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Is $2 billion the new rate for an NBA franchise? Don't count on it

Terms were not announced, but a source told ... of sports teams just don't go down. Record-breaking sales in 2010 (Golden State Warriors, $450 million) and in 2014 (Milwaukee Bucks, $550 million) didn ... read more

Steve Ballmer: Just Your Average, Everyday Billionaire Who Saved the Clippers

They don't take off. I was probably 80 or 100 yards out—of ... But Ballmer has long been able to find fun in tracking sports, too. Long before he got his Seattle SuperSonics season tickets in the late ... read more

Liveblog: Steve Ballmer's CES keynote

LAS VEGAS--Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer will ... new product launch? It is. Ballmer thanks the audience for attending. 7:43 p.m. PST: "This is an exciting time," Ballmer says. Perhaps I'm j... read more

The Madison Square Garden Co.: Best Buying Opportunity Since Spin Announcement

We are unsure what has caused the stock price to fall back to its original pre-spin announcement but we don’t see any cause for concern when it comes to the sports side of the ... skewed by the 248% p... read more

Which Console to Buy: Wii U, Xbox One or PlayStation 4

Buy an Xbox One, however, and you’re stuck with three sports offerings, some mediocre family games, and a deluge of formulaic action titles best summarized as Call of Battlefield: Son of Rome. Don’t k... read more

Paul Allen: The 60 Minutes Interview

He says they were trying to cut him out and rip him off. Allen told Stahl Ballmer came over to his house later that night to apologize but that Gates didn’t come. “He sent Steve ... sports teams.” “Ho... read more

Sorting Out the DeAndre Jordan Carnival

The Cavs tweeted a frog emoji, and then a coffee cup emoji, and I just don’t care enough to figure out ... to trade Jamal Crawford — provided Steve Ballmer is ready to eat a big tax bill. They need to ... read more

The cloud wars explained: Amazon is dominating, but Microsoft and Google are striking back

And as an additional benefit, they don't ... Steve Ballmer once called "a cancer" and "communism," because it's available for free. That newfound openness to open-source code like Linux has won Micros... read more

NBA: Steve Ballmer enters his first season with volume

LOS ANGELES -- The thought did occur to Steve Ballmer that he might want to ... Your kids will outgrow you. Don't count on them to be your amusement. • "Golf gets boring. • "Find out who really wants ... read more

Ten guys you might not know (but should) as 2014-15 nears

The NBA's new deal, which will kick in after the current deal expires in 2015-16, would keep its games on ESPN/ABC and TNT, shutting out Fox Sports, which badly wanted ... referring to the sale of the ... read more

Gym Dandy

Backpedaling as if his life depends on it - and maybe it does - Taylor, 37, a real estate attorney, loses his one-on-one with gravity and splashes, bottom first, onto the floor at Bellevue's Pro Sport... read more

Clippers' Path to Winning NBA Title May Not Be Only a Fairy Tale for Much Longer

Well, whatever their shadowy reasons for sticking with a struggling club over the years, Clippers fans don't have to fool themselves right now. Their path to the NBA title is wholly realistic. Besides ... read more