UPDATE 1-NBA-Microsoft's Ballmer and Seattle group set to buy Kings-report

* Deal worth $500 million* Report says team will move to old Supersonics home* Sacramento mayor desperate to keep teamSEATTLE/SACRAMENTO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A group of investors led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer is close to a deal to buy the Sacramento Kings basketball team for $500 million and move the franchise to Seattle, Yahoo Sports reported on Wednesday.The...

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Microsoft's Ballmer and Seattle group set to buy Kings - report

October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithSEATTLE/SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A group of investors led by hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer is close to a deal to buy the Sacramento Kings basketball team for $500 million and move the franchise to Seattle, Yahoo Sports reported on Wednesday.The Maloof family, which has wrangled with the city of Sacramento for years over...

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UPDATE 8-NBA results

Jan 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS)TORONTO 90 Philadelphia 72Utah 112 CHARLOTTE 102CLEVELAND 99 Atlanta 83BOSTON 87 Phoenix 79Milwaukee 104 CHICAGO 96NEW ORLEANS 88 Houston 79SAN ANTONIO 108 LA Lakers 105OKLAHOMA CITY 106 Minnesota 84DENVER 108 Orlando 105LA CLIPPERS 99 Dallas 93Memphis 94 GOLDEN STATE ...

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Pa. governor sues NCAA for Penn State sanctions

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA imposed landmark sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal in a cynical ploy to weaken the university and enhance its own dismal reputation, Pennsylvania's governor claims in an unprecedented federal antitrust lawsuit against college sports' governing body.Gov. Tom Corbett said the NCAA veered dramatically from its own disciplinary rules...

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Jones, Te'o, 2 of college football's good guys

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alabama center Barrett Jones was hobbling toward the plane, awkwardly clutching crutches and a bag when a helping hand reached out."Here, let me get this for you," said Manti Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker.Just a show of good manners from one of college football's best to another as they started an awards circuit that took them from New York to Houston to Orlando....

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AP: Criminal cases made Pa. AG hand over NCAA suit

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's attorney general said she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA because the litigation could present a conflict of interest as her office prosecutes three Penn State administrators.Attorney General Linda Kelly told The Associated Press on Thursday that "an actual conflict of interest could, and likely would,...

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Tennis-More woe for Sydney organisers after Tsonga withdrawal

SYDNEY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Fresh off losing their top two men's seeds, Sydney International organisers were left with a nightmare scenario on Saturday when their top two local hopes were drawn against each other in the first round.Just hours after top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his French compatriot Richard Gasquet withdrew from the Australian Open warmup tournament, Australian number one Marinko...

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Tennis-Li gets Melbourne boost with Shenzhen title

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Top seed Li Na survived a mid-match meltdown to overcome Czech Klara Zakopalova 6-3 1-6 7-5 in the final of the inaugural Shenzhen Open on Saturday, earning the Chinese a seventh career title.World number seven Li, who won the 2011 French Open, looked in danger of disappointing the home fans after surrendering her serve in the first game of the deciding set.Li, who beat fellow Chinese...

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Li gets Melbourne boost with Shenzhen title

Top seed Li Na survived a mid-match meltdown to overcome Czech Klara Zakopalova 6-3 1-6 7-5 in the final of the inaugural Shenzhen Open on Saturday, earning the Chinese a seventh career title. World number seven Li, who won the 2011 French Open, looked in danger of disappointing the home fans after surrendering her serve in the first game of the deciding set. Li, who beat fellow Chinese Peng Shuai...

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