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Pirates Set Mark With 17th Straight Losing Year

Will McCahill — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:41:58 CDT

Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates set a new North American standard for consecutive losing seasons by a major sports franchise, the Post-Gazette reports, with today’s loss to the Chicago Cubs guaranteeing the team finishes with more losses than wins for the 17th year in a row. The Pirates had shared the dubious...

Hoops Star Wayman Tisdale Dead at 44

Harry Kimball — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:54:36 CDT

College basketball Hall of Famer Wayman Tisdale died today at 44, ESPN reports. Tisdale was diagnosed with bone cancer last year, and his right leg was amputated. The 6-foot-9 forward was an All-American all 3 years at Oklahoma, and went on to spend 12 years in the NBA. He was...

Ron Artest Going to Houston Rockets

Rob Quinn — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:07:35 CDT

The Houston Rockets have made a deal to acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, reports the Houston Chronicle . The gifted but hot-tempered forward is expected to give the Rockets a big boost toward chances at a title shot. The Rockets will give up guard Bobby Jackson and one other...

Full-Court Press Won't Fix NBA's Image Woes

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:38:04 CDT

It seems unlikely NBA commissioner David Stern would ever have arranged outcomes of important games, as disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy has claimed. But whether or not the accusations are true, the league has a Shaq-sized image issue on its hands, and strategies for dealing with the tarnish aren't in...

Ousted Ref: NBA Fixed 2002 Series

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:48:54 CDT

A disgraced former NBA referee claims that league officials conspired with referees to stretch the 2002 Lakers-Kings playoff series to a money-making seventh game, the Los Angeles Time s reports. The allegation from Tim Donaghy came in a letter to the FBI that made broad claims of misconduct and match-fixing...

Lakers Beat Kings, Win Conference Title

Chip Bayers — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:38:07 CDT

The Los Angeles Lakers began the season in chaos 5 1/2 months ago. They finished it as the Western Conference champions. Pau Gasol had 22 points, leading MVP candidate Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Lakers beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 124-101 Tuesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed...

Spurs Hang on to Defeat Kings

Mike Buss — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:49:26 CDT

Tony Parker tied his season high with 32 points and added 11 assists as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 101-98 on Monday. The victory, coupled with Houston's loss to Utah, put the Spurs in position to clinch third place in the conference for a second straight season....

Short-Handed Kings Beat Hornets

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:33:00 CDT

Ron Artest returned from a thumb injury to hit four clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the Sacramento Kings dealt a big blow to New Orleans' hopes for the top seed in the Western Conference with a 94-91 victory. The loss dropped the Hornets (55-25) into a tie with...

Warriors Rip Kings, Stay in 8th Place

Chip Bayers — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:18:05 CDT

Baron Davis had 33 points and nine assists, Stephen Jackson added 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors stayed in the frantic Western Conference playoff race with their highest-scoring game of the season, a 140-132 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.