Darren Rovell's SportsBiz: NBA Draft Lottery: What Was Interesting--And It Wasn't The Bulls - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com

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The most interesting news to come out of the NBA Lottery last night for me wasn't the fact that the Bulls got the number one pick. It actually happened before NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver pulled the cards out of the envelope. It was commissioner David Stern's comments to ESPN reporter Doris Burke when she asked him about the O.J. Mayo agent investigation. Here's his reply: "I ... [link]

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Wednesday Bullets
Published 5/21/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... CNBC's Darren Rovell on why agents pay runners: " ... the reason it has been going on for so many years is that organizations like the NBA Players Association that claim to regulate agents don't do their jobs or at least haven't given themselves enough power to do what they promise. Here's your problem, folks. The NCAA is only looking at whether Mayo was ineligible. USC is going to claim that if anything happened, they didn't know about it and in the end, Mayo wouldn't get hurt from accepting gifts. He'll just get drafted based on his skill level. ...

Blog-O-Rama: Belichick Charming Celtics Chicks
Published 5/21/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • Darren Rovell of CNBC dribbles over news that due to the NBA Draft Lottery, some T-Wolves fans will get season tickets for only $3 a game . • Speaking of the Lottery, ESPN’s TRUE HOOP dines like a king on food ...

Last Call: Steve Nash Thinks You’re Fat (I’m Looking at You Canada)
Published 5/22/2008 by azsportshub.com at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... luck finding an exit that is open in Tucson) [NCAA.com] Former NAU Lumberjack Kyle Landry will tryout for the Toronto Raptors and the Canadian national team [ Canada.com ] Former Wildcat Richard Jefferson could be getting a new address [NYDailyNews.com] Possibly the coolest Sports Illustrated cover ever [USAToday.com] The Timberwolves are so bad they are offering $3 season tickets (Hey Sarver how about a price break?) [CNBC.com] Who knew nuns could coach high school sports so well? [AzCentral.com] ...

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