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Johnson: 'Door is closed' on Kings stadium
Sacramento city officials and the Maloof family ended two days of discussion over financing for a new stadium with no progress, and Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson said a potential deal between the two parties was dead.

Johnson, Kings' George Maloof meet in Vegas
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson met with Kings co-owner George Maloof on Friday in Las Vegas in an attempt to revive talks about a new arena for the NBA team.

Johnson meets with Kings co-owner George Maloof (Yahoo! Sports)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson met with Kings co-owner George Maloof on Friday in Las Vegas in an attempt to revive talks about a new arena for the NBA team.

Sacramento City Council begins Kings arena debate (Yahoo! Sports)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Sacramento City Council has begun a critical meeting that will decide the future of the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento releases financing plan for $391M arena (Yahoo! Sports)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) All that's left to keep the Sacramento Kings in California's capital is a vote.

Sacramento, NBA close to arena financing deal
Sacramento's last shot to remain an NBA city appears headed for another overtime.

Nash now Suns' assist leader, scores 30 (AP)

Steve Nash became the Phoenix Suns' all-time leader in assists and set a season-high for points while he was at it. Nash had 30 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets, 120-103 on Wednesday night. By increasing his total number of assists with the Suns to 6,522, Nash surpassed Kevin Johnson's mark of 6,518.

Stern, Sacramento mayor discuss Kings' arena
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is calling his meeting with NBA Commissioner David Stern and other executives a "productive conversation" about the city's efforts to help finance a new arena.

Sacramento arena efforts not slowed by lockout
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says the ongoing NBA lockout will not deter the city from moving forward with a financing plan for a new Kings arena.

Mayor: Lockout not slowing arena efforts
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says the ongoing NBA lockout will not deter the city from moving forward with a financing plan for a new Kings arena.

Sacramento releases arena financing plan
A task force established by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is recommending a plan to raise $400 million to build a downtown arena, a key step in the city's efforts to keep the NBA's Kings.

Sacramento releases $400M plan for arena (AP)
A task force established by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson recommended a rough plan Thursday to raise $400 million to build a downtown arena, a key step in the city's efforts to keep the NBA's Kings. The plan announced by the Think Big Sacramento committee gives a menu of financing options to build an entertainment and sports complex near downtown, with the NBA franchise as the primary...

Task force releases $400M plan for Kings arena
A task force established by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is recommending a plan to raise $400 million to build a downtown arena, a key step in the city's efforts to keep the NBA's Kings.

Mayor Johnson, school reformer Rhee married
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Michelle Rhee were married over the weekend in a private ceremony in Tennessee.

Johnson trying to keep NBA in Sacramento (AP)
The day he departed for the biggest meeting of his life, Kevin Johnson clicked on the television and found an unlikely source of inspiration. A documentary was airing about the Baltimore Colts' infamous middle-of-the-night move to Indianapolis. He saw how Baltimore's marching band kept playing, kept fighting, kept bringing attention to the city until it was finally rewarded with a new NFL...

Kings to stay in Sacramento next season (AP)

The Sacramento Kings will remain in town for at least one more season to give Mayor Kevin Johnson a chance to follow through on his promise of a new arena. The Kings had been considering a move to Anaheim, Calif., after several failed efforts to build a new arena in Sacramento, but they decided to give Johnson one more shot.

Joe Maloof: Kings staying in Sacramento
Kings co-owner Joe Maloof says the NBA club will remain in Sacramento for at least one more season to give Mayor Kevin Johnson a chance to follow through on his promise for a new arena.

Sacramento shows NBA its $10M 'down payment' for Kings
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson and about 30 representatives from Sacramento-area businesses met with NBA officials Tuesday, signing smaller deposits on more than $10 million in sponsorship pledges for the Kings as a "down payment."

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson has $9.2M in commitments for Kings' cause
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has pledged additional money as part of a regional effort to persuade NBA officials to keep the Kings in California's capital.

Sacramento makes new case to keep Kings (AP)
Business and political leaders in Sacramento have another chance to persuade the NBA that the Kings should stay in town, and they're putting on a full-court press for league officials this week. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star, said Tuesday that the city had feared the Kings' move to Anaheim might be a done deal.

Sacramento mayor makes case for city to NBA
Saying "some things are worth fighting for," Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson is hoping to persuade NBA owners to keep the Kings in his city.

Sacramento mayor pitches to keep Kings (AP)
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson watched part of the Kings' season finale, then flew overnight across the country to meet with NBA owners. His goal: Make sure that wasn't the last NBA game in California's state capital. "Some things are worth fighting for and this is something that is worth fighting for here today," Johnson said Thursday.

Mayor Johnson makes pitch for Kings
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson watched part of the Kings' season finale, then flew overnight across the country to meet with NBA owners.

Mayor Kevin Johnson will plead Sacramento's case for Kings
Sacramento isn't losing its NBA team without a fight.

Mayor Kevin Johnson: Kings are in 'final weeks' in Sacramento
Sacramento Mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson says the Kings' possible relocation to Anaheim "feels like a slow death" and this "will likely be the Kings' final weeks in Sacramento after 26 years."

Mayor: Kings not likely back in Sac.
Sacramento Mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson says the Kings' possible relocation to Anaheim ''feels like a slow death'' and this ''will likely be the Kings' final weeks in Sacramento after 26 years.''

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson meets with Kings
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has met with the owners of the Kings amid uncertainty about the team's future home.

Sacramento mayor weighs in on Kings
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson — a former All-Star point guard — said he believes the only way the Kings will remain in Sacramento is if negotiations to move to Anaheim fall through, the Sacramento Bee reported Friday.

Blazers top Suns for fourth straight win (AP)

Marcus Camby had 16 points and 18 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 26 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 101-94 Friday night for their fourth straight win. The Blazers, one of the NBA's worst shooting teams, shot 64 percent in the first half and led by as many as 17 to win their third straight over Phoenix, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season.

Billups to defend Williams in Game 5 (AP)
The Denver Nuggets will have Chauncey Billups guard Deron Williams from the start of Game 5 against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Williams said after shootaround that he considers himself the best point guard in the NBA right now, and he won't get any argument from the Nuggets. Williams has joined Oscar Robertson (1965), Kevin Johnson (1989) and Magic Johnson (1990) as the only players in...

Kevin Johnson to run point as Sacramento's mayor
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Kevin Johnson wins bid for mayor of Sacramento
Basketball's Kevin Johnson became mayor of Sacramento, Calif., while Heath Shuler and Sam Wyche scored victories Tuesday that had little to do with football on a night when more than a dozen sports figures ran for office. Joe Mesi, once one of boxing's top heavyweights, had a rough time in the political ring, losing a bid for a legislative seat in New York. Craig Robinson wasn't listed on any ballot, but the first-year Oregon State basketball coach could soon be a frequent White House visitor.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Foxsports/rss/NBA/~4/442980334" height="1" width="1"/

Investigators claim Johnson misused grants
A nonprofit run by mayoral candidate and former NBA star Kevin Johnson used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car, federal investigators say. The findings from an agency that oversees the grants were sent to federal prosecutors and listed in a letter to Johnson dated Wednesday that also says he will be prohibited from receiving federal money while the investigation is under way.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Foxsports/rss/NBA/~4/404322189" height="1" width="1"/

Ex-Sun Johnson leads race for Sacramento mayor
Former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson held a narrow lead Tuesday in early returns in his quest to unseat a two-term incumbent for mayor of California's capital city.

Sex claims hurting KJ's mayoral run
Three-time NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson is finding out that politics can be every bit as rough as life on the court. Johnson's campaign to unseat two-term incumbent Heather Fargo in Tuesday's mayoral election has been dogged by old sexual abuse allegations, complaints about his nonprofit development agency and criticism from gay activists over a remark about gay marriage.

Kevin Johnson in tough mayoral campaign (AP)
Three-time NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson is finding out that politics can be every bit as rough as life on the court. Johnson's campaign to unseat two-term incumbent Heather Fargo in Tuesday's mayoral election has been dogged by old sexual abuse allegations, complaints about his nonprofit development agency and criticism from gay activists over a remark about gay marriage.

Probe of Kevin Johnson won't be reopened (AP)
Authorities say there's no reason for police to reopen an investigation into whether former NBA star Kevin Johnson molested a teenage girl. Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness said Friday that Johnson's actions, though ill-advised, were not illegal. He said Johnson touched the girl on her shoulders, but not her breasts.

KJ's crossover: Ex-Suns guard running for mayor
Former NBA star Kevin Johnson is jumping into the Sacramento mayor's race.

Kevin Johnson planning to run for Sacramento mayor
Former NBA star Kevin Johnson is jumping into the Sacramento mayor's race. The 42-year-old Johnson announced Wednesday that he'll challenge three-term incumbent Heather Fargo in the municipal election in June. Johnson is the only serious opponent to Fargo, who has governed the capital city as it has slid into a deep real estate slump. Johnson was one of the more popular players in the history of the Phoenix Suns.

Ex-Sun Kevin Johnson to run for mayor (AP)
Former NBA star Kevin Johnson jumped into the Sacramento mayor's race Wednesday, announcing he will challenge three-term incumbent Heather Fargo in the municipal election in June. The 42-year-old Johnson was scheduled to make the announcement at a news conference at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, the Sacramento neighborhood where he grew up and where he has devoted himself to urban renewal...