Read more NBA stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/121/nba.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74756/abe-pollin-owner-of-dc-sports-teams-dies-at-85.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbe Pollin, the son of Russian immigrants who parlayed success in housing development into the ownership of Washington’s NBA and NHL franchises, died today of a rare neurological disease; he was 85. Pollin’s philanthropic efforts boosted many of the capital’s poorer areas, and he put $220 million of his own...http://www.newser.com/story/74756/abe-pollin-owner-of-dc-sports-teams-dies-at-85.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:23:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74423/ex-nba-star-cops-plea-in-2002-shooting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer New Jersey Net Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea bargain in the 2002 shooting death of a limo driver and the subsequent attempt to cover up his involvement. Under the deal, he will plead guilty tomorrow to aggravated assault, receive a sentence of 3 years, and serve a...http://www.newser.com/story/74423/ex-nba-star-cops-plea-in-2002-shooting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf LeBron James really wants to try football, Eric Mangini will find room on his roster. “I think he should come on down,” the Browns coach tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer . “The guy’s a freak athletically.” James may be an NBA star now, but he played wide receiver in high...http://www.newser.com/story/74334/lebron-in-nfl-browns-coach-says-suit-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:29:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73689/abdul-jabbar-has-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLos Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, he announced today. The 62-year-old was diagnosed a year ago and doctors hope he will be able to live a full and active life with the proper treatment. Abdul-Jabbar said he decided to go public...http://www.newser.com/story/73689/abdul-jabbar-has-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 5:37:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72652/nba-age-limits-are-a-scam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe NBA’s minimum draft age of 19, with one year of college—and a new proposal to make it 20—is nothing but a cynical ploy by pro basketball and the NCAA that “hasn’t helped players in any way,” Buzz Bissinger writes. Players can easily sail through a year of...http://www.newser.com/story/72652/nba-age-limits-are-a-scam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 9:25:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72352/magic-johnson-isiah-spread-rumors-i-was-gay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMagic Johnson blames former friend Isiah Thomas for spreading rumors that Johnson was gay after he announced he had HIV in 1991. "Isiah kept questioning people about it,'' Magic writes. "I couldn't believe that. The one guy I thought I could count on had all these doubts. It was...http://www.newser.com/story/72352/magic-johnson-isiah-spread-rumors-i-was-gay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 16:41:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70799/11-reasons-to-stop-hating-the-wnba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WNBA finals are going on, which has—in the past—led Sam Greenspan to joke, “Man I hope one of the players lands a one-handed breakaway dunk to seal the best-of-one series!” The league is “universally ripped on,” he writes for 11points.com, but the time has come to...http://www.newser.com/story/70799/11-reasons-to-stop-hating-the-wnba.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 12:02:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70779/most-underpaid-athletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you set aside the fact that even the minimum-earning NBA player ($457,558) is still in the top 1% of American earners, you can appreciate that some sports standouts are relatively underpaid. Yahoo! Sports lists some of the biggies: Tim Lincecum, MLB, San Francisco Giants: Though he’s set to...http://www.newser.com/story/70779/most-underpaid-athletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 6:27:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70300/kardashian-odom-wedding-news-rules-tabloids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fairytale romance of Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom, who met over a $3,000 bar tab a mere 4 weeks ago and plan to marry Sunday, continues—and the tabloids and gossip sites are eating it up. Some recent tidbits: Guests are shelling out for some very fitting wedding...http://www.newser.com/story/70300/kardashian-odom-wedding-news-rules-tabloids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 9:23:39 CDT