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Orlando Magic to introduce Jacque Vaughn as new head coach
ORLANDO, Fla. – Jacque Vaughn has been hired as the Orlando Magic’s next head coach.
Lochte stays on course for 2nd gold on a rainy day in London; France to take on Kobe and Co
LONDON – Ryan Lochte and Sun Yang were among the few who weren’t concerned about getting wet when heavy rain saturated London Olympic Park on Sunday.
Time Warner’s Turner buys sports website Bleacher Report
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Turner Broadcasting System said Monday that it has bought sports news website Bleacher Report in a strategic move meant to help sell more ads and cover the cost of sports programming.
Gay athletes win Olympic medals, but only a few ready to go public about their sexuality
LONDON – It has been a great games for gay Olympians — probably.
Evelyn Lozada’s rep says star has filed for divorce from Chad Johnson after arrest
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Evelyn Lozada is ending her 41-day-old marriage to Chad Johnson after the football star was arrested for allegedly head-butting her over the weekend.
Evelyn Lozada’s rep says star has filed for divorce from Chad Johnson after arrest
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Reality TV star Evelyn Lozada is ending her 41-day-old marriage to Chad Johnson after the football star was arrested for allegedly head-butting her over the weekend.
Former NBA star Yao Ming in Kenya to help raise awareness on ivory poaching
NAIROBI, Kenya – Former U.S. basketball star Yao Ming is in Kenya to raise awareness for anti-poaching efforts in order to help prevent the killings of elephants and rhinos.
New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams agrees to 4-year contract extension
NEW ORLEANS – Hornets coach Monty Williams has agreed to a four-year contract extension that would keep him in New Orleans through 2016.
NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant goes from gold medal to red carpet, starring in new movie
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant is going from representing the red, white and blue to walking the red carpet.
Conference Board says Canada ripe for major league sports expansion
OTTAWA – The Conference Board of Canada says the country is ripe for major league sports expansion over the next two decades.
Jay Triano hired to coach Canadian men’s basketball team for a second time
TORONTO – Jay Triano is returning to the helm of the Canadian men’s basketball team.
Bill Walton to join new Pac-12 Networks as basketball analyst
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Hall of Famer Bill Walton is joining the new Pac-12 Networks as a colour analyst who will work select college basketball games this season.
Hollywood reacts to Michael Clarke Duncan’s death with outpouring of memories
A sampling of the outpouring of love and memories from the Hollywood and sports worlds Monday following the death of Michael Clarke Duncan, many of them on Twitter:
Former ABA team owners take NBA to court in NYC over TV revenue settlement that dates to 1976
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NBA is locked in a legal battle with origins in a bygone era of short shorts, tight tops and big hair.
Bare skin, strategic cutouts mean workouts in order at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bikini season may be over, but this is no time to tone down the workout. Many of the styles on the runway at New York Fashion Week flash a bit of skin here or there: bare midriffs, cutout backs, keyhole necklines.
NHL Players’ Association attempts to block lockout in Alberta and Quebec
With another NHL lockout just days away, some bad blood has started to bubble to the surface.
Column: Commissioner has to convince NHL owners concessions will make the league stronger
All these years later, and especially now with the prospect of a lockout looming large this weekend, it’s hard to look at a picture of Gary Bettman without recalling the going-away present one NBA general manager sent the soon-to-be-named NHL commissioner. That was in 1993, when Bettman left his post as general counsel and trusted lieutenant to NBA boss David Stern to try running a league of his own.
NHL may not bounce back the same way as last time if season lost, expert says
OTTAWA – Tim Murphy has already started letting staff go.
Attorney: NY Knicks’ Jason Kidd intends to fight DWI charge; is ‘ready for his season’
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. – New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd intends to fight a charge that he was drunk when he crashed his SUV into a telephone pole in the Hamptons over the summer, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Former Pirates owner, now chairman of McClatchy Company board, says he’s gay
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and now the board chairman at the McClatchy Company newspaper chain, has told The New York Times he is gay.
Brooklyn brings it: Barclays Center set to make an instant impact as NYC entertainment option
Consider Madison Square Garden on watch.
Jay-Z: Bringing professional sports franchise back to Brooklyn feels like the American dream
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bringing a major sports franchise back to Brooklyn makes Jay-Z feel like he’s living the American dream.
After a pick-and-roll career, Steve Nash confidently leading Lakers’ move to Princeton offence
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Steve Nash is learning about much more than just his new city and new teammates during his first few days with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jay-Z to launch Life and Times YouTube channel with live stream of concert Saturday
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jay-Z is live-streaming the last of his eight concerts at New York City’s Barclays Center for the launch of his new YouTube channel.