College football legend and NFL outcast Tim Tebow is about to launch his debut as an analyst for ESPN’s new SEC Network in August. Yet, the former Heisman Trophy winner would rather be launching spirals for an NFL franchise and
Floyd Mayweather, prize fighting’s king of prizes, has dumped Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The move comes in the immediate aftermath of chief executive officer Richard Schaefer’s resignation from the company. “After more than 10 years with Golden
It would take an unlikely Finals sweep to argue that the Miami Heat’s current run was better than Shaquille O’Neal’s 2000-2002 LA Lakers, Larry Bird’s 1984-87 Celtics, George Mikan’s 1952-54 Minneapolis Lakers, or the smash mouth 1988-90 Pistons as the
A week before the Brooklyn Nets signed openly-gay center Jason Collins in February of this year, then-Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson reportedly said that Collins was not welcome in his locker room. That may have been a reason why
A week before the Brooklyn Nets signed openly-gay center Jason Collins in February of this year, then-Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson reportedly said that Collins was not welcome in his locker room. That may have been a reason why
Donald Sterling bought the San Diego Clippers for $12.5 million. But, according to a report by ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, he had very little to do with selling the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer.
In another example of Manny Being Manny, former Boston Red Sox Star Manny Ramirez finally apologized in person for a 2008 incident in which he threw a much older Jack McCormick to the ground in a dispute over game tickets.
On Tuesday, Donald Sterling’s lawyer said Sterling would “fight to the bloody end” against the NBA’s attempts to force him to sell his team. He also said that Sterling “disavowed” anything his wife, Shelly Sterling, is doing to sell the
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey, implicated in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal by the Wells Report, revealed he hasn’t undergone psychological testing as ordered by the NFL as a precondition to playing this season. Roger Goodell announced the requirement in
In a rematch of the 2010 lacrosse finals, #1 seed Duke looks to capture its second straight NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse title, and their third since 2010, as they square up against the streaking #6 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Duke faces a tough challenge in their quest for back-to-back lacrosse championships. The Blue Devils square off against a scrappy Denver team in a final four match up on Saturday. One of those teams will face the winner of the
A racehorse died at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs racetrack, killed by a freak accident after being startled, the owner says, by the track’s new sound system. Trainer Kenneth Wirth reported that Never Tell Lynda, a five-year-old mare, was near the paddock
Checkmate. Disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has agreed to sell his team, according to numerous reports. Should the NBA force a sale of the team, Sterling would enable his wife to negotiate a sale. The team could fetch
On Wednesday, Mark Cuban said he would cross the street if he saw a “black kid in a hoodie at night on the same side of the street” or a “white guy with a shaved head and lots of tattoos”
Mark Cuban has already decided whether he will vote to oust NBA owner Donald Sterling from the league–and he fears he may have to be a “hypocrite” to cast it. According to the Sporting News, Cuban did not reveal how he
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith said those criticizing Mark Cuban’s admission that he would cross the street late at night if he saw a “black kid in a hoodie” or a “white guy with a shaved head and lots of
The love story between golfer Rory McIlroy and tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is over. They started dating in 2011 and got engaged in Australia on New Year’s Eve. McIlroy addressed the breakup at the BMW PGA Championship: “It is quite
The $60 million high school football stadium that opened in an affluent Dallas suburb less than two years ago has been deemed “not safe,” and will be closed for the 2014 season. Though a plan for repairs is under way,
The streak ends at 42. Masahiro Tanaka, who hadn’t lost a regular season game since August 19, 2012, lost for the first time in the major leagues last night. The Yankees rookie allowed four runs in six innings as Mike
An 11-year-old girl from Silicon Valley became the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, after she won a sectional qualifier on Monday at the Old Course in Half Moon Bay, California, reports NBC Bay Area. Lucy
The NBA holds its draft lottery at 8 p.m. ESPN broadcasts. The fourteen NBA teams, save for the Knicks, that missed the playoffs hope luck, and a ping-pong ball, bounces their way and they land a top-three pick. After establishing
Mookie Wilson, an outfielder for the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets and perhaps most famous for being the hitter on the infamous Bill Buckner error, was asked about the national controversy regarding St. Louis Rams player Michael Sam
In what might be the first time in the history of the NFL, a fan inked a tattoo of his favorite team’s owner on his arm. Jack Meredith, the general manager for a car dealership in upstate New York and
A new report out of the west coast says that Oregon State University is about to name former University of Montana Grizzlies coach Wayne Tinkle as its new basketball coach in a bid to remake the team into a top
The concussion crusaders who have attacked American football now set their sights on European football. When does the ban come on “duck, duck, goose” head patting? Association football, a phrase that degenerated into “soccer,” shares a name, eleven players to
