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The owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings, Mike Ilitch, wants to buy the Detroit Pistons, which will make it a trifecta. Mr. Ilitch told the Associated Press that the reason that he wants to buy the Detroit Pistons is because he is concerned that if another buyer buys them, that they may end up taking the Detroit Pistons out of town. Karen Davidson is the current owner of the...

The basketball the Golden State Warriors has been sold for a record $450 million. Chris Cohan, the owner of the Warriors reached an agreement today to sell the franchise. The buyers are the Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacob, and the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, Peter Guber. In order for the deal to be finalized, Joe Lacob needs to sell his minority partnership in the Celtics. It must...

After an exciting game, and a victory that was earned after a hard fight, the Los Angeles Lakes have beaten the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals, which took place at Stapes Center. The score in game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals was 83 - 79. This was the 16th NBA Finals win for the Los Angeles Lakers, who have played against the Boston Celtics in NBA final...

In 2008, the LA Lakers lost the championship to the Boston Celtics. For two years, the Los Angeles Lakers have been waiting for the opportunity to get revenge, after the way they were treated by the Boston fans after the series. On Thursday, the Lakers and Celtics will be meeting each other in the NBA playoffs. Many believe that the Lakers will win Game 1, simply because of the...

As the countdown begins to tip-off of the first post-season game, basketball fans from around the world brace themselves for the 9 weeks of the NBA Playoffs. Bodog Sportsbook offers straight up, against the spread, and over/under odds on each NBA Playoff game and Playoff series, as well as an in-depth selection of individual player and game propositions. "This year's NBA season has a sense of parity, with twelve teams having...

It's finally here! The month of madness is taking over North America as the top 65 teams in NCAA Men's Basketball fight for college basketball’s ultimate prize. Bodog Sportsbook will have lines on all the games right from the first weekend down to the Final Four and championship game. All players are welcome to the Bodog Sportsbook to wager and compete in the Free Bracket Buster contest. The winner of the bracket buster will be awarded a grand prize of $5,000 and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 250 finishers....

The 2010 NBA All Star game is coming up this weekend from Dallas, Texas. The two favorite parts of NBA All Star weekend is the Slam Dunk contest and who will put on the biggest show during the actual Game. Last year kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'neal shared the MVP honors as their West squad blasted the East, 146-119. This year the game tips off at 8pm on Sunday, Feb 14...

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NY Knicks guard Nate Robinson was fined $25,000 for comments his agent made during a trade request which were deemed detrimental to the NBA. The NBA league levied the fine against Robinson in the wake of statements made by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, on December 19. Nate Robinson, who has been benched by New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni for the last 12 games, is the second such player to be...

NBA Commissioner David Stern had a revealing interview with CNNSI last week where he opened up on a variety of topics, including zone defense, global expansion and gambling. Of course, the last topic is the one that most piqued our interests. Stern said that legalized gambling on the NBA could be a "possibility" that "may be a huge opportunity." "We used [the Donaghy revelations] as an opportunity to get better, to coordinate...