David Stern defended his current referees, blasted a pair of former ones, and vowed to wait until a review of the NBA's officiating program is finished before he decides on any punishments stemming from gambling activities.
Former referee Tim Donaghy has pleaded guilty to betting on games, including some he worked, and providing inside information to others to help them win bets. An ESPN Radio report said the former official was set to name as many as 20 other referees who took part in gambling activity, though not necessarily criminal.
"There has been no release of any information, there have been leaked news reports about what Mr. Donaghy might have said," Stern said. "We think the fairest way to deal with this is to allow the referees to tell us what the facts are, and our referees are very anxious to tell us what the facts are and then we'll know. And the speculation is hard for them, but we're very much on the same page as we seek to move forward.
"Many people have been happy to condemn them on the basis of either disgruntled former officials or press reports about what Mr. Donaghy is alleged to have said, and that's not fair."
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A new and improved USA team was too good for Argentina's B team.
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points -- 15 in the first quarter -- and the United States cruised into the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament as the No. 1 seed by beating Argentina 91-76 Thursday night.
The Americans took control early and were never threatened in the matchup with the defending Olympic gold medalists, who also came in undefeated despite playing this qualifying tournament without the core of their team.
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Puerto Rico took advantage of its second chance.
On the verge of being eliminated from the FIBA Americas tournament four days ago, Puerto Rico made its way to the semifinals with a 72-66 victory over Canada on Thursday night.
Puerto Rico will face the winner of the Thursday night's United States-Argentina game in Saturday's semifinals with the winner of that game earning a berth in the Beijing Olympics.
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Aug 2007 Archive
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AP | Aug 31, 2007
Leandro Barbosa scored 32 points to lead Brazil to a 96-62 victory over Uruguay on Thursday and a berth in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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SI.com | Aug 30, 2007
A former federal prosecutor tapped to represent NBA referees in the league's review of its officiating counseled five referees interviewed by the FBI during the Tim Donaghy probe.
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Chicago Tribune | Aug 30, 2007
LeBron James was 11-for-11 from the field, making all four of his 3-point attempts, and scored 26 points in the first half Wednesday night to lead the United States to a 118-79 victory over Uruguay in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Carmelo Anthony missed the USA' game against Uruguay on Wednesday night because of a bruised right heel, leaving the Americans without their top scorer.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Argentina scored the last six points of regulation and beat Brazil 86-79 in overtime to remain unbeaten in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Canada needs one more win to reach the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Larry Ayuso hit half of Puerto Rico's 12 3-pointers and scored 25 points in a 92-63 victory over Venezuela on Wednesday in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Globe And Mail | Aug 29, 2007
In the marathon FIBA Americas early round format of eight games in nine days, the advantage clearly goes to the deepest teams.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Leandro Barbosa, the FIBA America tournament's leading scorer, had 21 points to lead Brazil to a 104-90 victory over Mexico in the second round Tuesday night.
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AP | Aug 29, 2007
Argentina doesn't mind being the other unbeaten team in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 29, 2007
Three years after its stunning loss in the Olympics, the United States smothered Puerto Rico in a 117-78 victory Tuesday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Aug 28, 2007
NBA comissioner David Stern is urging the league's referees not to worry about potential repercussions from gambling allegations made by disgraced referee Tim Donaghy.
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Houston Chronicle | Aug 28, 2007
Mexico team kept the game respectable into the second half before the Americans pulled away for a 127-100 victory Monday night.
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AP | Aug 27, 2007
Canada got physical with Uruguay and used its size advantage in a 95-88 victory Monday in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 27, 2007
Carlos Delfino had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Argentina hit 14 3-pointers in an 86-63 victory over Venezuela on Monday in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 27, 2007
Puerto Rico, which less than 24 hours earlier looked like a team headed home, came up with an impressive 97-75 victory over Brazil on Monday night in the second round of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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EuroLeague.Net | Aug 27, 2007
Perennial Serbian League champion Partizan has improved its roster from the 2007-08 season by inking playmaker Milt Palacio, who arrived in Belgrade and inked a one-year deal with his new club.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 27, 2007
Nicolas Mazzarino scored 36 points, including a tournament-best eight 3-pointers, and Uruguay beat Mexico 91-82 on Sunday in the opening round of the FIBA Americas championship.
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AP | Aug 27, 2007
Argentina erased a nine-point deficit over the last four minutes of regulation then dominated overtime for a 109-92 victory over Panama on Sunday night that eliminated the loser from the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Sports Illustrated | Aug 27, 2007
After containing Leandro Barbosa, Kobe Bryant still had time to keep up with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
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USA Today | Aug 27, 2007
NBA officials say casual gambling exists among their ranks, but at the National Basketball Referees Foundation Conference this weekend, their main concern was that Tim Donaghy would exaggerate the extent of the gambling.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 26, 2007
Carlos Delfino had 20 points and 11 rebounds and was one of four Argentina players with at least three 3-pointers in a 104-83 victory over Mexico on Saturday night that clinched the top spot for the South Americans in the first-round pool of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 26, 2007
Esteban Batista had 34 points and 15 rebounds for Uruguay, which survived a wild final few seconds for an 82-79 victory over Puerto Rico on Saturday night in the FIBA tournament.
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Houston Chronicle | Aug 25, 2007
The United States couldn't shake Canada with offense alone.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 25, 2007
Sam Dalembert had 15 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Canada to a 93-83 victory over the U.
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AP | Aug 25, 2007
Luis Scola had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Argentina, which trailed by 14 points in the first half, to an 87-75 victory over Puerto Rico on Friday night in the opening round of the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Oakland Tribune | Aug 24, 2007
Agent Aaron Goodwin wrote a commentary in Friday's Oakland Tribune about the differences between how the NBA and NFL deal with rookie contracts.
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Yahoo.com | Aug 24, 2007
Michael Redd came off the bench with a flurry of 3-pointers to turn the game into an early rout, and the United States beat the U.
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AP | Aug 24, 2007
Samuel Dalembert scored 18 points, six in the final 2:05, and Canada beat Venezuela 80-73 on Thursday in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 23, 2007
Luis Scola, one of the few Argentina stars playing in the FIBA Americas tournament, scored 16 points to help the defending Olympic gold medalists beat Uruguay 90-69 Thursday.
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AP | Aug 23, 2007
Carlos Arroyo rebounded from a dismal opening game with 16 points and eight assists, leading Puerto Rico to a 108-67 victory over Panama on Thursday in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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Sports Illustrated | Aug 23, 2007
Former NBA player and University of Florida standout Vernon Maxwell was jailed without bond in Alachua County for a probation violation, according to jail records.
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AP | Aug 23, 2007
Once Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant warmed up, there was no way Venezuela could keep up.
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AP | Aug 22, 2007
Victor Mariscal scored 30 points, 22 in the first half, leading coach Nolan Richardson and Mexico to a 100-89 victory over Puerto Rico on Wednesday in the FIBA Americas tournament.
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AP | Aug 22, 2007
Suns guard Leandro Barbosa scored 30 points, and Brazil held off Canada 75-67 Wednesday night in the FIBA Americas tournament opener for both teams.
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Los Angeles Times | Aug 22, 2007
Prospects for an NHL or NBA franchise here increased Wednesday with the announcement of an arena partnership deal between AEG and Harrah's Entertainment.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Aug 22, 2007
NBA referee Tim Donaghy is expected to turn over the names of former colleagues who bet at golf courses, racetracks and casinos during the season, and are involved in football pools, sources told the Daily News.
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 21, 2007
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that the NBA has named Lawrence B.
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New York Post | Aug 21, 2007
The Tim Donaghy crisis is so deep that David Stern has placed a gag order on NBA coaches and GMs.
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Syracuse.com | Aug 21, 2007
After an abbreviated first excursion into European basketball, Gerry McNamara is heading back to Greece.
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N.Y. Post | Aug 21, 2007
The NBA released a statement on Monday that did not deny last weekend's allegations that up to 20 referees gambled in casinos in violation of their contracts.
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L.A. Times | Aug 20, 2007
No one can blame the Lakers' Kobe Bryant if he's having a serious case of "what could have been" playing for Team USA this summer.
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N.Y. Post | Aug 19, 2007
David Stern had the audacity to hold his All-Star Game - the NBA's premier showcase event outside of the Finals - in Las Vegas last February for the first time.
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AP | Aug 18, 2007
It's a good thing Team USA wasn't playing Brazil or Argentina on Saturday.
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Los Angeles Times | Aug 18, 2007
Based on the first three days of workouts, the two most likely candidates to be cut are Seattle SuperSonics forwards Nick Collison and Kevin Durant.
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ESPN | Aug 18, 2007
The U.
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N.Y. Post | Aug 18, 2007
The referees union maintained on Friday that Tim Donaghy is the only ref involved in gambling activities, despite a report that he was about to rat out as many as 20 colleagues.
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RealGM Radio | Aug 17, 2007
Hosts Patrick J.
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ESPN.com | Aug 17, 2007
Former NBA official Tim Donaghy will reportedly give federal prosecutors information that will implicate other referees in some forms of gambling activity as part of his cooperation with government officials.
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New York Daily News | Aug 17, 2007
A day after coming clean about his role in an NBA gambling ring, Tim Donaghy was back home in Florida and - in his first public comments - apologizing for his actions.
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N.Y. Times | Aug 17, 2007
The former head of the NBA referees union and a league official for 26 years yesterday said rogue referee Tim Donaghy was able to slip through the cracks because refereeing has gotten worse and cited the final shot of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls career as an example where a player's reputation prevented a proper call.
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N.Y. Post | Aug 16, 2007
In pleading guilty to two felony counts related to gambling yesterday, Tim Donaghy cast a cloud over all referees when he said in federal court that one of his betting tips to gamblers centered on referees' relationships with certain NBA players.
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 15, 2007
NBA Commissioner David Stern has issued the following statement following the plea agreement reached by Tim Donaghy on Wednesday.
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AP | Aug 15, 2007
Tim Donaghy faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting wagering information through interstate commerce.
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AP | Aug 14, 2007
According to a person familiar with the betting scandal probe, former NBA ref Tim Donaghy plans to plead guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges alleging he bet on games he officiated.
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Sports Business Journal | Aug 14, 2007
The NBA is putting together the finishing touches on a new advertising campaign for the 2007-2008 season.
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 13, 2007
USA Basketball Senior National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo announced that USA Basketball veteran and Seattle SuperSonics four-year 6-10 forward Nick Collison had been added to the USA Senior National Team program.
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ESPN | Aug 11, 2007
Fed up with the media camped on her doorstep, Kimberly Donaghy, the wife of embattled ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy, let them know in no uncertain terms they were wasting their time, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Aug 10, 2007
A fingerprint lifted from Antoine Walker's stolen Mercedes CL550 belongs to one of four men being questioned in last month's robbery of the NBA star at his $4 million River North home, sources said Thursday.
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N.Y. Daily News | Aug 9, 2007
NBA referee Tim Donaghy met at home with his lawyer Tuesday night for the first time in two weeks, fueling speculation the betting-scandal suspect may soon surrender.
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 6, 2007
Ten top young NBA players were named Monday by USA Basketball to a USA Basketball Men's Select Team that has been chosen to help prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team for the Aug.
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N.Y. Daily News | Aug 5, 2007
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy's pal says his buddy really wants to come clean.
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RealGM | Aug 3, 2007
Check out the second coming of RealGM Radio, with hosts Patrick J.
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Press Release | Aug 2, 2007
The 2007-08 season tips off on TNT, which will begin its 24th season of NBA game action, with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Aug 1, 2007
Joe Crawford has officiated more than 2,000 NBA regular-season games.
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