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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...

Stern Not Enthralled With Rampant Speculation About Anthony, Howard

LOS ANGELES -- It seems even David Stern is getting tired of all the Carmelo Anthony drama. In an interview at All-Star Weekend on Thursday night with FanHouse's Sam Amick and Chris Tomasson, the NBA commissioner was asked if the constant speculation about where the Denver star, who is on the trading block, soon might...

NBA Players Association: Owners Won't Acknowledge Concessions, Negotiate

At some point this month, NBA Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver are expected to once again share a room with players' union executive director Billy Hunter to discuss the league's labor situation and how to avoid a looming lockout. And if the union representatives were to take the symbolic...

Billy Hunter '99 Percent Sure' of an NBA Lockout Next Summer

'Tis the season in the NBA for Blake Griffin dunks, turkey handouts -- and gloomy predictions about the league's labor negotiations. Today at a Thanksgiving-themed charity event in New York, Billy Hunter, the executive director of the NBA players' union, told reporters he's "99 percent sure" the league will have a work...

Players Union Preparing for Pivotal All-Star Weekend Meetings

DENVER -- He is Mr. 0.4. So you know Derek Fisher isn't going to start believing there might be an NBA lockout until no time is left on the clock. "I'm an optimistic type of guy,'' said the Lakers guard and president of the NBA players association. "I believe as long as there's time left in the game, you can figure out a...

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NBA Players Union Under Investigation

The union that represents NBA players said Friday it is being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan.

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05/22/12 Sources: Spending by NBPA's Hunter is probed Source: ESPN NBA players union executive director Billy Hunter utilized union funds to support former NBA forward Charles Smith's attempt to overthrow the National Basketball Retired Players Association, sources say, one of several maneuvers that inspired union president Derek Fisher to call for a business review of the union's activity.
05/15/12 Revealed: the alarming extent of sectarianism in... Source: Belfast Telegraph - Belfast - County Antrim - UK Sectarianism still remains deeply rooted within the private sector workplace in Northern Ireland, a new report has found.
05/07/12 Family cemetery to celebrate 130th anniversary Source: Press Argus-Courier - Van Buren AR Three cousins have come together to build a memory garden in honor of their family cemetery, which will celebrate its 130th anniversary this year.
05/03/12 Family feud in the NBA? Source: The St. Louis American - St. Louis MO This NBA season will be one many will soon like to forget.
04/28/12 Whitney scores winner in overtime - Sat, 28 Apr 2012... Source: The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA Former Spokane Chief Ray Whitney scored 14:04 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes survived another late goal in regulation to open the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Glendale, Ariz. Phoenix was 33-1 when leading after two periods during the regular season, but has struggled to close out playoff games.