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Spanish Basketball League's Conflict Will Go Before Superior Sports Council05 / 24 / 13The Spanish Basketball League (ACB) and Spain's Association of Professional Basketball Players (ABP) will meet Friday at 1pm local time at Spain's Super Sports Council (CSD) to "try to reach an agreement and avoid an indefinite strike ," according to Díaz-Guerra & Llorens of AS. CSD Pres... |
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AFL Scraps Idea Of Extending '14 Season
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FA Sets Minimum Punishment For Racism
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Racing Victoria Calls For Help On Cheats
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The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) "wants to increase its cooperation with professional football clubs based on the example of FC Bayern Munich Basketball." BBL CEO Jan Pommer said, "Football is the market leader. The ones that cooperate with football can only profit from it. There is no alternative fo ...
ASADA Waits For Bill To Pass Senate
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AS Roma Fined For Fans' Racist Behavior
Serie A side AS Roma has been fined €50,000 ($65,000) by the Lega Calcio "after a section of supporters racially abused three Milan players during Sunday night's Serie A game at San Siro," according to the PA. The match, which finished goalless, "was suspended for two minutes shortly after half ...
