NBA referee Tim Donaghy went to prison for betting on NBA games that he officiated. A free man for more than four years, Donaghy now makes a living doing what destroyed his living: handicapping NBA games. Donaghy picks winners, and
Betty White stars in a sitcom at 92. Bernard Hopkins unified light heavyweight belts over the weekend at 49. Why can’t Hershel Walker give the NFL another go at 52? “I can play in the NFL today,” the Heisman Trophy
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, whom the NFL wants to make one of the league’s most prominent faces after his Super Bowl win, announced that he is filing for divorce on Wednesday. “I have made the difficult decision to file
Dikembe Mutombo says he would stuff President Obama’s shot if he played against him–and he would give him the famous Mutombo finger wagging for good measure. “Of course, I will block his shots,” the former Georgetown center tells TMZ Sports.
Albert Pujols hit his 500th home run yesterday. Tom Sherrill caught it. And though the Angels pay millions for Pujols to hit home runs, Sherrill doesn’t want a dime for catching this very significant one. As his San Diego Chargers
On his Twitter account on Tuesday, professional golfer Paul Azinger zinged Earth Day devotees, thanked the oil and gas that makes the world run, and even mocked a critic and global warming. Happy Earth Day I’m heading outside to exhale
ESPN’s come a long way from slo-pitch softball, bowling, and kickboxing. The network will, for the first time in its 35-year-history, air an NFL playoff game in early 2015. “We’re thrilled to televise our first wild-card playoff game and we
Gregg Popovich won the NBA’s Coach of the Year honors today. The coach led the San Antonio Spurs to a league-best 62-20 record. Popovich claims his third Red Auerbach Trophy and his second such nod in three seasons. Popovich’s eighteen
It’s been a bad few days for football-players-turned-television-personalities. First, the NFL Network’s Donovan McNabb serves a day in an Arizona jail for his 2013 drunk driving arrest. Then the cops come for ESPN’s Keyshawn Johnson over a domestic dispute. As
American Meb Keflezighi, who became the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983, had the names of four people who died last year during and after the bombings written on his bib. A year after the tragic
One year after the tragic Boston Marathon Bombings, American Meb Keflezighi, 38, won the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American man to do so since 1983. The crowd chanted “USA!” as Keflezighi crossed the finish line in 2:08.36. A FIRST!: 1st time
The New York Knicks barely missed the playoffs. In response, they dismissed their head coach. Does this mark the beginning of the Phil Jackson era? Mike Woodson finds himself unemployed after posting a 116-89 over his not-quite three seasons in
Jim Buss, who runs the basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, said he would step down from his post if the Lakers are not competitive in three to four years. The Lakers finished with the worst record since the
Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations called out his team for its passive play earlier this season. Now, after their upset defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in the first game of the playoffs, the Pacers hear it from another Hall
JaVale McGee is one of the most electric players in the NBA. But the high-flying Denver Nuggets superstar was 72 hours away from being aborted before God decided to intervene. His mother, Pamela, who herself was a professional basketball player,
Jim Buss, who runs the basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, said he would step down from his post if the Lakers are not competitive in three to four years. The Lakers finished with the worst record since the
On Saturday, Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams benched superstar Bryce Harper for not hustling and running out a grounder. That made cover of Sunday’s program, which features a “nothing but hustle” slogan next to Harper’s picture, a bit awkward.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban told reporters this week that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and offensive coordinator Adam Gase visited the team in practice in what could have been a violation of NFL rules. The Denver Broncos start their
If Kobe Bryant vacationing in France while his Lakers brethren finished out the season didn’t clue you in that Kobe is all about Kobe, then perhaps a new documentary will persuade. It stars Kobe. It’s produced by Kobe. It’s about
On Friday night, Delino DeShields Jr., the son of the former baseball player, was hit with a 90 mph fastball in the face and suffered a broken cheek bone. According to MLB Talk 101, he was hit in the face
On Friday, Milwaukee’s Martin Maldonado literally knocked the cover off the baseball against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the sixth inning. It wasn’t quite Roy Hobbs in The Natural — Maldonado ended up hitting a grounder to third base.
The NHL on Friday fined Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville $25,000 for grabbing his crotch during Thursday’s playoff game against the St. Louis Blues. Quenneville made the gesture while protesting what he thought was a penalty against St. Louis. The NHL said the
The price of gold is about to go sky high. Mark Pavelich’s 76 points remains a New York Rangers rookie record. His five goals in an NHL game stands as just the second time an American has achieved that feat.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Yasiel Puig was smuggled out of Cuba, and baseball officials and authorities are concerned that those who may have been threatening his life could also endanger his teammates and baseball fans. Los Angeles Times columnist Bill
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Yasiel Puig was smuggled out of Cuba, and baseball officials and authorities are concerned that those who may have been threatening his life could also endanger his teammates and baseball fans. Los Angeles Times columnist Bill
