BOB FELLER MUSEUM. This is Bob Feller’s America, about 20 miles from Des Moines and 90 years from a life most of us know as today’s U.S.A. There was no interstate system when Feller was born here in 1918, few … via Akron Beacon Journal
“The mini-camp went even better than we imagined and thats because of the veterans we added to the team. “The maturity of our team both physically and emotionally was just a lot better.”
Kobe Bryant, playing in a US uniform for the first time, scored the last of his 26 points on a game-winning basket with six seconds to play in a 105-104 intersquad scrimmage here on Sunday. via Raw Story
Amid tainted referees, a postseason where the Finals occurred two rounds to soon, and a once-respected commissioner who has seemed to lost his fastball, the NBA did manage to get one thing right: it’s LeBron … via MVN - Recent Articles
“I just went out with a lot more confidence than I had in the past”
She’s had her heart broken a number of times like losing on a buzzer-beater. If you are a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, just remember what you felt like after “the shot.” But there was no quit in the 2002 Western … via Norwalk Reflector
Wade %%endhead%% LeBron James and his Cavaliers teammates will spend Christmas at home this year - with a special present of a basketball game against the Miami Heat and James’ good friend Dwyane Wade. via The Plain Dealer
“You’ve got to run and he’s going to find you and that’s the best part of my game.”
Just imagine playing on a team with Jason Kidd and LeBron James. Mike Miller lived that dream. via Fox Sports
The FBI is investigating veteran NBA referee Tim Donaghy for allegedly betting thousands of dollars on games he worked the past two seasons and possibly unduly influencing their outcome. via Albany Democrat-Herald
As each day of NBA free agency passes by, the chances of the Cavaliers taking part in the fun dwindles. via The News-Herald
Live from New York, it’s LeBron!
Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James, fresh off co-hosting the ESPY Awards earlier this month, will host the season premiere of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in September, an NBC spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
The 22-year-old James will be the latest prominent athlete to host ‘SNL.’ His boyhood idol, NBA superstar Michael Jordan, hosted the show in 1991. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning appeared last season.
His ‘SNL’ appearance was first reported by Daily Variety. Read more
Posted by Dan Labbe, cleveland.com July 13, 2007 10:56AM There were articles in today’s Akron Beacon Journal and Sacramento Bee about the Cavaliers and Kings talking Mike Bibby. via Cleveland.com
LeBron James’ paycheck is now set, and it’s big.
The NBA finalized its salary cap for the 2007-08 season on Tuesday, upping it about $2 million from last year to $55.63 million.
Last summer, James signed a three-year maximum contract extension, which now kicks in with the start of the new NBA fiscal year. The value of the deal was not certain until the league set the new cap.
The numbers show James will earn about $43 million in the next three years, starting with a salary of about $13 million this season with annual raises of about $1.4 million each year. Read more
“In the run-up to the election of a new president, rarely do we talk about something that kills 600,000 people a year”
When American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a black power salute during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the world took notice.
When boxer Muhammad Ali publicly opposed the Vietnam War, refused induction into the Army in 1967, and was stripped of his heavyweight title and sentenced to five years in prison, Americans’ jaws dropped.
The days of professional athletes and sports figures taking such critical political stands have become less frequent.
‘With the amount of money that they are making now, there is something of a risk to take a political stand that may make them controversial and unpopular with one segment of the sports audience,’ said Howard Wasserman, a law professor at Florida International University, who has studied the evolution of professional athletes as activists and is planning to write a book on the subject. Read more
“I’m kind of glad to bring it back home to Indianapolis”
Tomlinson defeated LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Tiger Woods for athlete of the year. via Boston Herald
All’s quiet on the Western front. The Cavaliers are still waiting to hear whether either of their restricted free agents - forward/center Anderson Varejao or swingman Sasha Pavlovic - have signed offer sheets. via The Independent
“You can’t be a contender in the media room in July; you’ve got to be a contender on the floor”
Even after the Orlando Magic and Rashard Lewis reached a handshake agreement a week ago on a lucrative free-agent deal, calls from other NBA teams trying to woo the coveted small forward continued to pour in. via FloridaToday.com
“What has happened with our starters is, they haven’t felt threatened (for playing time)”
A relaxed and tanned Flip Saunders was back at work Tuesday. He spoke to his coaches and spent time with rookies Rodney Stuckey, Arron Afflalo and Sammy Mejia before the Pistons’ summer-league team played a … via Detroit News
“Hopefully, (Barry) Bonds will show up and Kobe Bryant.”
By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES - Sports fans know LeBron James can dunk. They’ll find out what kind of comedy chops the Cleveland Cavaliers star has on the ESPY Awards. via North County Times
“That’s up to Coach, but I’m going to always compete to be a starter”
Quentin Richardson was throwing down dunks, which is the first sign that things are going well in his recovery from back surgery. via NYNewsday.com
The landscape has changed for the Cavaliers. They added free agents David Wesley and Scot Pollard in the summer of 2006 — moves that made no impact on the roster whatsoever. via The Morning Journal
