Monday, June 30, 2008

Did the NBA fix the 2002 playoff series?

A disgraced former NBA referee told authorities in a four-page letter released Tuesday that two officials conspired to fix the outcome of a 2002 playoff series among other games. Court documents filed by Donaghy's lawyer detailed the "inner-workings" of a plot in which top league executives used referees to manipulate the games.

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Shaq vs. Kobe: The Top 10 Moments in their Childish Rivalry

Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant have maintained one of the most childish personal rivalries in the history of sports, going back & forth like teenage girls for most of this decade. It wasn't always like this, Shaq played the 'big-brother' role when Bryant arrived to the NBA straight from high school in 1996. But, as time went on....

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Ineligible for the NBA and College: Undrafted Underclassmen

Mississippi State junior Jamont Gordon and USC freshman Davon Jefferson got a tough lesson Thursday. After leaving school early, both failed to be selected in the NBA draft. They flushed away their college eligibility, they lost their amateur status and now they'll be trying to make a team as a free agent.

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