Another year for Cleveland’s sports fans. As the Browns crawl their way to another disappointing season, and Indians rebuild (again), Tuesday can’t come soon enough for Cleveland. The Cleveland Cavaliers will open their season on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics on National television. So let’s take a look at what local and national media are […]
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NBA Referees getting closer to return
The Referees are expected to return to work next week after an unexpected meeting between David Stern and Lamell McMorris of the referees’ union which led to a tentative agreement. According to sources at ESPN, the League officials will not officially address how quickly veteran referees will be ready to call games until after Friday’s […]
NBA to start season with replacement referees
According to an earlier report by Yahoo Sports, the NBA will proceed with replacement referees after the National Basketball Referees Association rejected the NBA’s proposal Sunday. According to the memo, the sides had agreed in principle to a new two-year deal last Friday. But the NBRA rejected the proposal Sunday. “On Friday of last week, […]
NBA to unveil social media policy this week
The NBA will introduce its guidelines for players, coaches and team officials on using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook later this week. The guidelines are expected to be minimal and less stringent than the guidelines announced earlier by the NFL. The primary restriction of the policy is expected to prevent teams from […]
How New Salary Cap Might Impact the summer of 2010
The NBA released a memo warning NBA teams that the salary cap is estimated to drop to somewhere between $50.4 million and $53.6 million for the 2010-11 season. That’s a drop of $5 to $8 million from last season’s salary cap of $58.7 million. Leagues officials estimate that if basketball-related-income, or BRI as it is […]
Lebron tells free agents he plans to stay with the Cavalier
According to ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard, quoting an unnamed source close to Ariza, says LeBron James told free-agent forward Trevor Ariza that he plans to remain in Cleveland after his contract expires in 2010. “Trevor asked LeBron if he would be in Cleveland after next season,” the source said. “And LeBron said, ‘I’ll be […]
Artest to sign with the Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are close to reaching an agreement with Houston forward Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Times reported. Artest, an unrestricted free agent, is expected to agree to terms Thursday after spending the day meeting with Lakers executives. In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: “I am happy to […]
Lebron and the Cavaliers are recruiting Artest
In an interesting move, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in contact with Ron Artest, even Lebron James talked with him according to the Plain Dealer’s Brian Windhorst. Ron and Artest met in Los Angeles last Tuesday. Artest’s agent has expressed that he has a desire to play in Cleveland. The Cavaliers might be able to […]