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LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles Laker guard, Kobe Bryant has been having a subtle war of words with his coach, Phil Jackson. After losing a game on Monday to the Memphis Grizzlies, Jackson said: “Kobe had to screw up the game and start energizing the team by going one-on-one. That takes the rest of the guys […]
New Jersey — Plaxico Burress is scheduled to be released from the upstate Oneida Correctional Facility on June 6 — in time for training camp, if there is no NFL lockout — and there is growing support within the Giants organization to bring him back and give him a second chance. Co-owner Steve Tisch already […]
Okay, I know this may be last week’s news but Tucker Carlson thinks Michael Vick should be executed. Carlson should be arrested given the likelihood of Fox News viewers to carry out violent attacks. If Michael Vick should be executed and given the same treatment that he gave the dogs, shouldn’t Peyton Manning and his […]
MIAMI — LeBron James isn’t expecting to win a third Most Valuable Player Award this season and he’s not expecting to pass the honor to teammate Dwyane Wade, either.
New York– Pictures have surfaced online of what appears to be Michelle Ryan, JETS coach Rex Ryan’s wife with an unidentified African-American man in foot-fetish pictures. Urban site Media Take Out released pictures of the coach’s wife in a car with the man sniffing and caressing her feet.
Leesburg, Va. — Washington Washington Football Team defensive lineman Joe Joseph was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning, less than 24 hours after making his NFL debut.
For those who are tired of looking at Floyd Mayweather’s mugshots, there may be something worth looking forward to in the sport of boxing.
NEW YORK CITY — The Obama administration confirmed on Monday afternoon that the president, in a call with the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, expressed gratitude for the team’s decision to give a second chance to quarterback Michael Vick.
Miami – Maybe LeBron James should have gone to college. The Miami Heat superstar admitted to reporters Monday that he didn’t know what the word “contraction” meant after recently advocating for the NBA to do just that, sparking league-wide outrage. “That’s crazy, because I had no idea what the word ‘contraction’ meant before I saw […]
LOS ANGELES — Ron Artest has absolutely no regrets about giving away his Los Angeles Lakers championship ring to boost mental health awareness. In fact, it just encourages him to go out and get another ring. Artest announced the winner of the charity raffle for his ring late Saturday night at a club across the […]
The NBA fined Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal $35,000 Monday for public comments about the officiating following Boston’s 86-78 Christmas Day loss to the Magic in Orlando.
Las Vegas — Police investigating claims that Floyd Mayweather Jr. attacked a security guard at his Las Vegas home were reportedly handed a video tape from a separate incident showing the boxer verbally abusing a guard who halted his entry to the gated community.