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Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter Files Suit Against Union, President Derek Fisher05 / 17 / 13Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter sued the union and President Derek Fisher on Thursday “for defamation and breach of contract stemming from his dismissal,” according to Ken Berger of CBSSPORTS.com. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in Oakland, alleges that Fisher and his p... Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, NBA |
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THE HOCKEY MINOR LEAGUES AT THEIR ALL-STAR BREAKS
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 159: THE REPLACEMENT PLAN
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FIRST WORLD GOLF TOUR EVENT TO BE HELD IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER?
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HOCKEY RELEASED! DESPITE GRUMBLINGS, RATIFICATION EXPECTED
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