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- Donald Sterling sues NBA over forced Clippers sale: Buzzer shot?
The drama over the Los Angeles Clippers and deposed owner Donald Sterling continues with an eye-popping $2 billion offer to buy the team and Sterling’s $1 billion lawsuit against the NBA.
- Los Angeles Clippers sale: why the team fetched an eye-popping $2 billion
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer won the bidding for a team that for decades was considered a laughingstock in sports. Now, however, the financial calculus for the Los Angeles Clippers is changing.
- Donald Sterling's rationale for now saying he’ll fight to keep the Clippers
Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has delivered a scathing, 32-page response to the NBA’s attempts to take away his team, calling the league’s procedure a ‘sham.’
- Shown the door, Clippers owner Donald Sterling at last finds the exit
Donald Sterling appears ready to sign over his stake in the Los Angeles Clippers to his wife, who will manage the team's sale. The NBA is seeking to remove the Sterlings as owners, following an uproar over racist remarks he made.
- NBA's case against Donald Sterling: Would it hold up in court?
The NBA is moving toward expelling Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the league. Mr. Sterling says he'll fight in court, suggesting a legal drama could be looming.
- FocusNCAA and college sports: It is time to pay athletes to play?
The push to unionize football players at Northwestern University may be the catalyst to reshape the NCAA and its relationship with students playing big-money sports. The principle of the amateur athlete is at stake.
- Preakness Stakes 2014: Seven horses to watch
The Preakness falls in between the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. All together, the three races make up horse racing's Triple Crown. Will California Chrome repeat his Derby success?
- Donald Sterling, finished with apology, prepares to fight to keep Clippers
L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for racist remarks, is refusing to pay and threatening to sue the league if it votes to force him to sell.
- Sterling saga points to 'plantation mentality,' say many in black community
Comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, as well as his attempted apology, would be unthinkable if more African-Americans were in positions of authority.
- Donald Sterling makes apology, but experts explain why it falls short
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling did fulfill some of the requirements of apologizing, they say, but several things work against him, including the length of time it took for a reply.
- NFL free agent signings: Who got picked up after the draft?
NFL free agent signings: Dozens of undrafted college football players were signed late Saturday and Sunday by NFL teams. The NFL free agent signings help franchises fill out spring and summer training camp rosters.
- Michael Sam: Is emotional kiss exactly what some NFL teams were afraid of?
Michael Sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the National Football League Saturday. But he was one of the last players taken, and many questions remain.
- Could Donald Sterling succeed in a legal fight against selling the Clippers?
In a newly released recording, embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling purportedly says, ‘You can’t force someone to sell property in America.’
- NFL Draft 2014: How many rounds will it last?
NFL Draft 2014: NFL fans have been waiting for this week since Super Bowl XLVIII back on Feb. 2. The NFL Draft gives teams and fans alike the opportunity to dream about how good their teams could be.
- Kentucky Derby 2014: Six horses to watch, and then some
Kentucky Derby 2014 breaks from the starting gate early Saturday evening at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The race will be televised on NBC.
- Why NBA may need to lawyer up if it proceeds to kick out Donald Sterling
No shrinking violet when it comes to litigation, Donald Sterling has gotten the better of the NBA before. An NBA committee is to convene next week to consider forcing the Clippers owner to sell the team.
- Donald Sterling: Who is the Los Angeles Clippers owner, really?
Who is Donald Sterling? A man of contradictions, it would seem, but many say the NBA should have foreseen the troubles it now faces over the racist comments allegedly made by him.
- Donald Sterling ouster: Are ugly comments enough to remove a business owner?
If Donald Sterling decides to contest an ouster from NBA ownership, legal experts foresee a protracted legal battle. The case offers a window on the intersection of social values, property rights, and public responsibility for private speech.
- Donald Sterling: Will it be hard to force him out of NBA?
Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has been given a lifetime ban by the NBA commissioner. But forcing him to sell the team could be more difficult.
- In surprise move, NBA bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life
NBA players praise a decision by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to ban Donald Sterling from the game. The Clippers owner made racially offensive comments recorded during a private conversation, the NBA confirmed Tuesday.