Jay-Z is working with another Yankees employee in Alex Rodriguez, who has been unable able to get a return call from a fellow baseball great for four months, verbally attacked and left in the minors against his will by his
ABC’s Oklahoma City affiliate is concerned state taxes may prevent Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant from adding a key free agent for a championship run. The station cited Americans for Tax Reform’s new grid of state taxes for NBA players
The whistleblower and former Biogenesis clinic employee who turned in documents that reportedly implicated baseball players like Ryan Braun and Alex Rodriguez in the most recent performance-enhancing drug scandal says there are more players in other sports purchased drugs from
In this year’s NBA offseason, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was reminiscent of the girl everyone flirts with but, for whatever reason, no one actually takes to the dance. Consistently cited as the owner NBA players would most like to play
NBA legend Charles Barkley on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” with Maria Bartiromo says that he agrees with the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin. Barkley further says that the media has allowed “racists” to
Former NBA great and TNT commentator Charles Barkley said the media do not “have clean hands” when it talks about race. He made his comments while discussing the George Zimmerman verdict and the media’s coverage of it on Thursday. In
Former NBA great and TNT commentator Charles Barkley said while he believed Trayvon Martin was a victim of “racial profiling,” the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was correct based on the evidence. He said that “judging by
(AP) Lawyer: Brooklyn Nets coach Kidd to plead guiltyBy FRANK ELTMANAssociated PressHAMPTON BAYS, N.Y.Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd intends to plead guilty to a drunken driving charge, his lawyer said Tuesday. Kidd is expected to receive a suspended sentence, attorney
After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges on Saturday, Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade quickly tweeted that he was “stunned” by verdict and “saddened as a father.” He said he could not make sense of the verdict
Mikhail Prkhorov, the Russian owner of the Brooklyn Nets, knows where his blessings come from. According to him, it is the “basketball gods” that are behind a string of acquisitions that have put Brooklyn squarely in the title hunt. “Today,
(AP) Scottie Pippen sued for $4M over Malibu fightMALIBU, Calif.Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight last month at an upscale Southern California restaurant that left an autograph-seeker hospitalized with a head injury. The $4
(AP) Peace out: Lakers waive Metta World PeaceEL SEGUNDO, Calif.It’s Peace out for the Los Angeles Lakers. They waived Metta World Peace on Thursday under the NBA’s amnesty provision, which will save the team about $15 million in luxury tax.
(AP) AP Source: Cavs, Bynum agree to 2-year dealBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDThe Cleveland Cavaliers are taking a chance on Andrew Bynum and his creaky knees. The free agent center, who never played one second with Philadelphia last season because
(AP) Bynum weighing 2-year offer from CavsBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDAs the Cavaliers await word from Andrew Bynum, two other teams have joined the chase for the free agent center. Bynum, who didn’t play a single second for Philadelphia last
With star point guard Kyrie Irving in place, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the opportunity to use the top pick in the recent NBA Draft to nail down the center position with Nerlens Noel, or at least Cody Zeller or Alex
Former Laker great Shaquille O’Neal, who, like Howard, came to Los Angeles from Orlando, said Dwight Howard just could not handle the pressures of playing basketball for the Lakers in Los Angeles. “It was expected,” O’Neal said over the weekend of
Jason Collins’s ex-fiancee said the the NBA player who came out of the closet more than two months ago was more concerned about his image and new friends in the media than fully explaining to her why he led her
Josh Smith was supposed to join Dwight Howard and James Harden with the Houston Rockets to form the Western Conference’s version of the “Big Three.” Those plans seem to have been thwarted as the star forward now intends to sign
UPDATE: Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak released this statement on Friday night, confirming that Howard has finally informed the team that he will not be returning to Los Angeles: “We have been informed of Dwight’s decision to not
The drama surrounding Derrick Rose and the “will-he-or-won’t-he” surrounding his return from ACL injury was one of the biggest storylines of the NBA season and caused the accomplished guard to receive plenty of animosity from fans and talking heads that
Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats finally landed a coveted free agent when Utah Jazz big man Al Jefferson committed to sign with the team once the moratorium is lifted. The forward/center averaged 17.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game
When Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant met Dwight Howard on Tuesday to convince him to stay in Los Angeles, he did not grovel or beg Howard to remain with the team. Instead, one the game’s all-time great competitors challenged
(AP) Column: Dwight Howard, yes, but how about Collins?By TIM DAHLBERGAP Sports ColumnistThe Los Angeles Lakers want Dwight Howard so badly they put up billboards urging him to stay in town, then got Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash to get
Rapper and sports agent Jay-Z has reportedly dissed fellow sports agent Scott Boras in a rap song off his new album, which will be released on Thursday. According to ESPN, Jay-Z, on the song “Crown,” reportedly raps, “Scott Boras, you over
Eric Bledsoe has been mentioned in countless trade scenarios over the past year plus. Now, he has finally been dealt. The Los Angeles Clippers finally traded the dynamic young guard whose talents were wasted behind one of the best floor
