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Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension has been reduced from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The 2010 U.S. Open, like last year’s edition, has seen several contentious moments on the court. Now it appears that some of the drama has spilled into the stands.

Floyd Mayweather went on what many are calling a racist rant about fellow Boxer, Manny Pacquiao, on YouTube recently. He said he’d make Pacquiao to “make some sushi rolls and cook some rice” and that “we’re going to cook him with some cats and dogs.” RELATED STORIES Mayweather Scared to Fight Pacquiao? Pacquiao-Mayweather Deadline Passes […]

Indiana Pacers forward, Danny Granger, who is currently playing for Team USA in Spain for the FIBA world championship, took to twitter to complain about European hygiene. Here is what he wrote on twitter. “i’m dying over here ..how come nobody in europe wears deodorant? guess they didn’t get the memo – smellin like dead […]

Olympic champion Usain Bolt said American sprint rival Tyson Gay “probably just hates my guts” because he has dominated major championships.

A few clicks on the Web site of Black Entertainment Television leads viewers to a short Nascar tutorial filled with information about popular drivers, racetracks and salaries.

Hot on the heels of his highly public divorce, Tiger Woods reportedly took out a $54.5 million dollar mortgage for his new Florida mansion.

Former New York Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress has come up short in his bid for work release during his two-year prison sentence in a gun case, a denial that could keep him behind bars until at least next spring, prison officials said Tuesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide’s Heisman-winning tailback Mark Ingram went down with a knee injury Monday. He, Ingram is out indefinitely and certainly won’t play in ‘Bama’s season opener against San Jose State.

Do sports and Twitter mix? That’s the question that the latest Twitter-gate has prompted. Over the weekend, many eyebrows were raised over a tweet generated from Carmelo Anthony’s official Twitter account, @carmeloanthony, offering anyone $5,000 to slap Kat Stacks, an infamous groupie who has built up name recognition primarily through exposing her escapades with rappers, […]

A St. Lucian soccer star in New York for a tournament was shot to death in Brooklyn early Monday, hours after scoring a goal that sent his team to the finals, police sources said.