http://www.mail.com/people/46506-ron-burkle.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/46506-ron-burkle.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2032356-stern-recommendation-kings-expected-week.html NEW YORK (AP) — A recommendation on the Kings' sale and possible move to Seattle could be issued as soon as next week and a final decision made early next month, ending a process NBA Commissioner David Stern called the most "wrenching" of his career. The committee reviewing the bids by a Seattle group that has an agreement to buy the franchise and a Sacra... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:31:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2032356-stern-recommendation-kings-expected-week.html 2013-04-19T21:31:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2031956-letter-maloofs-favor-seattles-deal-kings.html The Maloof family is asking NBA owners to approve the sale of the Kings to a Seattle group, saying there is "significant distance between us and the Sacramento group." In a letter sent to the NBA's relocation and finance committee, and obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, the Maloof family said the Sacramento group originally matched the $525 milli... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:22:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2031956-letter-maloofs-favor-seattles-deal-kings.html 2013-04-19T18:22:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995780-sacramento-seattle-groups-to-nba-owners.html NEW YORK (AP) — The future home of the Kings may not be settled this month after all. With owners facing a difficult choice between a move to Seattle or the team staying put in Sacramento, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday the expected vote in two weeks may be delayed. "We've never had a situation like this," Stern said. ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1995780-sacramento-seattle-groups-to-nba-owners.html 2013-04-04T00:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981672-sacramento-calif-oks-nba-kings-arena-deal.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the clock clicking down, Sacramento city officials took their last shot at keeping the NBA Kings in California's capital by approving a public-private deal to build a new 18,500-seat arena and retail center downtown. The city council's approval of the arena Tuesday was the last step in what has been a full court press by May... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:33:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981672-sacramento-calif-oks-nba-kings-arena-deal.html 2013-03-27T16:33:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1937204-gore-sued-current-tv-sale-to-al-jazeera.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A television consultant claims that former Vice President Al Gore and others at Current TV stole his idea to sell the struggling network to Al-Jazeera. Los Angeles resident John Terenzio is demanding more than $5 million in a lawsuit quietly filed in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday. Al-Jazerra announced Jan. 3 that it would pay $... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:39:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1937204-gore-sued-current-tv-sale-to-al-jazeera.html 2013-03-07T10:39:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1925566-nba-receives-bid-kings-sacramento-group.html The Seattle vs. Sacramento showdown is set. The NBA received an official offer Friday from 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire Ron Burkle to buy the Sacramento Kings and keep the team from moving to Seattle, league spokesman Tim Frank said. No financial details of the proposal have been released. Sacramento Mayor Kevin... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:43:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1925566-nba-receives-bid-kings-sacramento-group.html 2013-03-01T20:43:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923774-mayor-reveals-plan-to-kings-sacramento.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The wealthy investors that are partnering on a plan to keep the Sacramento Kings from moving to Seattle have finally been revealed, and they're the two almost everybody expected — with a twist. Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness, will submit a bid to buy the team to the NBA on Friday, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said in ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:57:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1923774-mayor-reveals-plan-to-kings-sacramento.html 2013-03-01T05:57:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1887084-pressure-sacramento-to-speed-up-offer-kings.html The clock is ticking for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's efforts to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Speaking at his weekly City Hall news conference, Johnson said Tuesday that the joint committee that will decide whether the Kings leave might want to discuss his city's proposal before the NBA Board of Governors meetings April 18-19. ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1887084-pressure-sacramento-to-speed-up-offer-kings.html 2013-02-13T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1839274-mayor-kj-tells-seattle-dont-celebrate-too-early.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson had a stern warning for Seattle SuperSonics fans who are excited about the prospect of the NBA returning to the Puget Sound next season. "Don't celebrate too early," he said. In front of a cheering City Hall crowd filled with fans and public officials Tuesday, Johnson introduced the first part of hi... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1839274-mayor-kj-tells-seattle-dont-celebrate-too-early.html 2013-01-23T03:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1797088-al-jazeera-pays-500m-current-tv.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al-Jazeera has a growing reputation for serious news gathering and its reporters have won some of the biggest awards in journalism. What the Pan-Arab news network doesn't have is a significant presence in the U.S. That's about to change now that Al-Jazeera is spending $500 million to acquire Current TV, the left-leaning cable news netwo... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1797088-al-jazeera-pays-500m-current-tv.html 2013-01-03T22:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1741506-nhl-talks-resume-with-owners-players-meeting.html NEW YORK (AP) — The best news on the 80th day of the NHL lockout was that hockey owners and players did most of their talking in front of each other instead of making public statements. The dueling sides in hockey's labor fight met for nearly eight hours — over two long sessions — on Tuesday, and those conversations lasted until midnight. NHL deputy commi... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1741506-nhl-talks-resume-with-owners-players-meeting.html 2012-12-05T04:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1739094-hockey-talks-resume-tuesday-with-owners-players.html NEW YORK (AP) — The cast of characters in the ongoing NHL labor saga is about to get a bit of a makeover, at least for one day. So far, Commissioner Gary Bettman and the league's negotiating committee have failed to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' association — led by executive director Donald Fehr — that would end the l... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1739094-hockey-talks-resume-tuesday-with-owners-players.html 2012-12-03T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1738684-nhl-owners-players-set-to-meet-without-leaders.html NEW YORK (AP) — Traditional labor talks have made little progress in the ongoing NHL lockout, so the league and the players' association are going to try something different in an attempt to save the season that is slipping away. A crew of six owners will meet with a handful of players on Tuesday in New York — one day before the league's board of governor... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1738684-nhl-owners-players-set-to-meet-without-leaders.html 2012-12-02T23:32:00Z