined by superstars Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, player representatives from NBA teams are meeting Monday to discuss […]
NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher speaks alongside fellow union members and executive director Billy Hunter. (AP) MIAMI (AP) — Decision day for NBA players may have arrived. And on the eve of perhaps the biggest meeting of the lockout, the league took its talking points to the players and public. The players’ association will […]
It’s Decision Saturday this weekend in black college football. It’s Decision Saturday this weekend in black college football. By the end of the day, two conferences – the SIAC and CIAA – will have crowned their champions; a third, the MEAC, could also have its champion determined, and the division races in the SWAC could […]
Penn State coach Joe Paterno and his wife Sue on the front porch of their house, address students. The students yelled After nearly a half-century on the job, Joe Paterno says he is still getting used to the idea of not being Penn State’s football coach. So is the rest of the shaken campus, after […]
(From left) NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher, the L.A. Lakers’ Theo Ratliff and NBA union chief Billy Hunter NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern’s deadline passed without a deal, though the NBA and its players will talk again Thursday. The NBA commissioner wouldn’t give any hints about what that means for hopes of […]
Johnson said Stern has always done right by players, noting the number of black players such himself, Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas who have followed their Hall of Fame careers by going into management or ownership positions. (AP) Magic Johnson said it’s “ridiculous” to suggest David Stern is racist, saying it’s OK to disagree with […]
The Texas Rangers have determined one of their employees made an audio recording of the clubhouse speech manager Ron Washington gave to his players before Game 7 of the World Series. (AP) The Texas Rangers have determined one of their employees made an audio recording of the clubhouse speech manager Ron Washington gave to his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner David Stern gave NBA players an offer and a deadline: Accept a chance to earn up to 51 percent of basketball-related income by Wednesday or get ready for a deal that’s a whole lot worse. He wouldn’t call it an ultimatum, but it didn’t sure sit well with the union. […]
Rob Hampton hit a layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift Norfolk State over Coppin State 55-53 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament. Rob Hampton hit a layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift Norfolk State over Coppin State 55-53 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern […]
