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Vikings fullback Felton charged with DWI
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- The NBA announced Sunday Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson had been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials.
After his team fell behind 3-0 in its Western Conference semifinal series with Dallas, Jackson made the critical remarks during a practice session on Saturday. His comments concerned how he perceived Los Angeles forward Pau Gasol was being guarded by Dallas players.
"You know, I've resisted this the whole playoffs, but the NBA used to call a knee [to the backside]," Jackson said. "That's what they call it. You couldn't lift a knee off the floor to run a guy off the post. And they're doing it every time. They're taking him out of the post so we can't get a tight post play.
"We didn't complain about it against New Orleans. But the Mavs are doing the same thing. And until the league goes back to the rules that they have about playing post play, Pau's got to move out and face the basket. So we're kind of resigned that they're not going to go back to what they used to have as a rule and he's going to have to go out and face the hoop."
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DETROIT, June 3 (UPI) --
Phil Hughes logged his second career complete game Sunday, holding Detroit to one run in the New York Yankees' 5-1 victory.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
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The Internet could someday look very different and be less open and free if a proposal for the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations, to take over management of the Internet comes to pass, critics of the proposal say.
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UPI Almanac for Monday, June 4, 2012.
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