Subject: Memphis Grizzlies

• Darius Miles: One Second Away From Costing Portland $18 Million

  Darius Miles' bizarre labor dispute with the Portland Trailblazers is coming to a head. Last night he scored 13 points in 13 garbage time minutes as his new team, the Memphis Grizzlies, lost to the powerful Cleveland Cavaliers. As previously noted, if Miles steps on the court for one more second this season, Portland owes $18 million in luxury tax -- money they were probably hoping would go toward free agents in the off-season.At the Seattle Weekly, former RFT staffer Mike Seely (who profiled Mi

  January 14, 2009

• THE NBA HAS THE ANSWER

  October 20, 1999

• BREAD, CIRCUSES AND THE BLUES

  October 27, 1999

• FLOTSAM & JETSAM

  November 3, 1999

• Tallboys

  The answer to Larry Bird's prayers for a white basketball savior might reside just off Highway 67 in Poplar Bluff

  September 1, 2004

• Muddy Water Runs Past Them

  February 6, 2002

• He Got Game

  October 31, 2001

• Best Minor-League Team

  September 26, 2001

• Swarm Fuzzies

  March 22, 2000

• Did Darius Miles' Outrageous Ride Lead to Pot Bust?

  Professional basketball player and the pride of the East Side, Darius Miles is free on bond today after police in Fairview Heights found marijuana in his 1996 Chevrolet Impala. The 27-year-old Miles was alone in his vehicle last night when he was pulled over for allegedly failing to use a turn signal. Miles, who played basketball for East St. Louis High School before being drafted into the NBA, was ticketed for driving with a suspended license. After the car was towed, police say a search of it

  May 14, 2009