By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKThe Tony Awards will be a real drag this year: The two top musicals battling it out have leading men dressed as women and the night’s biggest celebrity will be Tom Hanks, who reminded everyone
Kevin Durant will reportedly leave his sports agency and head to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency to team up with his idol. On Friday night, Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal broke the news: Landmark Sports President, NBA agent Rob Pelinka:
On Thursday night, Dick Vitale had an interesting tweet for Eva Longoria, the Hollywood actress who is the ex-wife of San Antonio Spurs superstar guard Tony Parker. Parker led the Spurs to a Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat
(AP) George Karl out as coach of NuggetsBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERThe starless Denver Nuggets just lost their biggest name on the bench. George Karl was ousted Thursday less than a month after winning the NBA’s Coach of the Year
On Thursday, Major League baseball teams will use first round picks on Jonathan Gray and Mark Appel, hoping those potential future stars can help them win a few games in 2016. One team will draft San Diego University’s Kris Bryant (pictured), who hit more home runs than
There is a reason the NBA loves Game 7s. Monday night’s showdown between Miami and Indiana drew the highest rating ever for an NBA game on TNT. According to the Associated Press, the Heat’s clinching victory drew a 7.1 rating,
(AP) Ex-NBA star Blaylock faces charges in fatal crashBy PHILLIP LUCASAssociated PressJONESBORO, Ga.Former NBA All-Star Daron “Mookie” Blaylock has been charged with vehicular homicide arising from a head-on crash in suburban Atlanta, authorities announced Monday. Blaylock, 46, is also charged
The Indiana Pacers outshot the Miami Heat in the first half and was still behind 52-37 due to Miami’s suffocating defense. The Heat forced 15 turnovers (Udonis Haslem, left, and Mario Chalmers double team Roy Hibbert in the photo) to
Finally, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs wil play at full strength when they battle in the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday in Miami. When the Chicago Bulls ended Miami’s 27-game winning streak on March 27, they deprived
Jeff Van Gundy, the former coach of the Knicks and Rockets and current broadcaster, is reportedly in discussions to become the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. Those discussions, which have not been confirmed or denied by either party, are said to
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert $75,000 on Sunday for “inappropriate and vulgar language” for saying “No Homo” on Saturday in a press conference after the Pacers forced a Game 7 against the Miami Heat in the Eastern
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert issued an apology on Sunday for his “no homo” remarks that he made in a postgame interview on Saturday night after his Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat to force Game 7 in the Eastern
Breitbart Sports documented LeBron James’ magic that started at the 10:53 mark of the third quarter and included 18 contributions in less than 11 minutes to bury the Pacers in Game 5. The Heat entered that same point leading 42-41 Saturday, but this time it
The San Antonio Spurs get to rest again today while the other six teams still vying for a “Winter” championship are in action Saturday night. The Blackhawks, who started with the season’s longest unbeaten streak host the Kings. The Bruins host the
Former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock was taken off of life support on Friday and is now in critical condition following a car accident that killed one person. According to reports, police said “his SUV crossed the center line and crashed
Chris “Birdman” Andersen has been suspended for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday for shoving Indiana’s Tyler Hansbrough in Game 5, which the Heat won in Miami. Game 6 will be in Indiana. Andersen has had a
Ronald Holmes, the father of soon-to-be NBA rookie Shabazz Muhammad, has made the news again. Earlier this year it was revealed he had lied about his son’s age to enhance his reputation as a basketball player. The indictment accuses Holmes
“Shabazz Muhammad comes in at No. 3, which … well, we’ll see.” That was the main question ESPN had about my basketball projections last year, and Friday the saga of Muhammad continued with his father being ordered on house arrest, months after
Getting fired from the Cleveland Cavaliers could lead to bigger and better things for Byron Scott who spoke to the Los Angeles Clippers this week about their head coaching vacancy. The team recently fired Vinny Del Negro, who hinted that
In one of the most dominant 11 minutes of action by one player, LeBron James did something every 35 seconds. During that stretch in the third quarter he either made a basket, grabbed a rebound, blocked a shot or drew a foul. The Pacers dominated
On Thursday Indiana Pacer David West was cited by the NBA for deliberately hitting Dwyane Wade in the back of the head (flagrant-1) and for flopping when there was no foul on another occasion. LeBron James was also cited for
Memphis Grizzlies basketball player Quincy Pondexter may have just been swept out of the Western Conference playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs, but the former University of Washington star is trying to sweep Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson off her feet.
(AP) Player from small Kansas school announces he’s gayBy ERIC OLSONAP Sports WriterIt didn’t take Jason Collins to say he’s gay to compel Jallen Messersmith to make the same announcement. Messersmith is a 6-foot-7 shot-blocking specialist from tiny Benedictine College
(AP) Pacers get even with Miami after 99-92 victoryBy MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLISRoy Hibbert had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson added 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers charged back late to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) —The NBA Board of Governors Tuesday approved the sale of the Sacramento Kings to an investment group headed by software entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive. The league announced the sale to a group spearheaded by Ranadive and
