Top NY court to hear challenge to development that includes planned New Jersey Nets arena

October 12th, 2009 NY court to hear challenge to planned arena landALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court will soon decide if the state has the power to seize private property to build the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, which includes a planned new arena for the New Jersey Nets.

October 8th, 2009 Highest military court to hear Abu Ghraib appealWASHINGTON — The U.S. military's highest court is scheduled to hear the appeal of a former Army dog handler convicted in the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

October 2nd, 2009 Experts: NJ voting buffer zone ruling won't standTRENTON, N.J. — A court decision that bars exit polling within 100 feet of New Jersey polling places is unlikely to stand because federal courts around the country have consistently rejected such restrictions, according to legal and polling experts.

September 24th, 2009 Russian's bid for US team raises hackles at homeMOSCOW — Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's bid for the New Jersey Nets may be a boon to the troubled basketball team, but some Russian legislators and analysts call it a blow to the nation's sports. "I can't consider this action as anything other than unpatriotic," Aslambek Aslakhanov, a member of the upper parliament chamber's sports committee, said Thursday, according to the state news agency RIA Novosti.

September 24th, 2009 Russian tycoon to buy Nets, move team to BrooklynEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The NBA has truly gone global.

August 24th, 2009 Appeals court to hear sports betting argumentsPHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia will decide whether sports betting in Delaware should be put on hold until a legal challenge by professional sports leagues and the NCAA is decided. The court will hear arguments Monday over a judge's denial of an injunction that would have stopped betting from beginning next month.

June 26th, 2009 30-acre NYC waterfront site set for developmentNEW YORK — A 30-acre piece of Queens waterfront property is one step closer to development. New York City has acquired the land for $100 million.

June 26th, 2009 Nets send Vince Carter to Magic in trade dealEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vince Carter is going home to Orlando, and to the Eastern Conference champion Magic.

June 23rd, 2009 New Brooklyn arena deal unveiledNEW YORK — The owner of the New Jersey Nets will get a 22-year delay on paying the full $100 million for the right to build a new arena in Brooklyn under a deal made public Monday. Developer Bruce Ratner, the Nets' principal owner, will pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $20 million up front and another $80 million in installments under the plan, which the full MTA board will vote on Wednesday.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday decided to hear a lawsuit by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging a court order asking it to segregate the cases of genuine and spurious candidates recruited as police constables. A vacation bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Deepak Verma, while admitting the state government's appeal against the Allahabad High Court ruling, issued notices to a group of recruits on whose lawsuit the high court had asked the state to differentiate the cases of the genuine candidates from the illegal ones.

April 29th, 2009 Nets' Lawrence Frank will coach next seasonEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lawrence Frank is returning to coach the New Jersey Nets next season despite missing the playoffs for a second straight season.

January 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The showcase Rod Laver Arena will escape the wrecking ball in an ambitious redevelopment plan expected to guarantee the Australian Open tennis event a home in Melbourne until at least 2036. Victoria premier John Brumby made the announcement Monday as the first major of the season enters its second week.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday refused to ban the release of Bhojpuri film 'Deshdrohi', which allegedly depicts Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's stand against north Indians, in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices B.N.

January 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - The following is the order of play on show courts Friday at the Australian Open. Rod Laver Arena: Dinara Safina, 3, Russia, vs Kaia Kanepi, Estonia Jelena Jankovic, 1, Serbia, vs Ai Sugiyama, Japan Novak Djokovic, 3, Serbia, vs Amer Delic, US Caroline Wozniacki, 11, Denmark, vs Jelena Dokic, Australia Roger Federer, 2, Switzerland, vs Marat Safin, Russia Hisense Arena: Juan Del Potro, 8, Argentina, vs Gilles Muller, Luxembourg Alize Cornet, 15, France, vs Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia Andy Roddick, 7, US, vs Fabrice Santoro, France Hisense Arena: Ana Ivanovic, 5, Serbia, vs Alisa Kleybanova, Russia Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, vs Mardy Fish, US Margaret Court Arena: Nadia Petrova, 10, Russia, vs Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan David Ferrer, 11, Spain, vs Marin Cilic, Croatia Marion Bartoli, 16, France, vs Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic Margaret Court Arena: Stanislas Wawrinka, 15, Switzerland, vs Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic

December 22nd, 2008 WASHINGTON - Five men were convicted Monday of planning an attack on a US military base in New Jersey and could face life in prison, authorities said. Three brothers - Shain, Eljvir and Dritan Duka - and two other defendants Mohamed Shnewer and Serder Tatar plotted an assault on the Fort Dix base in New Jersey.