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Monday, January 3, 2011
Caron Butler's Season Could Be Over
Filed under: Mavericks, NBA Injuries
Caron Butler could miss at least a couple of months -- and possibly the rest of the season -- with a serious knee injury suffered Saturday night in Milwaukee. The Dallas Mavericks won't make an official announcement until reviewing Butler's MRI results, but a source close to the injured forward confirmed to The Associated Press that the initial diagnosis is a torn patellar tendon.
Butler has averaged 15.0 points in 29.9 minutes a game this season. He scored a season-high 30 points against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, one game before suffering the injury.
No matter how long he's sidelined, Butler's injury is just the latest obstacle for the short-handed Mavericks. Shawn Marion returned Sunday after missing a game with a thigh contusion, but Dirk Nowitzki is still day-to-day with a sprained knee. The Mavericks have lost three of four in Nowitzki's absence.
The loss of two starters forced coach Rick Carlisle to get creative with his lineup Sunday in Cleveland. Marion, who's come off the bench in all but five games this season, started at power forward. Jason Terry started his sixth game of the year at shooting guard, pushing DeShawn Stevenson to small forward.
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Report: Adam LaRoche Gets 2-Year Offer From Nationals
Filed under: Nationals, MLB Rumors, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency
The first base dominoes are falling into place along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The Nationals reportedly have offered a two-year deal to Adam LaRoche, their obvious top choice at first now that the Orioles -- who also had talked at length with LaRoche -- have agreed to terms with Derrek Lee. MLB.com reported the Nats' offer to LaRoche shortly after news of the Lee deal emerged.
LaRoche, 31, reportedly turned down a three-year offer from the Orioles said to be in the neighborhood of $21 million. The Nationals aren't inclined to go three years with the former Diamondback, pointing toward a resolution that includes a two-year deal with a higher average annual value.
LaRoche hit .261 with 25 homers, 100 RBI and a .788 OPS last year for Arizona. He previously has played for the Braves, Pirates and Red Sox. In Washington, LaRoche would replace departed free agent Adam Dunn, who signed with the White Sox earlier this winter.
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Ron Franklin, ESPN Announcer, Yanked From Broadcast for Sexist Remarks
by Milton Kent
Sports by Brooks reported Sunday that Franklin, who does college football and basketball telecasts, referred to sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards as "sweetcakes" when she attempted to join in a conversation during a production meeting Saturday. When Edwards took umbrage at the remark, he then allegedly used the term "a--hole."
According to Sports by Brooks, Franklin, who was scheduled to do play-by-play on ESPN Radio's coverage of the Fiesta Bowl Sunday, was taken off the radio broadcast and replaced with Dave Lamont.
The blog reported that Franklin, Edwards and analysts Ed Cunningham and Rod Gilmore were all part of a production meeting before Friday's telecast of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. Franklin, Cunningham and Gilmore were reportedly discussing the fact that Gilmore's wife had recently been elected mayor of Alameda, Calif,, when Edwards, who reportedly was not part of the original conversation, attempted to join in.
Filed under: Sports Business and Media
Ron Franklin, one of ESPN's best known college sports announcers, reportedly was taken off the company's radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to a female colleague as "sweetcakes," and then with a vulgarity during a production meeting.Sports by Brooks reported Sunday that Franklin, who does college football and basketball telecasts, referred to sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards as "sweetcakes" when she attempted to join in a conversation during a production meeting Saturday. When Edwards took umbrage at the remark, he then allegedly used the term "a--hole."
According to Sports by Brooks, Franklin, who was scheduled to do play-by-play on ESPN Radio's coverage of the Fiesta Bowl Sunday, was taken off the radio broadcast and replaced with Dave Lamont.
The blog reported that Franklin, Edwards and analysts Ed Cunningham and Rod Gilmore were all part of a production meeting before Friday's telecast of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. Franklin, Cunningham and Gilmore were reportedly discussing the fact that Gilmore's wife had recently been elected mayor of Alameda, Calif,, when Edwards, who reportedly was not part of the original conversation, attempted to join in.
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Nickey Van Exel, Son of Former NBA Star Nick Van Exel, Charged With Murder
Filed under: Hawks, Lakers, Mavericks, Nuggets, Spurs, Warriors, NBA Police Blotter
Nickey Van Exel, the 20-year-old son of former NBA great Nick Van Exel, is being held on $1 million bond after being charged with one count of capital murder in Dallas, according to police.Van Exel is being held on the felony count of murdering Bradley Bassey Eyo, described by police as a close friend.
Paul Johnson, the younger Van Exel's attorney, told The Associated Press that Van Exel and Eyo were allegedly playing with a shotgun at a home in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, when the gun accidentally fired. Johnson further explained that Van Exel "panicked" and moved the body, dumping it less than a mile away in nearby Lake Ray Hubbard.
Nickey Van Exel turned himself into Dallas police on Wednesday and has admitted to the murder, police said, although he insists it was an accident.
"It's a real sad situation," Johnson said. "Emotions are running high, and, obviously, we recognize that some very bad decisions were made on how he responded."
The senior Van Exel played 13 years in the NBA, appearing in 880 games and starting 670. He averaged 14.4 points and 6.6 assists per game in his career and was known as both a clutch shooter and 3-point specialist. He remains ranked No. 6 in NBA history in 3-point field goals made.
Nick Van Exel played for six different teams in the NBA, most notably the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers and retired after a final season in 2005-06 with the San Antonio Spurs.
Nick Van Exel is in his first year as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks, where he specializes in player development instruction.
No information has been released yet about a hearing date for the younger Van Exel.
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Golf Year in Review: Season's Memories
Filed under: British Open, PGA, Ryder Cup, Golf Odds and Ends
(AP) -- Framed photographs large and small hang in every room and adorn the walls of every corridor inside the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, memories of Arnold Palmer and more than a half-century he devoted to golf.He is flinging his visor after winning the Masters. He is posing with one of his best friends, Dow Finsterwald, and his longtime rival, Jack Nicklaus. In one picture, he is wearing a Chinese hat during his first trip to China to design a golf course.
Unmistakable in nearly every photograph is a smile.
In his design company office one day in December, he was asked why he was always seemed happy.
"I loved what I was doing," he said. "I got to play a great game. I have a great life, a great family, all the things you could want. I love the feeling of getting out of bed each morning."
Golf featured its share of unpleasant moments this year -- Tiger Woods, leaning back against his locker at Sawgrass with his eyes closed after pulling out of The Players Championship, perhaps the low point on the golf course in a year filled with them; Dustin Johnson, erasing his scorecard to change a 5 to a 7 after being told he was in a bunker on the last hole of the PGA Championship; Paul Casey, facing reporters who wanted answers he didn't have as to why he was left off the Ryder Cup team.
The photos of Palmer are a reminder that it's a great game, and a great life. As always, there were plenty of poignant moments from a year on the PGA Tour that go beyond birdies and bogeys and bunkers:
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MLB Revenue Sharing Dips Slightly in 2010
by Pat Lackey
$404 million was funneled from the league's big-market teams to those in the smaller markets in 2010, a 6.7 percent decline from the $433 million total in 2009. Brown also reports that total gross revenues for the league increased to $7 billion.
How the $404 million was distributed isn't known, though we do know a bit more about the league's revenue sharing after the massive leak of team's financial documents over the summer. The leak gave some insight into both how much small-market teams like the Pirates, Marlins and Rays take in, as well as how much a larger-market team like the Angels pays out.
Filed under: MLB Biz, Sports Business and Media
The amount of money moved between teams via Major League Baseball's revenue sharing decreased slightly in 2010, Maury Brown at the Biz of Baseball reported Wednesday.$404 million was funneled from the league's big-market teams to those in the smaller markets in 2010, a 6.7 percent decline from the $433 million total in 2009. Brown also reports that total gross revenues for the league increased to $7 billion.
How the $404 million was distributed isn't known, though we do know a bit more about the league's revenue sharing after the massive leak of team's financial documents over the summer. The leak gave some insight into both how much small-market teams like the Pirates, Marlins and Rays take in, as well as how much a larger-market team like the Angels pays out.
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