When Jason and Jarron Collins were simply insignificant NBA big men, confusing the two would be completely understandable and likely met with a laugh or even ignored by the former Stanford stars. Now that Jason Collins has come out as
Throughout the years, the NBA has had some unlikely submissions to the NBA Draft. Every year, there are a number of players with virtually no chance of being selected in the two-round draft who “declare” and leave school early for
On Tuesday, the question was whether the Miami Heat would beat the Chicago Bulls. On Wednesday, it changed back to whether the Heat would beat the 1996 Chicago Bulls, whose guard-turned-TNT-announcer Steve Kerr actually complained about the refereeing with the Bulls
(AP) Rodman to Kim: ‘Do me a solid’ and free AmericanSEOUL, South KoreaFormer NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15
Jason Collins, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, said he had not “reached acceptance” yet with his homosexuality when he broke off his engagement with Carolyn Moos, the former Stanford and WNBA basketball player whom he had dated for eight
(AP) Knicks use huge run to even series with PacersBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORKCarmelo Anthony’s shooting woes vanished as quickly as Indiana’s lead. Once the NBA’s scoring leader got in a rhythm, not even one of the league’s best
(AP) Denver’s Karl earns Coach of the Year honorsBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERGeorge Karl is the NBA’s Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season. Karl got 62 first-place votes from a
Rachel Maddow attacked “fact-checker” Politifact Tuesday night over a story related to NBA player Jason Collins coming out as a gay man. The controversy revolves around a statement made by tennis legend Martina Navratilova on CBS News’ “Face the
In most businesses, you may not be able to let a 40-something employee go to hire a 23-year-old you believe can do just as good just to take on a lower salary. But in sports you can certainly let a
In a closed-door party at the White House immediately following President Obama’s inauguration, stars studded the hallways of power, from former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to actress Kerry Washington, from producer Harvey Weinstein to actor
The insinuation by CNN’s Carol Costello that Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was cut for supporting gay marriage followed a statement by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post asking if there was a Branch Rickey willing to sign Jason Collins after he
Using a Nexis “all news” search, Michael Chapman at CNS News crunched the numbers and reports that over the last eight days the media have covered the story of Jason Collins, the NBA player who announced he was gay, a
(AP) – Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who recently announced he was gay, is seeking a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. Officials at three publishing houses said Monday that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by
The two-on-two in the final minute and a half featured the top scorer of the game adding seven points to finish with 27 points, and his sidekick from Marquette playing lock down defense to finish a 21-point, 14-rebound performance. That
Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry’s impact on the Warriors, the NBA, and especially San Francisco is deeper than just his game. As several NBA analysts have mentioned, Curry has a special bond with the fans in Golden State’s Oracle
A day after the Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated his Houston Rockets from the NBA playoffs, Rockets head coach Kevin McHale attended the National Rifle Association convention on Saturday. McHale was captured on camera listening to Glenn Beck’s NRA keynote speech,
A day after Miami Heat superstar LeBron James missed becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history by one vote, Gary Washburn, the lone voter who voted for someone other than James, said he did not vote for James because
CNN Reliable Sources host Howard Kurtz, who this week parted ways with Tina Brown’s Daily Beast, featured a full-on show trial of himself. The journalistic mea culpa came after Kurtz made the mistake of writing a column about NBA player
Last week via Twitter, Masters-winning golfer Bubba Watson expressed his support for beleaguered ESPN commentator Chris Broussard after Broussard expressed his traditional Christian worldview on homosexuality with regard to NBA player Jason Collins’ coming out of the closet. Now, Watson
“Saturday Night Live” mocked Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” during its cold opening for its coverage of Jason Collins, the NBA player who came out in a Sports Illustrated article last week, even though there was much more to mock
CNN media critic Howard Kurtz: “On Monday, I read the ‘Sports Illustrated’ article by Jason Collins, the first pro male-team athlete to come out publicly as gay. I read it too fast and carelessly missed that Jason Collins said he
The NBA playoffs are down to eight teams, and only nine of the top 25 players in the league are still playing according to the anticipated “Total Value” prepared by Breitbart Sports. This rating is a per game variation of
Monday 7 p.m. – Chicago at Miami: The big three are looking like prohibitive favorites for another NBA title, and with Derrick Rose still not playing this series looks lopsided. When you get past the top three players, the Bulls
Joakim Noah guaranteed what was perhaps one of the biggest upsets in playoff history since Joe Namath predicted the Jets upset of the Colts. His prediction counted on bench players-turned-stars in the photo with him (from left Noah, Nate Robinson,
(AP) Bulls beat Nets 99-93 in Game 7 By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK Joakim Noah had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Marco Belinelli also scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 on
