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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Needs to Resonate With Pro Sports -- Now

Four years into the Second World War, Lt. Carlton Skinner, the commander of the U.S. weather ship Sea Cloud in the North Atlantic, sent a memo up the Navy's chain of command. He requested that it allow him to start training black seamen, long relegated to menial tasks, for critical jobs reserved for white sailors. Skinner...

Orlando's All-Star Game With an Asterisk

ORLANDO – Even stately Commissioner David Stern found it a little amusing Tuesday when he announced that the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend was awarded to Orlando -- in a building still under construction. "First time I've done a press conference like this with hard hats on,'' Stern said from his makeshift podium with...

Stern Doesn't Expect Contentious All-Star Labor Negotiations

DALLAS -- With labor negotiations on the docket Friday at All-Star Weekend, there's sentiment in the NBA that the league is heading toward a lockout. Still, NBA commissioner David Stern said he doesn't believe there will be a negative tone when negotiating committees set up by the owners and the players' union get...

Gilbert Arenas Meeting with Stern

It's a lesson we all have to learn: All good things must come to an end. Hardliners hoping that Gilbert Arenas's indefinite ban hinted at a lifetime one will be saddened to hear that the embattled Wizards guard will meet with David Stern today to determine the exact length of his (remaining) suspension. Stern threw the...

Unlike Nets, Magic GM Sees No Need to Ban Card Games

The Orlando Magic will not be following the lead of the New Jersey Nets, who banned all gambling games on team flights in the wake of the Washington Wizards/Gilbert Arenas/handgun upheaval, which was sparked originally by an argument over a high-stakes card game. "There's no sense in having a knee-jerk reaction to...

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05/27/12 Starn leads Kent State Source: Hudson Hub-Times - Hudson OH The legend of senior southpaw ace David Starn continued to grow.
05/24/12 David Starn becomes Kent State's all-time wins leader... Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH David Starn flummoxed Buffalo's hitters as top-seeded Kent State began its quest for a fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference baseball tournament title by cruising to a 9-0 win over the No. 8 seed at Avon's All Pro Freight Stadium.
05/23/12 Cable Show 2012: Sports Will Stay in Play for Years to... Source: The Hollywood Reporter They may grumble about strikes, players who behave badly and the ever-rising cost of rights, but there was no question at a panel during the opening general session Wednesday at the NCTA convention that sports are a hot ticket in TV these days.
05/23/12 Stern Talks About In-Arena Experience, NBA TV Source: Sports Business Journal NBA Commissioner David Stern attended the cable industry's annual convention in Boston this morning and spent much of his time talking about how to improve the in-game experience at the NBA's arenas.
05/23/12 Sports TV Rights Costs Likely to Keep Rising:... Source: The New York Times - New York NY "We will make a bet that the value of sports rights will continue to appreciate," said John Skipper, president of ESPN.