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Russian basketball magnate murdered in Moscow

Shabtai von Kalmanovic congratulated Sue Bird after the semifinal of the 2009 Euroleague Women's Final Four. Full Article at Sports Illustrated

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  1. The irreverent sports blog broke this story about the drive-by murder earlier this week of a billionaire Russian oligarch sports team owner. If future Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov ever invites you to watch a game in the owner's box, don't accept. Full Article at No Land Grab

  2. Shabtai von Kalmanovic, the billionaire owner of the Russian women's basketball team Spartak, was assassinated Monday night in Moscow. Full Article at Reno Gazette-Journal

  3. Kalmanovic was killed near Moscow’s Novodevichy monastery on Monday when assailants in a Lada sedan pulled beside his black Mercedes-Benz and opened fire, the Vesti television news program reported. Mr Kalmanovic died instantly. His driver was injured. Full Article at Can't Stop The Bleeding

  4. Reporting from Moscow - A Russian tycoon who organized a Michael Jackson concert in Moscow, who was once jailed for spying in Israel and who hired American women basketball stars to compete in his homeland was slain today by gunmen in the capital, the... Full Article at Los Angeles Times

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