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Michele Roberts has watched basketball for as long as she can remember. Reggie White Packers Jersey . It was an easy choice growing up in a home with one TV and two older brothers. When she saw an interview last year with an NBA player and noticed how passionately he talked about trying to improve his embattled union, she wanted to be more than a fan. She wanted to be involved. Now the Washington trial lawyer is the first woman to lead a North American pro sports union. Roberts was elected Tuesday as executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, and shes eager to provide the leadership it needs after a few difficult years. "They were looking for, not a man, not a woman, they were looking for a personality," Roberts said in a phone interview. "I think Im that personality and I intend to be what I have been in my entire practice, singularly devoted to this union. And thats what they were looking for. "Someone, whether it be a boy or a girl, who understood that this was their union, and they intended to run it, and they were looking for someone who appreciated that and was not going to deviate from that." Roberts received 32 of 36 votes at a meeting of players in Las Vegas, defeating tech industry CEO Dean Garfield and Dallas Mavericks CEO Terdema Ussery in the final vote. It capped a long and arduous process to replace Billy Hunter, who was ousted in February 2013. Roberts was one of the finalists initially offered to the rank-and-file during All-Star weekend in February, but the process was re-opened under another search committee at the urging of some players and agents. More than 100 players reconvened in Las Vegas this week, and after some tense moments leading up to the vote, Roberts emerged as the winner. "Obviously, I wouldve preferred that it happen sooner rather than later, but I completely understood when there were questions raised about the process," Roberts said. "Frankly, I would not have wanted them to ignore those questions and not affirmatively address those concerns. I wanted the job in February, but I wanted the job where there would be no questions about the fairness or the process, so I completely endorsed the executive committee to address these questions, and they did and now best I can tell theyre very pleased." The players considered more than 300 candidates during their 17-month search before picking Roberts, who has been called the finest trial lawyer in Washington by "Washingtonian Magazine." She said her new job will feature straight, honest talk, just like she delivers to a jury, and the strategizing that made her such a successful lawyer. The search to replace Hunter, who led the NBPA from 1996 until a review of the union was critical of his business practices, leaves players with less than two years to prepare for the next potential collective bargaining talks. Either the union or the league can opt out of the current agreement in 2017. The union has struggled for years with in-fighting and a lack of organization, and the players took a significant cut in their guarantee of basketball-related income -- 57 per cent to about 50 per cent, a drop of hundreds of millions annually in salary costs -- in the contentious lockout in 2011. League revenues are on the rise, a new TV contract is set to be negotiated in 2016 and franchise valuations are skyrocketing. "As far as Im concerned, preparations for CBA negotiations started yesterday," Roberts said. "Its at the top of my list of things that Ive been instructed to begin the process of preparing for, and sure its a lot to do, but Ive never been shy about hard work and long hours, so well get it done. Well be ready." NBA Commissioner Adam Silver congratulated Roberts in a statement, saying he looked forward to working with her "to ensure the continued health and growth of our game." "The partnership between our players and teams is the backbone of the league, and we are eager to continue working with the Players Association to build this relationship," Silver said. The fallout from the lockout and the Hunter ouster left the union reeling. But it also made Roberts want to get involved, which will bring the New York native back home. "The more I thought about it," she said, "the more I thought that would be a great opportunity to do something really important." Packers Jersey . The 29-year-old middleweight from New York City broke his toe in the first round against Brazils Thiago Santos on Saturday night. John Kuhn Packers Jersey . -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Kelvin Hayden. BERLIN -- Stuttgart striker Vedad Ibisevic missed a penalty with the last kick of the game as the home side drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Ibisevic skewed his shot to the right of Kevin Trapps goal, missing the chance to make it three wins from three since new coach Thomas Schneider took over. "Its a shame for the club because we deserved the win. But It can happen. Im sorry," Ibisevic said. The penalty was conceded by Sebastian Rode for a foul on Ibrahim Traore in the fourth minute of injury time. "You cant blame Vedo," Schneider said. "He took the risk and sometimes you have to accept that it goes to the side." With Stuttgart playing in retro jerseys to celebrate the clubs 120-year anniversary, it was the visitors who scored first when Marco Russ stabbed the ball to the roof of the net after a corner in the 14th minute. Then 17-year-old Timo Werner equalized with a header after a Stuttgart corner one minute later. "It doesnt get any better," Werner said. Vaclav Kadlec and Stefan Aigner came close in an exciting second half for Frankfurt, before Stuttgarts Alexandru Maxim had a goal ruled out for offside. Ibisevic also missed a chance in the 83rd when he eluded four defenders before firing over, though will rue the later missed chance more. "Of course its unlucky how it happened," said Stuttgart captain Christian Gentner. "But perhaps its fairer based on (the sides)) performances. Eddie Lacy Jersey . ." Freiburg is still waiting for its first Bundesliga win of the season after a 1-1 draw at home with Hertha Berlin. "We dont have the quality to win these games at the moment. It doesnt matter, we can live with it," said Freiburg coach Christian Streich, whose side has been weakened by off-season departures. Admir Mehmedi put Freiburg ahead in the 6th minute, when Sebastian Freis played him through to round the keeper and slot to the unguarded net. It got worse for Hertha in the 20th, when United States defender John Anthony Brooks went off injured with a suspected dislocated elbow. But the visitors regrouped and Per Ciljan Skjelbred deservedly equalized in the 38th when he slid in ahead of his marker to deflect Ronnys throw-in inside the far post. Both sides cancelled each other out in a scrappy second half before Gelson Fernandes struck the post for Freiburg in the final minute, when he only had the goalkeeper to beat. "Were lucky to get away with the point," Hertha coach Jos Luhukay said. Freiburg goalkeeper Oliver Baumann was left to rue the missed chances. "We really deserved the win here today. We fought intensely, gave it everything," Baumann said "Its a pity but were on the right path." On Saturday, Bayern Munich took advantage of Borussia Dortmunds 1-1 draw at Nuremberg by routing Schalke 4-0 to move level with Dortmund atop the standings after six games. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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