saw off competition from five other nominees, including Nigel Mansell, Steve Davis, Steven Gerrard, Sir Anthony McCoy and Sky Sports cricket commentator David Lloyd. Max Mosley (centre) was also among

Mike Conley and All-Stars Andre Drummond and DeMar DeRozan are staying put. So are Hassan Whiteside and Nicolas Batum.Dwight Howard, Joakim Noah and many more players are on the move -- and some are getting paid like they never could have imagined.Howard and Noah both returned to their hometowns Friday, with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks hoping the former Defensive Players of the Year have plenty left to offer.Howard agreed to a three-year deal worth $70.5 million with the Hawks, with the Knicks gave Noah $72 million over four years.Kent Bazemore also re-signed with the Hawks for $70 million over four years, joining players such as Chandler Parsons, Evan Turner and Timofey Mozgov in cashing in during the first day of free agency -- and really, of a new era -- in the NBA.With revenues rising and the salary cap soaring right along with it, good players were being paid like All-Stars, while All-Stars were getting contracts that used to go only to superstars.And former players couldnt help but be a little jealous.Um.....it might be time for a comeback.........(hash)freeagency, former Miami forward Shane Battier wrote on Twitter.Conley is in a class of his own -- for now- after agreeing to a $153 million, five-year deal to remain in Memphis, the biggest deal handed out yet.And the players at the top of the class havent even started agreeing to deals yet. Kevin Durant and Al Horford probably cant wait to see what they get after watching what lesser players on the market have already received.For example:Parsons -- four years, $94 million from Memphis.Turner -- four years, $70 million from Portland.Mozgov -- four years, $64 million from the Lakers.Their timing was even better than their play, as they became free agents at the ideal moment. With the NBAs national TV contracts worth more than $2.6 billion annually beginning with next season, the salary cap thats tied to revenues will soar well beyond its previous record to between $90 million to 95 million.Some players didnt have to wait long to claim their share of it.Drummonds five-year maximum contract to stay in Detroit will be worth $130 million, just a share more than the $128 million Bradley Beal got to remain in Washington. DeRozan will do a little better in Toronto and Charlotte kept Batum for about $120 million.But the Hornets lost a couple of key players from their 48-win team, as Jeremy Lin got a three-year, $36 million contract from Brooklyn, and the Pacers lured Al Jefferson to Indiana with a three-year, $30 million contract.None of the contracts can be signed until July 7, after next seasons salary cap is set and the moratorium is lifted.Missing out on the money was O.J. Mayo, the former No. 3 overall pick who finished last season in Milwaukee and was a free agent. But he was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA on Friday for violating the terms of the leagues anti-drug program, the first player to receive that punishment in a decade. He will be eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.His old team was busy, as the Bucks agreed to terms with free agent shooter Mirza Teletovic on a three-year deal worth $30 million, and also agreed to terms on a four-year, $38.4 million offer sheet with restricted free agent Matthew Dellavedova. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the option to match that deal.Durant had his first discussions with another team, meeting with the Golden State Warriors. He met with his Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, before free agency opened, as the former NBA MVP decides whether to remain with the franchise that selected him with the No. 2 pick in 2007.The other MVP available is LeBron James, who opted to become a free agent. But he said last week he intends to return to Cleveland to defend the citys first championship in 52 years.The Cavaliers biggest decision could be what to do with free agent forward J.R. Smith, whose 3-point shooting -- and defense -- helped Cleveland rally to beat Golden State in the finals. Smith fits in well with Cleveland because he follows James lead and hes embraced a stoppers role given to him by coach Tyronn Lue.---AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report. Swell Water Bottle Wholesale . 9. Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Swell Bottles Wholesale . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. http://www.swellbottlesclearance.com/swell-stone-collection-bottle.html .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Swell Traveler Sale . PETERSBURG, Fla. Swell Bottle Wood Collection . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making.Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague was among the winners at the Cross Sports Book Awards. Balague picked up the Barclays Football Book of the Year for his biography of Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the star-studded event at Lords cricket ground.Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey was also a winner once again as she landed the Cross International Autobiography of the Year with her book My Fight. Your Fight. A.T. Cross chief executive Robert Baird, who helped judge the award, said: Rousey was the unanimous victor. Her narrative is as turbulent as [Rouseys] life. It felt like being hit by one of her deadly left hooks. Ronda Rousey was a unanimous victor at Lords Former FIA president Max Mosley claimed the Cross Autobiography of the Year award thanks to his book Formula One and Beyond.Mosley saw off competition from five other nominees, including Nigel Mansell, Steve Davis, Steven Gerrard, Sir Anthony McCoy and Sky Sports cricket commentator David Lloyd. Max Mosley (centre) was also among the winners The Times Biography of the Year prize went to Andy Bulls Speed Kings, the story of four mens search for Winter Olympic Gold in 1932, while Scottish cyclist David Millar collected the Cycling Book of the Year award.The Littlehampton Book Services Cricket Book of the Year went to Tim Lane and Eliot Cartledge for Chasing Shadows: The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck and Tom English won Rugby Book of the Year for No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland. Cross Sports Book Awards on Sky Sports Date Time Channel Monday June 6 6pm & 11pm Sky Sports 3 & 2 Wednesday June 8 6pm Sky Sports 3 Thursday June 9 7pm Sky Sports 2 Saturday June 11 7pm & 12am Sky Sports 2 Sunday June 12 12pm & 6.dddddddddddd15pm Sky Sports 2 Also See: Football pundits Ronaldo facing tough task Simeone staying at Atletico Rouseys six spectacular fights ' ' '