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February 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
We may see a venue change in the Oklahoma State Darrell Williams case.
He faces five felony charges alleging he “inappropriately touched” two women.
Source: ESPN
February 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
Rasheed Wallace will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to sources.
“His days as a starter in this league are gone,” said the source. “I think he knows that, and so do the Lakers. But think about it. Of the big men that are available, is there one that’s really better? And if he’s gotten himself in shape, adding him becomes a huge get for them.”
How about finding a guard that can score in a variety of ways? That’s what they need to compete for a NBA title.
Source: A. Sherrod Blakely
February 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
School is in session and Merrimack College freshman Chloe Rothman is teaching us about breaking ankles.
Watch as this D-2 women’s college basketball player crosses-up two defenders, sending them on the floor. After the carnage, Chloe finds a wide open teammate under the hoop who proceeds to blow an uncontested lay-up. Even without the basket the damage was done and this play will forever haunt the defenders basketball careers. Somebody get a medic, we have 4 broken ankles on the court!
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February 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
Reggie Miller, Don Nelson and Rick Pitino head Naismith Hall of Fame finalists.
Source: ESPN
February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Good news for Sacramento Kings’ fans regarding their future.
“I feel very confident that we as a city are going to be able to do our part,” Johnson said at a late afternoon news conference at City Hall with six council members standing behind him. “The city controls its own destiny.”
Source: ESPN
February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Chuck Neinas, Big 12 commissioner, will leave by July 1.
Source: ESPN
February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Northwestern is on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament. Luka Mirkovic possibly missing the remainder of the season will be a major blow.
Source: ESPN Chicago
February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – Basketball legend Michael Jordan has filed a lawsuit in China against a Chinese sportswear company, accusing the firm of unauthorized use of his name.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame recipient and former Chicago Bulls star said on Thursday that Qiaodan Sports, a company located in the southern Fujian province, had built its business around his Chinese name and jersey number without his permission.
“It is deeply disappointing to see a company build a business off my Chinese name without my permission, use the number 23 and even attempt to use the names of my children,” Jordan said in a statement.
“This complaint is not about money. It’s about principle and protecting my name,” he added.
Jordan is known as Qiaodan in basketball-mad China that has produced its own basketball superstar in Yao Ming. The moniker was registered by Qiaodan Sports, the statement said. It did not specify what compensation Jordan was seeking from the company.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Chinese company defended its use of the name.
“Qiaodan is a trademark registered under the Chinese law by our company and the legitimate use of the trademark is protected,” Qiaodan Sports said in emailed comments.
Over the past few years, the company has become the Olympic partner of Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. And in 2010, it became the official partner of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
Jordan filed the case on Tuesday in a Chinese court.
NBA breakout star Jeremy Lin may face similar issues in China further down the road as a woman in the eastern province of Jiangsu has already registered his name, in Chinese characters, as a trademark, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Lin himself is applying for a trademark in the United States to the term “Linsanity”, which is widely used to describe his meteoric rise to fame, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
Apple Inc faces similar legal tangles in China. On Thursday, a Shanghai court denied a request in a trademark case by Chinese technology firm Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to stop Apple from selling its iPad tablet in the city.
Proview claims it owns the iPad trademark in China, while Apple says the trademark was bought from the firm years ago.
(Reporting by Melanie Lee; Additional reporting by Haze Fan and Don Durfee; Editing by Ed Lane)
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February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Chauncey Hardy was just 23 years of age when he was beaten to his death by Ionut Adrian Tanasoaia.
The ruling of a five-year prison sentence can be appealed.
Source: ESPN
February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
No shock here with Derrick Rose denying rumors of wanting to play with Pau Gasol.
Of course he would want to play with the Spaniard, but he likes his team as is.
Source: ESPN Chicago
