http://www.newstin.com/us/BEN_HOWLAND Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66585168 Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - UCLA and men's basketball coach Ben Howland have agreed to terms of a new seven-year contract that will run through the 2014-15 season. Howland's new deal will pay him $1.97 million for the... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:25:27 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66585168 2008-07-05T03:25:27Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66446403 Clay Bennett, NBA commissioner? After all, the last carpetbagger to successfully spirit a team... Clay Bennett, NBA commissioner? After all, the last carpetbagger to successfully spirit a team out of Seattle — in 1970, when the... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:07:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66446403 2008-07-04T05:07:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66158560 Soon after I wrote about how Davidson Coach Bob McKillop received a contract extension through the 2015-16 season and won’t be around long enough before heading for the bigger and better, UCLA’s Ben Howland signed a deal... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:41:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66158560 2008-07-03T01:41:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66460901 Twins stand tall in NBA Draft #gallery http://www.stanforddaily.com/image/full/9337 Stanford Daily File Photo The 2008 NBA draft took place a week ago, but as past drafts have shown, its ramifications are sure to last for... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:34:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66460901 2008-07-03T08:34:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66178971 Former Missouri player Keon Lawrence, who was granted his release by Coach Mike Anderson last week, is scheduled to leave Columbia on Thursday. His mother, Darlene Epps, will accompany him on the trip back home to Newark, N.J.... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:25:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66178971 2008-07-02T19:25:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66008036 NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi shut down Dario Franchitti's race team yesterday because of a lack of sponsorship, putting the former IndyCar Series champion's future in doubt. Franchitti, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:01:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66008036 2008-07-02T11:01:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65991996 As we mentioned earlier today, Los Angeles native Baron Davis is headed home and he's bringing his beard and 21 points per game with him. The former Crossroads School and UCLA standout came to a verbal agreement with the LA's... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65991996 2008-07-02T09:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65696302 More than two months after they announced their decisions to leave school early, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook made their way to Madison Square Garden on Thursday night for the NBA Draft. A third Bruin, junior Luc Richard... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:12:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65696302 2008-06-30T08:12:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65144786 By Art Thompson III The Orange County Register Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 9:43 a.m. MDT LOS ANGELES — It was a brief Pac-10 takeover Thursday night at the NBA draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves initiated it by using the... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:57:12 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65144786 2008-06-27T15:57:12Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65071171 An hour or so after the federal judge presiding over the KeyArena lease trial announced no verdict would be forthcoming until the middle of next week, the focus on the Seattle SuperSonics shifted Thursday from their uncertain... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:42:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65071171 2008-06-27T09:42:48Z