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Supporters rally for Paul Revere teacher accused of racist comments

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Supporters of a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher who is accused in a lawsuit of making racially charged remarks in class rallied outside his Brentwood school today, saying his comments were taken out of context and demanding that he be returned to the classroom. Dozens of people gathered outside Paul […]

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Donald Sterling still plans to sue NBA

  LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Donald Sterling plans to still sue the NBA, according to a statement released by an attorney today.   “The action taken by (NBA Commissioner) Adam Silver and the NBAconstitutes a violation of my rights and fly in the face of the freedoms thatare afforded to all Americans,” Sterling said through attorney […]

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NBA Group to Push Sterling to Sell Clippers

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 10-member advisory/finance committee of NBA owners will meet tomorrow to begin discussing the steps required to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday that Sterling was banned for life from the league for making racist remarks that were recorded and made public […]

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Sterling gets lifetime ban from NBA, Clippers

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned for life today by the NBA and barred from having any association with the team over racist remarks he made in a recorded telephone conversation. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver also said he will urge the league’s Board of Governors to “exercise its authority to force […]

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Clippers seek to ban Sterling from games

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The “despicable” racist remarks attributed to Clippers owner Donald Sterling drew bitter condemnation from his estranged wife today and appeared to have created an unbridgeable divide between him and his players. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, working on behalf of the National Basketball Players Association, said the players want the NBA to […]

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