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NBA picks Dick Parsons as interim Clippers CEO

Courier Newsroom - May 9, 2014

BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has chosen Dick Parsons, a former Citigroup chairman and former Time Warner chairman and CEO,...

Sports

Attorney: Shelly Sterling wants to keep Clippers

Courier Newsroom - May 8, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will fight to retain her 50 percent ownership stake in...

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Stiviano speaks about Sterling, recording

Courier Newsroom - May 3, 2014

V. Stiviano says Donald Sterling's racist comments on an audio recording leaked to the public were not the first by the Los Angeles Clippers...

Sports

Being mayor, player aided Johnson in Sterling push

Courier Newsroom - May 1, 2014

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is on a winning streak. The former NBA star led the city's successful effort to keep the...

Sports

Union: NBA players considered boycott before ban

Courier Newsroom - April 30, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA players strongly considered boycotting playoff games if Commissioner Adam Silver hadn't ruled harshly against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald...

Sports

Senate leader: NFL Redskins should change name

Courier Newsroom - April 30, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it's time for the NFL's Washington Redskins to change their name, linking the issue to...

Opinion

Do corporate leaders buy or earn diversity awards?

Courier Newsroom - April 30, 2014

The NBA's decision to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and fine him $2.5 million for his racist comments is big...

National News

Banned for Life: Racist views exile Sterling from the NBA

Courier Newsroom - April 30, 2014

Donald Sterling is being exiled for racist views shared in private. America cherishes its freedom of thought and speech. But Sterling's comments were so nakedly...

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