Sports
Jul
Lin-sanity To Houston? Jeremy Lin Agrees To Offer From Rockets
Lin-sanity could be bound for Houston next season, because guard Jeremy Lin has verbally agreed to sign a four-year offer sheet with the Rockets, a source tells ESPN. The four-year deal is reportedly worth $10.2 million over the first two seasons and $9.3 million in each of the last two years, with the fourth being a [...]
Jul
NBA Trades: Jason Kidd Headed To Knicks, Clips Get Billups, Jamal Crawford & More
New movement in the past day includes moves made by the New York Knicks, the Magic, the Clips, and Toronto Raptors. Jason Kidd is saying good bye to the Dallas Mavs, following his first NBA title in 2011, and is headed to the New York Knicks. According to ESPN.com, the 39-year-old guard will sign a three-year deal worth [...]
Jul
Los Angeles Lakers Get Steve Nash In Trade From Phoenix Suns
While friends and family were BBQ’ing to celebrate the 4th of July, some big news swept the world of professional basketball: the Los Angeles Lakers have acquired two-time MVP Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns. According to ESPN.com, the 38-year-old was picked up in a sign-and-trade deal between the two teams, sending him to L.A., and [...]
Jul
Deron Williams Decides To Re-Sign With Brooklyn Nets
It’s official, the Brooklyn Nets have a lot to smile about to start off their first season in their new city. Following the addition of standout guard Joe Johnson earlier in the week, superstar Deron Williams revealed Tuesday (July 3) that he’s staying put. Just after 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, the 28-year-old All-Star tweeted (@DeronWilliams), “Made [...]
Jul
Brooklyn Nets Agree On Deal With Atlanta Hawks For Joe Johnson
With the NBA off-season in full swing, teams have begun making changes to improve for next season … and that means trades. The latest moves comes from Jay-Z’s Brooklyn Nets. While the team is reportedly in talks for Dwight Howard, they made a move just recently bring All-Star guard Joe Johnson to the newly located team. [...]
Jul
Michael Jordan’s Son Marcus Arrested For Drunken Disturbance
Michael Jordan’s 21-year-old son Marcus spent Sunday night (July 1) in a drunk tank in Omaha, Nebraska after causuing a ruckus outside a hotel. According to New York Daily News, Marcus was “animated, intoxicated and uncooperative” when police found him arguing with two women in the driveway of an Embassy Suites at around 2:15 a.m. It [...]
Jul
Dwight Howard Requests Trade To The Brooklyn Nets: Report
The Dwight Howard/Orlando Magic saga continues. With trade talks starting, the NBA superstar reportedly requested a trade on Friday (June 29). According to ESPN.com, Howard met with new Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and told him he wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets. Word is, Hennigan has not revealed whether or not he [...]
Jul
Blake Griffin To Sign 5-Year Extension With Clippers, Chris Paul Will Wait
The Los Angeles Clippers look to be coming back next season with their main superstars intact, along with at least one new addition. According to ESPN.com, star forward Blake Griffin has let team officials know that he will sign a five-year contract extension this month. However, things won’t be official until July 11th, when he’ll be [...]
Jun
New Orleans Hornets Pick Anthony Davis At #1 In 2012 NBA Draft
As expected, it was Kentucky players, Anthony Davis and fellow freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who lead the pack in the 2012 NBA Draft on Thursday (June 28) by getting chosen with the first and second picks. The Wildcats set a record on Draft Day as well, when they became the first school to have the top [...]
Jun
Is That NY Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony Or A Wax Figure? (Video)
New York Knicks superstar, Carmelo Anthony, was enshinred in wax on Tuesday (June 26) at NYC’s famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. His wax figure boasts an uncanny resemblance, down to his tattoos, headband and arm sleeves; and is posed in a shooting position. While celebrating the moment with his family, he also played tricks on the [...]
Jun
Charlotte Bobcats Trade Corey Maggette For Detroit Pistons’ Ben Gordon
With the 2011-12 NBA season in the books, teams around the league are making moves as they prepare for next season. The Detroit Pistons are one of the first teams making moves this summer. They’ve reportedly agreed to trade guard Ben Gordon and a 2013 protected first-round draft pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for swingman [...]
Jun
Brooklyn Nets Wish Deron Williams Happy Birthday With Giant Billboard
Although NBA star Deron Williams has previously said he wants to opt out of his contract with the Brooklyn Nets to test free agency this summer, the team still has love for the star point guard. Thet Nets placed a billboard outside his house on Tuesday (June 26), wishing him a happy 28th birthday. His wife, Amy Williams, [...]
Jun
Lebron James Finally Gets His NBA Championship Ring (Video)
In celebration of his first NBA title, Nike Basketball puts together this online clip, showing Lebron James’ journey to the coveted accomplishment. Dubbed “The Ringmaker”, the video shows how an Akron, Ohio jeweler has also waited just as long to present King James with his prize. The pair shared a parallel destiny of sorts, united by [...]
Jun
Miami Heat Rack Up $200K Bar Tab On Celebration After NBA Finals Win
Following their NBA Finals win on Thursday (June 21), the Miami Heat roster partied after game … hard. TMZ.com said Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and company partied in Miami early into Friday morning (June 22) … until at least 6 am, and popped an insane amount of bottles. Some reports say they dropped (at least) $200,000 on their all-night [...]
Jun
Lebron James, Miami Heat Beat OKC Thunder To Become 2012 NBA Champions
Lebron James dreamed of this moment all his life, and it finally happened Thursday (June 21) when he and his Miami Heat teammates beat out the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to become the 2012 NBA Champions. It is James’ first title in his ninth NBA season, and after three [...]
Jun
Kobe Bryant Leads NBA’s Top-Selling Jerseys List Internationally
The NBA has — for the first time — released its list of top-selling jerseys internationally, and despite younger superstars such as Derrick Rose and LeBron James leading sales domestically in the past couple years, Kobe Bryant reigns supreme across the globe. According to ESPN.com, Kobe led all jersey sales in the 2011-12 season overall, and [...]
Jun
Was Manny Pacquiao Really Robbed In Fight Against Timothy Bradley? (Video)
The title says it all. Was Manny Pacquiao really robbed in his June 9th fight against undefeated champ Timothy Bradley? Since that evening, it’s been nothing but controversy surrounding the split decision victory in favor of Bradley, which many believed should’ve went the other way. It sparked a public outcry for an investigation into the judging … [...]
Jun
Mike Tyson Teams Up With Spike Lee For One-Man Broadway Show
Mike Tyson was one of the best to ever grace the sport of boxing, but he’s looking for his next knockout to be on Broadway. According to ESPN.com, the former boxing great announced Monday (June 18) that he will be teaming up with director Spike Lee to bring his show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Longacre [...]
Jun
Emotional 6-Year-Old Can’t Handle OKC Thunder Losing To The Miami Heat (Video)
Poor kid… hates LeBron James. Can’t stand King James and the Heat’s win over the OKC Thunder. He even names off several players on the Heat.
Jun
Floyd Mayweather Tops Forbes’ 2012 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes List
ESPN named him the highest-paid athlete in the U.S., via their recent “Money Issue”, and now,Forbes officially crowns Floyd Mayweather the highest-paid in the world, topping its 2012 “World’s 100 Highest-Paid Athletes” list. According to the list, recently released at Forbes.com, Mayweather knocked out the man who held the title for nearly a decade in Tiger Woods, and comes [...]
Jun
Running Back LaDainian Tomlinson Announces Retirement
NFL running back great, LaDainian Tomlinson, is hanging up his cleets. According to ESPN.com, the 32-year-old football pro signed a one-day contract with the San Diego Chargers (the team his career started with) on Monday (June 18) and then announced his retirement. “It wasn’t because I didn’t want to play anymore. It was simply time to [...]
Jun
NFL Star Pacman Jones Ordered To Pay $11.6 Million To 2007 Strip Club Shooting Victims
Troubled NFL star Pacman Jones finally got a decision in a civil suit he had faced, stemming from his infamous 2007 strip incident where he made it rain and two security guards were shot. If you are unaware of Jones’ situation, here’s how the story goes… During the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, [...]
