Refine Search

  •  
  •  
Mark Martin claims pole at Michigan

...Sports leagues such as NASCAR, IndyCar, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Basketball Association sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders urging them to oppose the amendment.Earnhardt didn't...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-08-17/mark-martin-claims-pole-mi
Principal's world travels shaped views on education

...like to play ball?' " she said. "I was like, 'Sure, why not?'"It was the 1980s. The Women's National Basketball Association wouldn't form until 1996. Female players who continued with the sport after college played at the international...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/richmond-neighbors/2012-09-11/principals-world
Leagues fight New Jersey sports betting law

...on all other college and pro contests.The NCAA, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, National Basketball Association and National Hockey League are collectively suing to block New Jersey's sports betting law from taking...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-10-02/leagues-fight-new-je
No armor to nick

...but at the absolutely wrong time. Lin is the first American-born man of Chinese ancestry to play in the National Basketball Association. And, of course, the term in question has been a racial epithet.Again, a careful journalist with...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2012-02-21/no-armor-nick
Your luggage doesn 't have to just be a big black box

...CEO of Nokona Brands, thinks he found his niche with luggage subtly branded with Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association teams. Some pieces are made of baseball-glove leather. (Nokona also makes baseball gloves.) "Even...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/19/liv_541240.shtml
Life & style
Other organizations step in to help in Vikings' case

...Vikings linemen who face four-game suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. MLB, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League asked Monday for permission to file paperwork in federal court in support...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/15/pro_540968.shtml
NFL
Lakers have heavenly chemistry

...present letter for the 21st century is being written with a twist and flavor to affirm my belief that the 2009 National Basketball Association Champion Los Angeles Lakers are synonymous to everyday life. In essence, many of us endure trials and tribulations...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/06/17/let_527873.shtml
Letters
The Smear that Was

...learn from 2007 -- the most scandalized, say-it-ain't-so year in sporting history. There was National Basketball Association referee Tim Donaghy, who made at least $30,000 by illegally passing on inside information to bookies...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/01/02/edi_178795.shtml
Editorials
Blowing the whistle

...got a dirty referee who's funneling inside tips to gamblers and who is, himself, gambling on games - as National Basketball Association referee Tim Donaghy did - that's a big-time scandal that chips away at the integrity of the sport. Referees...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/08/17/edi_139945.shtml
Editorials
Self-destruct sequence

...the vicinity when a brawl erupted and a man was shot and paralyzed in Las Vegas last February during the National Basketball Association All-Star game. Now it turns out he faces felony charges in that incident, stemming from accusations that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/06/22/edi_133162.shtml
Editorials