Former Dial CEO Casper named Suns president (AP)

The former president and CEO of an international consumer goods company that includes what once was the Dial Corp. has been named president of business and non-basketball operations for the Phoenix Suns. Brad Casper was introduced at a news conference Monday by Suns owner Robert Sarver. He replaces Rick Welts, who resigned and last month [...]

Suns hire local CEO to be president of business operations (Yahoo! Sports)

The Phoenix Suns announced that they have hired Brad Casper, a Scottsdale, Ariz., businessman, to be their president for business and non-basketball operations. Casper has been president and chief executive officer of Henkel Consumer Goods, the company that resulted from the merger… Go to Source

Welts ready to help lead Warriors back to winning (PA SportsTicker)

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Warriors hire former Suns executive Rick Welts (PA SportsTicker)

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Suns president to leave organization (AP)

Phoenix Suns president and chief executive Rick Welts is leaving the team for personal reasons four months after he became the first senior sports executive to openly acknowledge he was gay. Welts said in an interview Friday night that he plans to relocate to northern California to be with his partner. Go to Source

Report: Suns CEO Welts to step down (Yahoo! Sports)

Phoenix Suns President and CEO Rick Welts is resigning from his post after running the team’s business side for nine years, reports the Arizona Republic. Wells is believed to be the first front office executive in pro sports to be openly gay. Go to Source

Sacramento mayor, school reformer Rhee marry (AP)

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and former Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Michelle Rhee were married over the weekend in a private ceremony in Tennessee. The wedding came almost a year to the day after the couple’s originally scheduled wedding date. Johnson’s office announced Tuesday that the ceremony was held Saturday at Blackberry Farm near Knoxville. Go [...]

Sources: Next NBA meeting set for Wednesday (The Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – NBA players and owners will resume talks on Wednesday, two people with knowledge of the plans said Tuesday. This comes a week after the sides vowed to meet more frequently in hopes of reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. Go to Source

AP Sources: Next NBA meeting set for Wednesday (AP)

NBA players and owners will resume talks on Wednesday, two people with knowledge of the plans said Tuesday. This comes a week after the sides vowed to meet more frequently in hopes of reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. The session will be just the third between top negotiators since the lockout started July 1. [...]

We have the NBA player participants for the nouveau Vegas summer league (Yahoo! Sports)

Nearly two weeks ago we relayed the story of a burgeoning summer league plan, cobbled together by the Impact Basketball training facility and promoted by Phoenix Suns wing Jared Dudley, set to attempt to replicate NBA-styled ball out in Las … Continue reading → Go to Source

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