theworldofisaac.blogspot.com - 6/13/2008
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I remember watching this game and thinking, ok, while the foul calls are fishy, I've seen worse
Well, that was until Tayshaun looked straight at Bavetta and called Time Out and got ignored.
Is Dick Bavetta a dirty ref? You make the call
When A Kiss Just Isn't A Kiss
deuceofdavenport.com 6/12/2008 — We all remember that beautiful moment during the 2007 Black Super Bow ... All-Star weekend in Vegas when Charles Barkley and NBA referee Dick Bavetta made sweet love down by the fire. Maybe we're exaggerating a bit but their kiss could have been the sign of something more sinister. We're not talking James Dobson sinister. We're talking Pete Rose and Tim Donaghy. "The donkey kicks twice at ...
Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Not If But When
sportingnews.com 6/13/2008 —
Today's Calls: Celtics vs. Chokers, Tiger vs. Kevin Streelman, Jamie Moyer vs. Jake Peavy, Marreese Speights vs. O.J. Mayo, Tim Donaghy vs. Dick Bavetta, NFL vs. Live-blogging and More!
The Opening Pitch: This isn't any old 3-1 lead in a ...
Should We Blame Tommy Heinsohn for the NBA Conspiracy Theories?
sports.aol.com 6/14/2008 — Via Awful Announcing (aptly), Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports has an original angle in all this Tim Donaghy -Dick Bavetta-Game 6 noise: blame homer announcers . [I]n a number of markets, the announcers create a distrusting environment. While there are ...
Dick Bavetta Refs Game 5?!? —
HoopsAvenue
If there’s one aspect of David Stern’s personality that is decidedly unbusiness-like, its his burning desire to show you that he just doesn’t give a darn what you think. The guy is a rebel. How else can you explain the Commish sending conspiracy theorist lightning rod Dick Bavetta out to referee a crucial Game 5 of the NBA Finals? In public, Stern says all the right things ...
Dick Bavetta was out there last night —
SLAM Online
The NBA is sticking with it’s people . Was the fix back on?
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RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Chalk this loss up to another slow start. After falling behind by 19 points in the 1st quarter, the Celtics rallied but never fully made it out of that hole. The play of the game came with :40 seconds left in the 4th, the Celtics down 2 with the ball - Kobe Bryant managed to poke the ball away from Paul Pierce (it was a blatant reach-in that went uncalled - hmmm, I wonder why Dick Bavetta ...
NBA Ref on Run from Allegations of Improprities —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Tim Donaghy , who fired shots across the bow of the NBA Tuesday to possibly remind a punitive David Stern that he’s still got some leverage, has affected more than Tuesday’s Game 3. Game 4’s rare Finals comeback by the Celtics only held center stage as long as the cameras were pointed at the players (or the playa ); the rest of the day was spent with Dick Bavetta .
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Who’s A Tricky Dicky?? – Evening Hardwood June 12 —
The AltRaps Blog
I am personally shocked and mortified that Dick Bavetta might be the next ref implicated in this whole scandal mess. Anyone who has watched a game on television or had the good fortune to see live with Bavetta on the court has been entertained and, in my opinion, treated to some great officiating. He is [...]
The Feds Didn't Talk to Bernhardt, Either —
Sactown Royalty
Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com sheds more light on which referees were contacted by the league and the government in the post-Donaghy investigation of impropriety.
Sheridan quotes Hue Hollins (who revealed he'd been asked about Dick Bavetta in this morning's New York Times ) from an interview with "Outside the Lines," speaking more about the Bavetta questions. Sheridan also ...
PM Roundup: The Feds and Dick Bavetta —
The Big Lead
This is Intern Bill’s PM roundup debut. We’ve added a few links, but the photo selection - Ugly Betty’s Becki Newton - was all him.
Wrap it up people. Wrap it up! ( AP)
Lasers! Finally! ( Gizmodo )
Barry Bonds swings an imaginary bat in a rap video, about one minute in. ( Russakoff Rules )
Dick Bavetta is being investigated by the FBI? ( Deuce of Davenport )
If ...
Bavetta’s Next —
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Looks like there could be trouble in Rivercity for Sterno and his boys:
The FBI has questioned an ex-NBA referee about Dick Bavetta, one of three officials to work Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals, according to The New York Times.
Hue Hollins, who retired in 2003, said the agents, who asked him about former NBA referee Tim Donaghy, also asked if he ever noticed that ...
The Feds Also Inquired About Dick Bavetta —
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…And the nightmares keep rolling in for Stern and the League.
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The Feds Investigated Bavetta —
Sactown Royalty
The New York Times , in a discussion of the plausibility of Donaghy's claims , discusses the FBI's 2007 investigation of Dick Bavetta, who was the lead official in Game 6.
The FBI has made inquiries about Bavetta, according to a former N.B.A. referee who was interviewed by federal agents last year.
Hue Hollins, who retired in 2003 and has been outspoken about the N.B.A.’s ...
Tim Donaghy -- Even Liars Tell the Turth Sometimes —
Hoops and Other Pop Culture
The NBA foolishly sought $1,000,000 in restitution from Donaghy in his criminal proceeding. Donaghy's legal response? The entire NBA is fixed and everyone knows it. Dongahy makes three points: 1) Lakers-Kings Game 6 in 2002 was fixed b/c Dick Bavetta and Bob Delaney were told to extend the series to 7 games. 2) The Rockets-Mavericks playoff series in 2005 was fixed because the league told ...
Donaghy Makes Some Serious Allegations —
wrigleyville23
Anyone who has watched NBA basketball in May and June in the last 20 years shouldn't have a very hard time finding this believable . I, for one, believe it. The 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 ...
BAVETTA'S ON COURT —
NY Post: Sports
LOS ANGELES - Veteran referee Dick Bavetta, under an FBI probe last summer in connection with Game 6 of the 2002 Lakers-Kings playoff series, was back on the Staples Center court last night for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Bavetta also worked Game 1...
Bavetta Referees Despite Allegations —
Wash Post NBA
LOS ANGELES, June 15 -- NBA game official Dick Bavetta was on the three-man crew that refereed Game 5, only five days after disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy alleged that Bavetta was involved in manipulating the results of a 2002 playoff game. ...
Bavetta works Game 5 of NBA finals —
FOXSports.com News for NBA
Dick Bavetta, the referee who worked one of the games Tim Donaghy alleged was rigged, was scheduled to officiate Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night.
Bavetta worked Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge ...
Bavetta to ref Game 5 of NBA finals (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Dick Bavetta, the referee who worked one of the games Tim Donaghy alleged was rigged, was scheduled to officiate Game 5 of the NBA finals on Sunday night. Bavetta worked Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge ...
FBI QUESTIONED REF BAVETTA ABOUT '02 —
NY Post: Sports
LOS ANGELES - Commissioner David Stern defended longtime veteran Dick Bavetta last night after it was revealed yesterday he was the focus of an FBI inquiry last summer into Game 6 of the 2002 Kings-Lakers Western Conference finals. Stern said Game...
Stern: Bavetta a clean ref —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball
With his league rocked by allegations of fixed playoff games, David Stern on Thursday night said he has no concerns about veteran referee Dick Bavetta, who continues to work Finals games despite being the subject of federal authorities' questioning.