GeorgeShinn News

GeorgeShinn News From AOL News

'HouseCast 15: Blackistone on Redskins, Boxing, Obama and More

The FanHouse Podcast: Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone.Kevin Blackistone -- one of FanHouse's featured columnists -- has far too many accolades for me to mention here. The important thing is that he hit up the 'HouseCast this week to talk about, well, everything. And if that's too general for you, then you...

Chris Paul and the Playoffs Saved George Shinn's Wallet in New Orleans

Forbes has its annual "Business of Basketball" package out for consumption tonight. As usual, it includes a good overall synopsis of the league's financial health and peeks behind the curtain into the revenues of the individual teams. Since the data is all from 2007-08 -- pre-financial crisis -- the outlook is rosy in most...

NBA Essentials: Ink We Believe In

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. NBC Washington. As you can see to the right, NBC's D.C. local team got photographic evidence of Gilbert Arenas' presidential ink.2. Los Angeles Times. Danger, George Shinn: reigning Coach of the Year Byron Scott indicates the Lakers top gig might be one of those...

David Stern Tried to Keep the Hornets in OKC, and Other Tales From the Birth of the Thunder

Bruce Schoenfeld of the New York Times Magazine has an absolute must-read on the birth of the Oklahoma City Thunder, a striking profile that digs deep to expose the nuance of Clay Bennett (he doesn't own a pair of cowboy boots and owns a literary bookstore in Aspen), the circumstances which led to the brief post-Katrina...

Chris Paul Is Going to Get Paid Like a Free Agent Soon Too

If you (note: Hubie Brown voice) are the New Orleans Hornets and you have a point guard under your control who is going to be a free agent in a few years, and you know that you need him to be competitive for an NBA title in a smaller market, you lock him up.The Hornets -- despite notoriously "frugal" owner George Shinn's...

GeorgeShinn News From the Web

05/24/12 North Warwickshire News: Nuneaton couple celebrate... Source: BBC Coventry and Warwickshire IT was love at first sight when Nuneaton couple Rosemary and George Sheen met at a teenagers' dance.
05/14/12 Minnesota Vikings Get New Stadium Deal: Is the NFL... Source: Bleacher Report Sports and politics often intersect, from athletes speaking out on hot button issues, to former athletes becoming actively involved as candidates and elected officials.
04/16/12 AP source: NBA 2014 All-Star in New Orleans Source: Times-News - Hendersonville NC The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday because an announcement by NBA Commissioner David Stern was scheduled for the afternoon.