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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Sacramento's Jason Thompson, left, and New York's Wilson Chandler battle for a rebound in the first half. Paul Westphal could do without the sweeping pendulum swings, but he would be just fine if the momentum continued in this direction for his Kings team. The coach called for caution when his team's four-game winning streak brought some buzz back to Arco Arena...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Jack Mai, the former assistant director of scouting for the Kings, was banned by the league for "betting small amounts of money" on Kings and NBA games, the Kings announced today. Mai was fired by the Kings in early 2009 for reasons that remain unclear, although it had long been speculated that his close ties with Chinese basketball officials were becoming an increasing concern to the league...
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
From the Sacramento Bee's Ailene Voisin: Monarchs' demise leaves bitterness, memories While awaiting word about a possible Monarchs relocation to the Bay Area, the hangover lingers. No more WNBA in Sacramento. I hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it. I even grudgingly grasp the rationale – the slumping economy and the Kings having sucked the life out of the local franchise – and I still hate...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Before the franchise ceased operations Friday, the Sacramento Monarchs were one of 13 teams in the Women's National Basketball Association, and the payroll for the entire roster – 11 players – was just under $800,000 last year. By contrast, a third-year NBA player earns $825,497 minimum – more than the Monarchs roster combined. That sums up in stark terms how women and men are valued...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Bee Sports Editor/Opinion Russell is a washout, but the biggest ever? It's time to admit what we've all been saying under our breath for months. JaMarcus Russell is officially an NFL draft bust. The success of the quarterback Bruce Gradkowski in the Raiders' 20-17 victory over the Bengals solidified the fact that Russell should not return to the field in an Oakland uniform. The bigger question is...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Nothing like it. Nothing. I mean, I say [Arco Arena in] Sacramento is pretty close, especially back in the day when [Mike] Bibby and they were rolling, but Sacramento is pretty close but there's nothing like playing in Cameron. It's 9,000 people and they're right on your back. I mean, you could go when they're playing anybody else and it's loud, but when the Duke/Carolina game, let us be top five,...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Both of these guys have played at ARCO Arena this year, but not for us. This is a good thing. 12 games represents 15% of the NBA season. In baseball terms, it would be about the equivalent of the month of April. And while there is a long way to go in the season, you can begin to draw some basic conclusions and comparisons as it pertains to the Sacramento Kings and the players that make up the current...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Some of the most important news in our community isn't what happened yesterday, it's what's happening today and what might happen tomorrow. The Bee's coverage of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's push to give his office major new authority, including the opinion pieces in this section today, aims to arm city residents with information to judge these ideas. But the ongoing coverage does more –...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Yolanda Griffith, right, hugs Kara Lawson after the Monarchs won the 2005 WNBA title at Arco. The franchise that turned Arco Arena into a purple haze of confetti in September 2005, that captured a basketball championship and paraded down J Street, is uprooting and possibly dissolving. The Monarchs on Friday ceased operations in Sacramento, though WNBA President Donna Orender is pressing to keep the...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Building momentum for his vision for a sports and entertainment complex in Sacramento, Mayor Kevin Johnson on Thursday introduced a 12-person volunteer task force that will conduct a public review of proposals in coming months for a project with a basketball arena as centerpiece. Co-chairing the group are local businesswoman and arts advocate Lina Fat, of the Fat restaurant family, and Christoper...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ex-Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber, right, helps Jason Shinstock mix drinks at the 2006 opening of the Center Court restaurant. The game is apparently over – at least for now – for Center Court With C-Webb, the sports-themed restaurant opened three years ago by former Sacramento Kings basketball star Chris Webber. On Tuesday, a recording on the restaurant's answering machine said Webber...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. The surprising Sacramento Kings hope to put the finishing touches on a perfect four-game homestand tonight when they play host to a few familiar faces as the Chicago Bulls invade ARCO Arena.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The game is apparently over -- at least for now -- for Center Court With C-Webb, the sports restaurant opened by the former Sacramento Kings basketball star three years ago. A recording on the restaurant answering machine said that Chris Webber is calling a time out for his sports bar and restaurant at 3600 N. Freeway Blvd. "We regret to inform you that we have decided to close our Natomas location...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Kings coach Paul Westphal and his sideline manner – with fist pumps, pirouettes, the barking of directions and the heaping of praise – has injected life back into the team. Paul Westphal has gone and done it. In a matter of weeks, he has put some kick back in the Kings. Or as someone said to me after Friday's victory over the Houston Rockets, "All that diving on the floor. What's that...
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