Man sues Yao Ming, pharmacy chain for 'misleading' fish oil pill
Former NBA star Yao Ming is being sued by Beijing resident Feng Changshun for endorsing a health food product that Feng said misleads consumers.
NBA panel moving on bid to jettison Clippers owner
2014-05-03 07:08The National Basketball Association on Thursday launched its bid to oust Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers for racist comments as a panel of 10 fellow team owners or their proxies unanimously agreed to proceed "as expeditiously as possible," the NBA said.
NBA sets wheels turning for Clippers sale; Oprah in wings
2014-05-02 07:11Several luminaries from sports and show business, Oprah Winfrey among them, signaled interest on Wednesday in buying the Los Angeles Clippers as the NBA set a first meeting to weigh removing Donald Sterling as owner over racist remarks attributed to him.
Sterling's lifetime ban leads to uncertain future
2014-05-01 07:31While Donald Sterling's lifetime ban from the Los Angeles Clippers was greeted with widespread acclaim on Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver's decision raised a host of new questions for the owner's long-troubled franchise.
Monkeys and bananas campaign fruit of PR firm
2014-05-01 07:31Dani Alves' inspired moment of improvisation in defusing a racist gesture by picking up a banana and calmly eating it is becoming a social media phenomenon.
NBA bans Clippers owner from game for life over racist comment
2014-04-30 02:54Los Angeles Clippers owner Sterling, the longest-tenured owner of any of the 30 NBA teams, will not be allowed any role in the operations of his team or be able to serve as one of the league's governors.
NBA announcement coming on Sterling amid fallout
2014-04-29 10:22Outrage over racist comments purportedly made by embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling hit a crescendo Monday, with corporations pulling their sponsorship deals with the team and coach Doc Rivers saying he believes "a very strong message" is coming from the NBA in response to the scandal.
MJ 'disgusted' by recording
2014-04-29 09:02Michael Jordan says he's both disgusted and outraged by the racist comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
NBA probing alleged recording of Clippers owner
2014-04-27 10:26Anger and calls for action echo around the NBA after an audio recording surfaced of a man telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to games.
Powell blasts 'unfair' and 'unjust' ban
2014-04-12 07:21
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, the former 100m world record holder, slammed the 18-month doping ban meted out to him on Thursday calling it "unfair" and "unjust".
Former world record holder Powell gets doping ban
2014-04-11 11:11Former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell received an 18-month doping ban on Thursday, two days after his fellow Jamaican sprinter Sherone Simpson got the same punishment.
CCTV dress code dilemma
2014-04-11 07:46CCTV receives complaints and criticisms every time it musters the courage to do something different, be with its programs or the dresses of its anchors and presenters.
Jamaican sprinter gets 18-month doping ban
2014-04-10 07:14Athens Olympics relay champion Sherone Simpson has been suspended for 18 months after testing positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine during last June's Jamaican trials.
