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Heat-Celtics Game 7 draws big TV rating

The Miami Heat's win over the Boston Celtics to reach the NBA finals has drawn the highest preliminary television rating for an NBA playoff game on cable since records started being kept in 2003.

Senh: Everyone wanted to see the Heat fall. It's bad they didn't.

 

ESPN fires employee for Lin headline seen online

ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.

 

ESPN apologizes for offensive Lin headline

Jeremy Lin

ESPN has apologized for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN ran the headline "Chink in the Armor" after Lin had nine turnovers in New York's loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night on its mobile website that could be seen on phones and tablet computers.

 

Jalen Rose gets 20 days in jail for drunk driving

ESPN analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose was sentenced to 20 days in jail Wednesday for a drunken-driving crash along a snowy suburban Detroit road....

 

LeBron Live: Blogging the Decision

LeBron Live: Blogging the Decision

Wow. That felt a bit like American Idol. And in the end it's Miami, which everyone had predicted. How does LeBron explain his decision to leave his hometown team? "It's heartfelt for me," James said. "It's hard to explain. But at the same time my heart and the seven years I gave to that franchise and that city was everything."

Senh: Now the NBA just got a lot more interesting. Sometime in the middle of the season, I bet Erik Spoelstra will resign because he wants to "spend more time with the family," and Pat Riley will return to coach the team. Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. That's gonna be a really exciting team to watch. This is the new Big Three - younger, stronger, and more athletic than the one in the Boston.

 

Report: ESPN to air LeBron's decision Thursday

Report: ESPN to air LeBron's decision Thursday

LeBron James' dramatic and historic free agency will have a fitting conclusion - on TV. ESPN reported Tuesday night that James will announce his future NBA plans during a one-hour special on its network at 9 p.m. Thursday. ESPN's Chris Broussard said James' "representatives" contacted the network and asked for the unusual arrangement.

Senh: Yes, very "unusual." Lebron James hasn't even won a championship yet. I'm getting pretty tired of this nonsense. It was distracting during the NBA Finals. And now, there's gonna be an hour special on ESPN? I'm still watching it, but ...

 

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