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NBA Players, Owners Set Tone for Negotiations in All-Star Weekend Meeting

LOS ANGELES -- The Friday meeting between NBA owners and players to discuss the dire labor situation will never be remembered as a memorable turning point that led to a new collective bargaining agreement. It was as basic as gatherings go, with both sides speaking in generalities and basic philosophies about how and why...

Notebook: CBA All-Star Meeting, Tyreke Evans Foot Update, Dunk Contest News

The players will wind up getting their meeting after all, having convinced NBA commissioner David Stern and the league's owners to enter the room full of stars at All-Star weekend in Los Angeles next month. But when deputy commissioner Adam Silver (right) was so calmly dismissive of the need or inclination for such a...

NBA Owners Say No to Crucial All-Star Weekend Meeting With Players

An NBA labor situation that has been dire for months may have reached doomed status recently, as a crucial negotiating session between the league's owners and players at next month's All-Star weekend does not look likely to happen. The meetings that so many expected to take place were seen by most as a final frontier of...

Fantasy Spin: Joe Johnson (Elbow) to Miss Next 4-6 Weeks

In year's past losing Joe Johnson for 4-6 weeks to an elbow injury would have been a tough blow on fantasy owners. This season, however, it's more manageable. Johnson, typically among the top players in the game, is currently ranked as the 85th most valuable player in the fantasy game, per Yahoo! He is averaging 17.1...

Another Sweep May Prompt Hawks to Change Direction

ATLANTA -- Since Mike Woodson arrived as coach in 2004, the Atlanta Hawks have stubbornly stuck with a fiscally-responsible plan, building gradually, adding one key piece to their nucleus each season, improving their win total each year. One horrendous playoff series may change everything. The Hawks are being...

Maurice Evans News From the Web

05/23/12 Portage city budget approved for 2012-13, includes no... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI Portage's 50th anniversary budget features a reduced millage rate, a higher reserves fund level and no reduction in city services.
05/09/12 Proposed Portage budget up for approval at next... Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI The only thing missing at a public hearing Tuesday on the proposed 2012-13 Portage city budget was the public.
05/05/12 Public hearing on Portage city budget set for Tuesday Source: Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo MI The public will get a chance to comment on the proposed 2012-13 Portage city budget at a hearing Tuesday night.
04/28/12 City to add background checks to hiring policy Source: Dayton Daily News - Dayton OH The city will change its hiring policy by doing background checks for all applicants for city positions, regardless of whether federal and state law previously required the city to do so.