He was called a bench warmer, the best 15th man of all-time, and a babysitter to Dennis Rodman. All were true at some point, but Jack Haley was much more. The former UCLA center and nine-year NBA player died this week of heart disease. He was only 51 years old. Haley is being remembered fondly.
Michael Jordan joined the billionaire club in 2015 thanks to an unintended assist from the much maligned former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
During ESPN2’s airing of “Mike and Mike” on Monday, Mike Golic, co-host of the show, discussed NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s stance on sports gambling. Silver has recently said that he supports legalized sports betting outside of Nevada, making him the first
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol will make his first NBA All-Star Game start this weekend. The big man’s appearance in the Big Apple may foreshadow the free agent’s future.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin calls Vladimir Putin a “nice guy” and believes the big man in Moscow would triumph in a free-for-all with the big man in Washington, DC. TMZ caught up with the three-time NHL MVP in Los
The owners of two rooftop seating businesses are taking the Chicago Cubs to court to stop plans to erect new video scoreboards in the outfield, signs that will block the view from their seats.
NBA superstar LeBron James plans on using his $42.2 million two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his $20 million a year sneakers contract with Nike, along with the other half-a-billion dollars he has earned since entering the league to build a Hollywood Empire.
A group of New York Knicks fans have launched an effort to force the sale of the team after owner James Dolan sent a nasty email to a fan
David Letterman hosted NBA commissioner Adam Silver on CBS’s Monday night broadcast of “The Late Show with David Letterman” and asked him where the league stands on players protesting things by either turning their pregame warm-ups inside out in protest
Chris Paul didn’t mince words after the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-94 on Thursday night, bitterly accusing Lauren Holtkamp of making a “ridiculous” call when she called a technical foul on him. The NBA’s premier point guard opined “this might not be for her.”
The NBA has already acted to postpone Monday night’s Knicks-Kings and Nets-Trail Blazers games due to the snow storm that locked down many areas of the northeast before the first snow flake even fell.
A few years removed from allegations of a referee fixing games, the NBA has taken an if-you-can’t-beat-em-join-em approach to sports gambling. The results may ultimately prove more profitable than the league’s lucrative television contract.
A three team trade between the Knicks, Cavaliers and Thunder will move J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to Cleveland and Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City.
Daniel J. Freeman catches up with Kevin McHale and Dwight Howard on Houston’s acquisition of Josh Smith. Does Detroit’s malcontent give Houston the tools to contend?
The politicization of professional sports continues in Ohio with the Cleveland Browns refusing to apologize to a Cleveland police officers union after wide receiver Andrew Hawkins appeared on the field with a “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford” shirt
Oprah Winfrey defended Sony chair Amy Pascal on Monday after Pascal’s racist comments about President Barack Obama were leaked to the media. “There are things that you say in your private conversations with your friends and with your colleagues that
No matter what happens tonight in Chicago between the Saints and Bears, one thing’s for sure–the NFC South champ will not have a winning mark this year. It’s OK, America. We will survive this. Even if the New Orleans Saints win their
One of the most popular and flamboyant Brooklyn Nets fans died on Sunday from head and spinal cord injuries he incurred after jumping out of a second-story window at his father’s house on Saturday night. Jeffrey Gamblero, whose real name
In an recent interview, US Attorney General Eric Holder expressed his pleasure at Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose for wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “I Can’t Breathe” emblazoned across it on the court last week. Rose was joined by
Friday on ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” President Barack Obama revealed he divides his attention during his duty as commander-in-chief of reviewing those “really fat briefing books” and watching sports. “You know, ‘Sportscenter’ when I work out in
Even with LeBron James Nike shoes, you can’t outrun the police. In early November, Charles Jennings, an employee of cargo transportation company Intermodal Cartage Group, allegedly stole a truck laden with 7,500 pairs of the new Lebron 12 Nike shoes,
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men — that is genius. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance Kobe Bryant encouraged his teammates through example to wear “I
Players receive fines for lots of things. Criticizing officials, making obscene gestures, and breaking dress codes all could lead to hefty penalties in the world of sports. Unless, of course, your actions or choice of clothing taunt and bash police officers, then
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner captured Sports Illustrated‘s Sportsman of the Year Award after leading his team to their third World Series victory in five years. Bumgarner, who now lives in Dudley Shoals, North Carolina, on a 140 acre
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, are scheduled to visit one of New York City’s most somber sites, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. The Tuesday morning visit to the site, where 67 British
