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Commissioner David Stern believes he is leaving the NBA in great shape and in great hands in looking back on his nearly 30-year tenure as the league's boss.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed.

Software billionaire Vivek Ranadive came to an agreement to purchase 65 percent of the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family for approximately $348 million. The Kings' total valuation in the sale is $535 million, an NBA record.

Ownership representatives met for nearly four hours Wednesday and ultimately voted to reject the Kings' proposed move to Seattle, backing last month's unanimous recommendation from a relocation committee to keep the team in Sacramento.

Ray Allen said he doesn't expect the NBA's locker room environment to change much in light of Jason Collins' becoming the first active player in North America's four major professional sports to announce he is gay.

Jason Collins said he has gotten "incredible" support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues.

The Washington Wizards' Jason Collins has just become the first athlete in a major North American team sport to come out of the closet while still playing in the league (assuming he catches on with a team for next year -- he's a free agent). Read ...

NBA center Jason Collins on Monday announced that he's gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first active player in one of the four major American professional team sports to announce that he is gay.

Best-selling and award-winning author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie is a passionate basketball fan, a Seattle resident and a former Sonics season-ticket holder. He spent many seasons working his way from seats atop the lower bowl in Key Arena down to ...

The NBA committee deciding whether the Sacramento Kings should be sold and relocated to Seattle will hold a meeting via conference call Monday.

It's become an annual question for commissioner David Stern: Can the NBA do something about teams that sit stars? Maybe this debate is about something else.

NBA commissioner David Stern dishes on how television has changed his sport, the one-and-done rule, whether teams should rest healthy players, the Kings' future and more. Stern ESPN NFL analyst Bill Polian shares his thoughts on the Darrelle Revis ...

Colin will be joined by ESPN NFL analyst Bill Polian (10:30 a.m. ET), ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler (11:15), NBA commissioner David Stern (11:30), "Elway to Marino" director Ken Rodgers (12:15 p.m.) and Florida State QB EJ Manuel (12:30) on Tuesday. A...

The news from Friday's Board of Governor's meeting was mostly about the Kings. Whether they'll move to Seattle or not, David Stern said, should be known within the next few weeks. But Stern also addressed a range of other topics with big implications...

The battle for the future of the Kings has evolved into a struggle between the team's current ownership and David Stern. The Maloof family is attempting to force a deal that would move the Kings to Seattle.

NBA Commissioner David Stern said Wednesday that a decision on the future home of the Kings franchise is still at least two weeks away.