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Trouble in Detroit and other NBA takeaways
The much-anticipated NBA season kicked off Tuesday night, and it has not disappointed, unless you're a Thunder or Lakers fan. There was a lot going on and below are some...
Shelly Sterling takes you inside the $2 billion Clippers sale
LOS ANGELES — When Shelly Sterling was approached by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about buying the Los Angeles Clippers, the wife of disgraced team owner Donald Sterling did not...
Tech vets, pro athletes eyeing each other's games
What is it with pro athletes and tech billionaires eyeing the other’s game? It’s a bit understandable that jocks, with a relatively limited playing career and lots of disposable cash,...
Ex-Microsoft CEO Ballmer quits board after buying Clippers
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is leaving the software giant’s board and severing his last official tie to the company he ran...
Clippers sale goes through: Ballmer takes over for Sterling
LOS ANGELES — Steve Ballmer officially became the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday for a record $2 billion. The team said the sale closed after a...
Greedy Isles owner killed $420M deal when Clippers drew $2B: suit
Islanders owner Charles Wang sank a $420 million deal to sell the money-losing hockey team to a Philly hedge fund honcho after learning about the $2 billion offer for the...
Sterling loses another bid to stop Clippers sale
LOS ANGELES — An appellate court caught in an extraordinary legal snafu refused Friday to consider Donald Sterling's request to block the $2 billion sale of the team to former...
Judge OKs record-setting $2B sale of Clippers
LOS ANGELES — A judge ruled against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling on Monday in his attempt to block the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to...
Donald Sterling meets with Steve Ballmer but no deal reached for Clippers sale
LOS ANGELES — A person close to the case says Steve Ballmer has met with Donald Sterling, who is resisting selling the Los Angeles Clippers to the former Microsoft CEO...
Clippers interim CEO and Shelly Sterling to testify
LOS ANGELES — Richard Parsons, the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers, is due to step into the battle of billionaires going on in probate court over the proposed...
Silver: Sterling may not be out of NBA when season starts
LAS VEGAS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday he was unsure whether Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be out of the NBA before the 2014-15 season. As the ongoing...
Sterling calls his wife 'a pig' in courtroom rant
A unhinged Donald Sterling called his wife a “pig” in court Wednesday, after he defiantly shouted on the witness stand that he will never sell the LA Clippers. Sterling, who...
Judge rejects Sterling bid to move case to federal court
LOS ANGELES — A judge has refused to shift the Donald Sterling trial to federal court. Monday's ruling means the trial can now begin in state court on whether Sterling's...
Judge: Donald Sterling has little chance of blocking Clippers sale
LOS ANGELES — With a $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers hanging in the balance, a judge suggested Monday that the terms of a family trust are clear...
Sterling agrees to sell Clippers, drop lawsuit against NBA
LOS ANGELES — Donald Sterling is leaving without a fight. He is dropping his plans to sue the NBA, leaving only approval by the league's owners for Steve Ballmer to...
MSG's stock rises on Clippers sale
Madison Square Garden chief Jim Dolan doesn’t have to like disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling — but on Friday he had 111 million reasons to thanks him. MSG, which owns...
NBA owners to vote on sale of Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Donald Sterling won't get to fight for his Los Angeles Clippers in front of NBA owners next week. His only chance now is in court. He could...
Are the L.A. Clippers really worth $2 billion?
A high-profile NBA franchise in a major media market was suddenly available. A handful of power brokers from the technology, entertainment and venture capital fields were lining up for a...
Sterling family trust says Donald can't sue the NBA
Noted racist Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of basketball's Los Angeles Clippers, wanted sue the NBA for $1 billion in damages over the termination of his ownership according to his lawyer, Maxwell Blecher. Turns out...
Bank of America scores win with $2B Clippers sale
Brian Moynihan’s got game. The Wall Street chieftain’s Bank of America lined up a $2 billion offer for the Los Angeles Clippers in near-record time after the NBA threw down...