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Seattle investor ups bid to buy Sacramento Kings basketball team

May 10, 2013 21:19
(Reuters) - A Seattle investor group vying to purchase the Sacramento Kings basketball team has vastly increased its offer to buy the franchise to wrest momentum away from a Sacramento group that wants the team to stay in California. Hedge fund manager Chris Hansen, who wants to move the team to Seattle, posted on his website that his group's new offer would now value the team at $625 million, up $75 million from a prior offer.

Basketball: Russia turns clock back to dominate Europe

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 12:32
Russian men's and women's basketball clubs have a chance this weekend of sweeping every European trophy for the first time in the country's history, in a throwback to Soviet domination of the sport. With two women's tournaments and the men's second-tier European cup already secure, CSKA Moscow just need to win the Euroleague title to complete an extraordinary clean sweep. Lokomotiv-Kuban from the Russian southern city of Krasnodar clinched their first-ever continental trophy by downing Bilbao Basket 64-75 in the Eurocup final at Charleroi, Belgium.

NBA: Durant, Thunder edge Grizzlies in 2nd round opener

Agence France-PresseMay 5, 2013 18:15
Kevin Durant scored 12 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter Sunday as Oklahoma City rallied for a 93-91 win over Memphis in game one of their second round NBA Western Conference playoff series. Durant delivered the Thunder's final three baskets from the floor, including a go-ahead jump shot with 11.1 seconds remaining that gave Oklahoma City a 91-90 lead. Oklahoma City's Derek Fisher had stolen the ball from the Grizzlies' Mike Conley to give Durant the chance.

NBA: T-Wolves dump Khan as top hoops exec

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 18:15
David Khan was fired as the president of basketball operations for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, the team announced two weeks after the end of a 31-51 season. The Timberwolves declined to pick up the one-year option in Khan's contract for the 2013-2014 campaign. He had been originally hired by the club in May of 2009. "These are always difficult decisions, but at this time, we believe it is in the best interest of our organization to make a change," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said.

Gay US basketball player wins Obama's support

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 22:00
With President Barack Obama praising his courage, NBA center Jason Collins was awestruck on Tuesday after becoming the first major US professional team sport athlete to reveal he is gay. "Not even in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine the support that I've received," Collins told ABC television in his first interview since revealing his sexuality on Monday in an essay for Sports Illustrated. "Random people just come up and shake your hand and say 'thank you,' and it touches you and you just feel honored and humbled."

US basketballer wins support of Obama after coming out

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 17:02
With US President Barack Obama praising his courage, NBA center Jason Collins was awestruck on Tuesday after becoming the first major US professional team sport athlete to reveal that he is gay. "Not even in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine the support that I've received," Collins told ABC television in his first interview since revealing his sexuality on Monday in an essay for Sports Illustrated. "Random people just come up and shake your hand and say thank you and it touches you and you just feel honored and humbled."

NBA: Kidd wins second Sportsmanship award in a row

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 16:03
New York Knicks guard Jason Kidd won his second consecutive NBA Sportsmanship Award on Tuesday, becoming the first player to claim the honour in back-to-back seasons since its 1996 inception. Kidd, who captured the award last year while playing for Dallas, becomes only the second multi-time winner of the Joe Dumars Trophy, the other being Grant Hill, who won the honour in 2005, 2008 and 2010.

NBA: Players, celebs hail Collins' courage for coming out

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 19:45
From superstars Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade to celebrities like Spike Lee and US President Barack Obama, NBA center Jason Collins found support Monday for his landmark admission that he is gay. The 34-year-old NBA center became the first active American professional team sports player to publicly reveal his homosexuality, doing so to Sports Illustrated in an article published on the magazine's website. "The President called Jason Collins to express his support and said he was impressed by his courage," a White House aide told AFP.

NBA: First-round playoff results - collated

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 01:15
Results on Sunday from the first round of the NBA playoffs (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Boston Boston 97 New York 90 (overtime) (New York leads series 3-1) at Milwaukee Miami 88 Milwaukee 77 (Miami wins series 4-0) at Los Angeles San Antonio 103 LA Lakers 82 (San Antonio wins series 4-0) at Oakland Golden State 115 Denver 101 (Golden State leads series 3-1) afp

Thunder and Bulls move closer to next round of NBA playoffs

Agencia EFEApril 28, 2013 17:31
U.S. Sports Desk, Apr 28 (EFE).- It was an emotional weekend in the NBA playoffs with games that moved the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls closer to the semi-finals in the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively. The Memphis Grizzlies played their best basketball and rolled over the Los Angeles Clippers to tie that series and the Atlanta Hawks got their first win over the Indiana Pacers, a victory that gave them new life. Forward Kevin Durant led the Thunder to a 104-101 victory over the Houston Rockets in the third game of their first round playoff series.
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