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Barkley to Romney: 'You're going down'
Outspoken NBA analyst Charles Barkley is already calling November's election in favor of President Barack Obama.

Barkley on Knicks: They 'still stink'
Charles Barkley talked Knicks on WFAN-Radio on Thursday morning, which is to say Charles Barkley bashed the Knicks on Thursday morning. The opinionated TNT analyst was often critical of Mike D'Antoni's defensive coaching ability, but the coach resigning has done nothing to soften Barkley's opinion of the team.

Heat don't care if Barkley likes Bulls better
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh said Thursday he and his teammates don't care what Charles Barkley and others say about them after Barkley recently claimed the Chicago Bulls were better than the Heat.

Barkley: 'A joke' that Mavs have to pay Odom
It disgusts Charles Barkley that the Mavericks are on the hook for alimony after annulling their marriage to Lamar Odom.

Barkley on MJ as exec: Not done a good job
Michael Jordan's good friend Charles Barkley has a theory as to why the Chicago Bulls legend has largely failed as an NBA executive, and it has to do with the people around him, including those in the Charlotte Bobcats' front office.

Barkley on MJ as exec: Not done a good job
Michael Jordan's good friend Charles Barkley has a theory as to why the Chicago Bulls legend has largely failed as an NBA executive, and it has to do with the people around him, including those in the Charlotte Bobcats' front office.

Lin added to Rising Stars Challenge (AP)
Jeremy Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge after all. The Knicks point guard was added Thursday to the roster of players for the Feb. 24 game, just before Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley began drafting for their teams. Lin's breakout came after the pool of 18 players was selected, and the NBA was pressured to add him after he scored 136 points in his first five starts, most by...

Griffin, Irving top Rising Stars roster (AP)
All-Star Blake Griffin and rookie guards Kyrie Irving and Ricky Rubio headline the list of 18 players chosen for the Rising Stars Challenge to be held during All-Star weekend. In this year's new format, first- and second-year players will be mixed in the game on Friday, Feb. 24 in Orlando. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will serve as general managers and draft players for...

NBA alters rookie-sophomore game format (AP)
The NBA has decided to try a new format for its All-Star weekend game featuring the league's top young talent. The Rising Stars Challenge will feature teams comprised of both rookies and sophomores. TNT analysts Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal will serve as the general managers and conduct a draft on Feb.

Barkley, Shaq make fun of LeBron's receding hairline
Charles Barkley, Shaq make fun of LeBron James' receding hairline

TNT's Barkley heard on hot mike ripping Weight Watchers
Charles Barkley caught on hot mike ripping Weight Watchers

Shaq, Barkley to headline 6-part NBA TV series
Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley and other Turner Sports' NBA analysts will share their stories and opinions in a new series debuting this week on NBA TV.

Reports: Barkley could donate TV salary
The NBA lockout might have one unintended consequence that will benefit a charity — Charles Barkley has expressed a willingness to donate his TNT salary while the NBA remains locked out, according to multiple reports.

Barkley salary to charity during NBA lockout?
TNT analyst Charles Barkley said Tuesday he would feel uncomfortable drawing a paycheck during the NBA lockout, so he's considering donating his salary to charity.

Barkley: MJ's fine a drop in bucket, rule silly
Charles Barkley doesn't feel sorry for his buddy Michael Jordan, who recently was fined $100,000 for talking about the NBA lockout, but Barkley doesn't like the league's gag order.

Barkley: Rose overseas would be a mistake
Charles Barkley said NBA stars like Derrick Rose shouldn't play overseas during the lockout.

Shaq joins Turner Sports as analyst (AP)
Shaquille O'Neal has agreed to a multiyear deal with Turner Sports to become an analyst on its NBA coverage. O'Neal, who retired last month, will join TNT's studio show with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. He also will contribute to NBA TV and NBA.com. The agreement announced Thursday includes a development deal with Turner's entertainment and animation networks.

Barkley can't root for Heat, calls fans 'worst'
Charles Barkley lobbied another verbal salvo on Wednesday in his war of words with the Miami Heat and their fans.

Barkley: I had no issues with gay teammates
Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is certain he played with gay teammates on two or three teams during his basketball career -- and says it didn't bother him a bit.

Barkley likes Heat, but 'they're a whiny bunch'
Charles Barkley is not afraid to speak his mind, which is a quality that makes him one of the most popular NBA announcers on television -- except with some players, from time to time.

Charles Barkley: Chicago Bulls have good chance to win NBA title
This Chicago Bulls team hasn't suffered playoff heartbreak -- an experience many say is a prerequisite for an NBA title -- but Charles Barkley doesn't believe that will stop them from winning a championship this season.

Report: Barkley rips Knicks' price hike
Always outspoken NBA great Charles Barkley has slammed the Knicks for their plan to raise season-ticket prices 49 percent, the New York Post reported Monday.

Oakley has choice words for Barkley
Even in retirement, Charles Oakley isn't the biggest Charles Barkley fan.

Chiacgo Bulls center Joakim Noah said his team shouldn't buy into Charles Barkley's hype
When Charles Barkley recently predicted that the Chicago Bulls were his pick to win the Eastern Conference, it didn't necessarily change the mood in the Berto Center.

Charles Barkley, other TNT NBA analysts to join NCAA tournament coverage
CBS and Turner executives confirmed that Charles Barkleyand other big names from TNT's NBA broadcasts would be part of their joint coverage of the NCAA tournament starting this season.

Barkley bashes LeBron for race comment
Charles Barkley has been one of LeBron James' biggest critics this summer. He's not stopping now. "It's like watching a movie," Barkley said during a radio interview Friday. "Just when you think it couldn't get any stupider, it gets more stupid."

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TNT studio team set to announce game (AP)
TNT's NBA studio team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith will announce a game together for the first time since 2001. The trio will call the game Thursday in Chicago between the Miami Heat and Bulls. It's the first time they've gone on the road in the regular season since a trip to New Orleans in 2006 following Hurricane Katrina.

Cavs' moves change matchups with Magic (AP)
Dwight Howard was walking around the Orlando Magic locker room when he saw the latest trade by Cleveland flash across the TV. Scared? Hardly. Nervous? Didn't seem so. He broke into his infamous Charles Barkley impression to explain. "The Cleveland Cavaliers got Antawn Jamison to matchup with Rashard Lewis and the Orlando Magic," Howard said, drawing chuckles as he mimicked Barkley's...

Charles Barkley says Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro has done a good job
Charles Barkley says Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro has done a good job.

Charles Barkley wants to be general manager someday
Analyst Charles Barkley would like to someday be a general manager.

Charles Barkley wants to be NBA GM (AP)
Charles Barkley thinks he can do better than some of the general managers he criticizes on TV. The Hall of Fame player and TNT analyst said Monday he'd like his chance to run an NBA team, though he's in no rush because he'd want the right job. "I think that it'd be fun to try to build my own team," Barkley said at a luncheon, joined by studio partners Kenny Smith and Ernie...

Jordan tabs surprise presenter for Hall of Fame
Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also will be presenters at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. Jordan highlights a class that includes David Robinson, John Stockton, and coaches Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers. Each was asked to select a previous inductee to serve as a presenter at Friday's ceremony at Springfield, Mass.

Jordan picks Thompson as Hall presenter (AP)
Michael Jordan has chosen David Thompson, another high flyer from North Carolina, to present him, while Charles Barkley and Isiah Thomas also will be presenters at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. Jordan highlights a class that includes David Robinson, John Stockton, and coaches Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz and C.

Charles Barkley donates $90K more to Lake Tahoe fire victims
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is making another big contribution to help the victims of a wildfire that destroyed more than 250 homes at Lake Tahoe two years ago.

Police say Barkley legally drunk when arrested
Test results show former NBA star Charles Barkley was legally drunk when police arrested him Dec. 31 on suspicion of drunken driving in Scottsdale.

Barkley doesn't deserve another free ride
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Barkley arrested in Arizona on suspicion of DUI
Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday morning.

Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI (AP)
Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday morning. An officer with a law enforcement task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood test.

LeBron, Barkley trade barbs
LeBron James reacted strongly to Charles Barkley's comments that the Cavaliers star isn't showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing his possible free agency following the 2010 season. "He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that," James said Friday night before the Cavaliers' game against Golden State. Barkley made the comments on TNT's NBA studio show and Dan Patrick's radio show.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Foxsports/rss/NBA/~4/468892505" height="1" width="1"/

LeBron rips Barkley, says 'he's stupid' (AP)
LeBron James reacted strongly to Charles Barkley's comments that the Cavaliers star isn't showing respect for Cleveland fans and his teammates by discussing his possible free agency following the 2010 season. "He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that," James said Friday night before the Cavaliers' game against Golden State.

Barkley enters celeb poker event in Vegas
Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity. The former NBA star is scheduled to play in a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2. The "Ante Up for Africa" event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 300,000 people have died and 2.

Barkley accepts invitation to charity poker event
Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity.

Charles Barkley enters celeb poker event in Vegas
Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity. The former NBA star is scheduled to play in a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2. The "Ante Up for Africa" event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 300,000 people have died and 2.

Barkley accepts invitation to charity poker event
LAS VEGAS -- Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity.

Barkley to play charity poker tournament (AP)
Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble. He says it's all for charity. The former NBA star is scheduled to play in a celebrity poker tournament at the 2008 World Series of Poker on July 2. The "Ante Up for Africa" event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.

DA says Barkley has paid debt, case is closed
A Clark County prosecutor says Charles Barkley is off the legal hook and the case on his $400,000 gambling debt is closed.

Barkley's Vegas debt paid, case closed
A Clark County prosecutor says Charles Barkley is off the legal hook and the case on his $400,000 gambling debt is closed. Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski said on Friday that the retired NBA star sent a $40,000 check to pay statutory and bad check processing fees. Earlier this week, Barkley paid $400,000 to Wynn Las Vegas after the resort filed a May 14 civil complaint in Nevada state court.

Casino, DA: Barkley has paid $400K gambling debt
A prosecutor and hotel official say Charles Barkley has paid the Las Vegas Strip casino that sued him after the retired NBA star failed to pay a $400,000 gambling debt. But it's going to cost Barkley another $40,000 to close the case. Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Tuesday that prosecutors have been in touch with a Barkley representative, and expect another check to pay the 10 percent processing fee imposed once a bad check lawsuit is filed.

Casino, DA deny Barkley paid gambling debt
A Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino say Charles Barkley hasn't settled his $400,000 gambling debt, despite what he said on television. Officials with the Wynn Las Vegas resort and the Clark County district attorney's office say there's been no payment and no contact with the former NBA star and TV analyst. During Turner Network Television's pre-game show before the NBA playoffs Monday, Barkley said the debt had been paid and he was giving up gambling.

Prosecutor, casino: Barkley still hasn't paid debt
A Nevada prosecutor and a Las Vegas Strip casino say Charles Barkley hasn't settled his $400,000 gambling debt, despite what he said on television.

Barkley says 'I am not going to gamble anymore'
Charles Barkley said on Monday that he's going to stop gambling for a year or two.

Barkley says he will stop gambling
Charles Barkley said Monday he will stop gambling, at least for now, less than a week after acknowledging he owed a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. "I like to go into Vegas, it's a fun place, but you know what, I've got to stop gambling. That's the bottom line," Barkley said during TNT's pregame show before Game 7 between San Antonio and New Orleans. "I am not going to gamble anymore. For right now, the next year or two, I'm not going to gamble.

For our sake, let's hope Chuck's OK
A $400K gambling debt? Not surprising. Seven months to pay it back? A bit extreme. Kevin Hench has a lesson for Charles Barkley.

Vegas prosecutor says Barkley owes casino $400K
A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.

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Barkley faces $400K gambling debt case (AP)
A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to Wynn Las Vegas to avoid felony bad check charges. The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino...

Barkley will repay $400K in Vegas debt
A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino. Clark County District Attorney David Roger says Barkley will get a chance to make restitution to Wynn Las Vegas to avoid felony bad check charges. The casino alleges in court documents filed Wednesday that Barkley failed to repay four $100,000 casino markers, or loans, he received last Oct. 18 and 19. Barkley played 16 NBA seasons.

D-Wade on Star Jones: We're just friends
Dwyane Wade has finally spoken up about his alleged romance with Star Jones: "Star is an unbelievable woman. We have a great, great relationship. As friends." "We're friends, just like a lot of celebrities. We are friends," the pro basketball star said Thursday during a guest appearance on "Inside the NBA," the jocular TNT show featuring Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. "Are y'all close friends?" Smith asked. "We're good friends," Wade responded.

Dime: Celtics crush Knicks
The Knicks raised awful basketball to a new level in their 104-59 loss in Boston. Dime takes note of a classic Charles Barkley zinger.

Barkley calls out Kobe for lack of effort
Charles Barkley is calling out Kobe Bryant again for dogging it. Barkley criticized Bryant on Monday for the way he asked the Lakers to trade him, then for not appearing to give his full effort since owner Jerry Buss said he would consider a deal. So when Barkley goes on the air Tuesday night for TNT's season-opening doubleheader, he will probably have some strong words about Bryant for the second time in three years.

Barkley likely to criticize Kobe again (AP)
Charles Barkley is calling out Kobe Bryant again for dogging it. Barkley criticized Bryant on Monday for the way he asked the Lakers to trade him, then for not appearing to give his full effort since owner Jerry Buss said he would consider a deal. So when Barkley goes on the air Tuesday night for TNT's season-opening doubleheader, he will probably have some strong words about Bryant for the second...