Archive for July, 2008
Deveney: Class aims to help NBA players avoid financial pitfalls
At Northwestern’s prestigious Kellogg School of Management, NBA players are taking an intensive course on entrepreneurship — and one of the prime lessons is how to avoid crooked advisers and harebrained schemes.
No commentsFlorio: Leagues, NCAA must study the book on Donaghy
Tim Donaghy has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. But instead of trying to forget about the situation, all leagues — and especially the NCAA — must learn from this ugly chapter. One suggestion: institute polygraphs.
No commentsFriedman: NBA draft class of ‘04 stuck in the past
Brandon Jennings has decided to buck the age minimum by heading overseas. Josh Childress, the victim…
No commentsDeCourcy: Point well made: Team USA needs gifted guards
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — You could view it as overkill: Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Deron Williams. That’s a l…
No commentsPacers ‘upset’ over incident involving Williams
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police arrested a passenger in a car driven by Shawne Williams of the Indiana P…
No commentsPacers want draft picks to fight for starting jobs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush gave Indiana Pacers coach Jim O’Brien what they th…
No commentsDeveney: Picking at the scraps of NBA free agency
The prime NBA free agents are off the market, but there are still a few players worth grabbing.
No commentsWith no green or gold, former Sonics starting over
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The uniforms arrived in time, black mesh with white stripes along the sides, t…
No commentsDeveney: Hawks: No joshing around with our free agents
Two of the more important free-agent situations this summer will be those of Atlanta Hawks PF Josh S…
No commentsDeveney: NBA free agency primer
Cap space isn’t plentiful, and there aren’t a lot of unrestricted free agent stars, but that doesn’t mean moves won’t be made.
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