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Here are the latest reports from The Washington Posts ‘Early Lead’.

Don’t ask Steve Kerr to choose between the ’95-’96 Bulls and the Warriors. Just don’t.

Don't ask Steve Kerr to choose between the '95-'96 Bulls and the Warriors. Just don't.

For one member of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, the debate over whether the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors are a superior team is really a no-brainer. For another, it’s a topic to be tap-danced around. Scottie Pippen, who played on the Michael Jordan team that set the NBA record with 72 wins, thinks the Bulls wouldn’t just […]


Colin Kaepernick reportedly will show up for 49ers’ workouts Monday

Colin Kaepernick reportedly will show up for 49ers' workouts Monday

Colin Kaepernick likely will show up for the start of the San Francisco 49ers’ offseason workout program Monday, but don’t read too much into that. He has 400,000 reasons for continuing to appear at the team’s facility as he, the team and the Denver Broncos attempt to decide which team he’ll be quarterbacking this season. […]


‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels make their mark on WrestleMania

‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels make their mark on WrestleMania

WrestleMania 32 got a major dose of attitude Sunday, as three veteran superstars from the “Attitude Era” — “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels — joined forces to take down a top WWE tag team. Not surprisingly, the ever-popular Austin got the biggest roar from the crowd of over 100,000 at AT&T Stadium […]


Shaquille O’Neal, John Cena make surprise ring appearances at WrestleMania 32

Shaquille O’Neal, John Cena make surprise ring appearances at WrestleMania 32

It wasn’t necessarily a shock to see Shaquille O’Neal at WrestleMania 32, but the fact that he actually got into the ring and competed in a match? Yeah, that was unexpected. That was the scene that unfolded during the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at the WWE’s annual mega-event Sunday, held this year at AT&T […]


USMNT players make pointed jokes about Abby Wambach’s DUI arrest

USMNT players make pointed jokes about Abby Wambach’s DUI arrest

It is not surprising that Abby Wambach is taking some heat for her DUI arrest early Sunday morning. However, it is more than a little eye-opening that some of that heat is emanating from the U.S. men’s national team. However, Wambach, who retired from the women’s national team last year after a highly decorated career, […]


Yoenis Cespedes starts season with an error; Edinson Volquez dons wrong hat

Yoenis Cespedes starts season with an error; Edinson Volquez dons wrong hat

Sunday marked the start of regular season MLB play, and while three games — Cardinals-Pirates, Cubs-Angels and Blue Jays-Rays — got things going, the marquee event took place at night, in a World Series rematch between the Mets and Royals. But although both teams entered this season with lofty aspirations, it appeared that a couple of players […]


Martellus Bennett the latest Patriots receiver to answer Tom Brady’s conch call

Martellus Bennett the latest Patriots receiver to answer Tom Brady’s conch call

Tom Brady has sent forth the call, and New England Patriots receivers are responding. On Sunday, Martellus Bennett followed Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski in replying to the quarterback’s Facebook post, which is fitting, given that the former Chicago Bears tight end is among the most recent additions to the team. Let’s rewind to […]


Anthony Martial’s goal for Manchester United was meaningful in so many ways

Anthony Martial’s goal for Manchester United was meaningful in so many ways

Anthony Martial, in the first year of a four-year contract with Manchester United, figures to score many more goals for the team, but few will be as meaningful as the one he tallied Sunday. Not only did Martial’s tally in the 54th minute provide the only score in a crucial 1-0 win over Everton, but it was […]


Mark Jackson uses D’Angelo Russell scandal to jab at a former Warriors assistant

Mark Jackson uses D’Angelo Russell scandal to jab at a former Warriors assistant

During Sunday’s Thunder-Rockets game, the ESPN/ABC team working the telecast found a moment to discuss the hottest NBA topic these days: the Lakers mess involving rookie D’Angelo Russell. That prompted analyst Mark Jackson to make a comment that brought a howl from fellow analyst Jeff Van Gundy but may have been confusing to viewers. “The good […]


Former Ohio State QB Troy Smith arrested for DUI and marijuana possession

Former Ohio State QB Troy Smith arrested for DUI and marijuana possession

Troy Smith, the former Ohio State quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 2006, was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of driving under the influence and marijuana possession. Smith, 31, was pulled over at 2:38 a.m. in Westerville, Ohio, when a police officer noticed that his car was missing a front license plate and […]


Scottie Pippen thinks his and Michael Jordan’s Bulls would crush Stephen Curry’s Warriors

Scottie Pippen thinks his and Michael Jordan's Bulls would crush Stephen Curry's Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are good, breathtakingly good. But there’s one team they couldn’t beat, if you ask Scottie Pippen. That team is … Scottie Pippen’s team, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. The Warriors are trying to beat the NBA-best 72-win season that Bulls team put together, and if only Michael Jordan and those guys could […]


Worlds collide as The Undertaker meets ‘Shocked Undertaker Guy’

Worlds collide as The Undertaker meets 'Shocked Undertaker Guy'

On Saturday, the planets aligned perfectly and a wonderful thing happened during WrestleMania 32 week in Dallas. The Undertaker met “Shocked Undertaker Guy.” Technically known as Ellis Mbeh, the wrestling fan became instantly famous because of his meme-worthy reaction when Brock Lesnar dealt the Undertaker his first career WrestleMania loss almost two years ago, ending a 21-match […]


Abby Wambach arrested for DUI in Portland

Abby Wambach arrested for DUI in Portland

Abby Wambach, the former leader and star of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants early Sunday morning in Portland, Ore. Wambach, 35, retired last year after helping the U.S. win the women’s World Cup. She was arrested at 2:02 a.m. PDT and charged with a misdemeanor, according […]


Cleveland Indians have officially demoted the Chief Wahoo logo

Cleveland Indians have officially demoted the Chief Wahoo logo

Chief Wahoo will be relegated to a supporting role for the Cleveland Indians this season, another step in the team’s de-emphasis of an historic logo that many have found offensive. “We have gone to the Block C as our primary mark,” owner Paul Dolan said (via Cleveland.com). “Clearly, we are using it more heavily than […]


Johnny Manziel hangs with Justin Bieber, gets odd new tattoo

Johnny Manziel hangs with Justin Bieber, gets odd new tattoo

What was Johnny Manziel up to this weekend? Glad you asked. He may have been hanging out with Justin Bieber again, judging from his latest Instagram postings. A photo posted by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:30am PDT And…in other news…he appears to have gotten a new tattoo of a Rolex-esque crown […]


Sting retires during emotional WWE Hall of Fame speech

Sting retires during emotional WWE Hall of Fame speech

Give Sting, the legendary WWE star, credit for something else besides his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame. He has impeccable timing. The first to be inducted into the Hall’s 2016 class Saturday night, Sting, also known as Steve Borden, announced that his wrestling career is over. “On this very night, at this very […]


Thabo Sefolosha and Pero Antic filing civil suits against NYPD

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Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha and his former teammate Pero Antic are filing civil suits against the New York Police Department almost a year after their arrest outside a NYC nightclub, a source close to the proceedings told ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz. Sefolosha, who suffered a broken fibula and ligament damage during the arrest, is expected to be file a suit against the […]


Headfirst slide puts Diamondbacks all-star A.J. Pollock’s season in jeopardy

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A.J. Pollock, the best MLB player you don’t know, dove headfirst into home plate in an exhibition game, and it could cost him and the Arizona Diamondbacks big time. The all-star center fielder fractured his elbow when he used his right arm to brace his slide in Friday’s exhibition game against the Kansas City Royals. He’ll need surgery and there’s not […]


Lightning star Steven Stamkos diagnosed with blood clot, to miss 1-3 months

Lightning star Steven Stamkos diagnosed with blood clot, to miss 1-3 months

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has been diagnosed with a blood clot that could keep him out of the rest of the regular season and playoffs, according to the team. Stamkos, 26, was scratched before Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils with an undisclosed upper-body injury. After the Lightning’s 3-1 win, General Manager Steve Yzerman […]


Colin Kaepernick’s contract talks reportedly holding up Broncos-49ers trade

Colin Kaepernick's contract talks reportedly holding up Broncos-49ers trade

The rumors of a Colin Kaepernick trade to the Denver Broncos are gaining momentum, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting Saturday evening that the Broncos and 49ers had agreed in principle to a trade that would send the 28-year-old quarterback to Denver for a mid-round draft pick. There is a big caveat, however: Kaepernick’s contract. He […]


How can D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young co-exist? That’s easy — trade ‘Swaggy P.’

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In the aftermath of the D’Angelo Russell-Nick Young video scandal, the Los Angeles Lakers are expected to attempt to trade Nick Young. Who, you may ask, would be interested in the 30-year-old shooting guard’s services? Per the Los Angeles Times’ Mike Bresnahan: “The Lakers tried to trade Young, 30, each of the last two seasons […]


Rings, records and the Golden State Warriors’ chase for 73 wins

Rings, records and the Golden State Warriors' chase for 73 wins

What’s more important: an NBA title or the NBA’s single-season wins record? Let’s check in with Championship and Wins expert and coach of the 68-8 Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, who had some thoughts on the matter following his team’s 109-106 loss to the Boston Celtics. Per ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss: “I think it’d be cool (to break the […]


DeAndre Levy’s 57-inch box jump video proves rehab might be paying off

DeAndre Levy's 57-inch box jump video proves rehab might be paying off

Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy’s hips have plagued him for the past nine months, but as of Friday afternoon, they looked to be working better than ever. Levy, a two-time team defensive MVP and one of the league’s most explosive outside linebackers, suffered a hip injury in a preseason practice and missed the first four games of the […]


Dimitri Payet’s free kicks are a thing of beauty

Dimitri Payet's free kicks are a thing of beauty

Dimitri Payet’s spring of spectacular free kicks received yet another highlight-reel-worthy entry Saturday. Payet, 29, is a French midfielder for West Ham, recently signed to a five-year contract. This season is his first in the Premier League and through 24 games, he has racked up eight goals and nine assists. A few of those goals, as well as one […]


Why do the Montreal Expos, nonexistent since 2004, have an active Twitter feed?
The Montreal Expos don’t exist anymore. They’re a defunct brand that hasn’t seen the light of day since 2004. But they almost certainly have way more Twitter followers than you do. Baseball fans scrolling through their Twitter feeds today might have noticed a ghostly presence popping intermittently onto their screens. That’s because the Expos, dead for the […]


Tiger Woods says he’s skipping the Masters, again

Tiger Woods says he's skipping the Masters, again

Tiger Woods announced on his website Friday night that he will sit out next week’s Masters, marking the second time he has skipped the year’s first major golf championship in the last three years. Once again, the four-time Masters champion attributed his decision to health concerns. “After assessing the present condition of my back, and consulting with […]


MLB commissioner says bat flips ‘good for the game’

MLB commissioner says bat flips 'good for the game'

Baseball’s youth movement just got a boost from the sport’s most powerful man. During a Friday appearance on ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike”, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he believes bat flips are “good for the game.” Manfred was asked specifically about Jose Bautista’s emphatic bat flip from the 2015 American League Division Series, when […]


MLB suspends Taylor Teagarden 80 games after investigating Al Jazeera report

MLB suspends Taylor Teagarden 80 games after investigating Al Jazeera report

The fallout from the Al Jazeera HGH report has begun in the form of an 80-game suspension for free-agent catcher Taylor Teagarden. MLB announced Teagarden’s suspension Friday, making him the first player named in the report to face a punishment directly because of Al Jazeera’s “The Dark Side: The Secret World of Sports Doping.” MLBers Ryan […]


Tom Brady summons his Patriots receivers on a conch shell, and Gronk responds
With NFL teams’ offseason workout programs creeping ever closer, Tom Brady knew it was high time to gather his Patriots teammates together and get to work. But instead of just phoning them up like some mere mortal, the legendary quarterback ripped a page out of “Lord of the Flies” — or, rather, a scene from Anchorman […]


NCAA calls Gonzaga coach to admit botched call in Syracuse game

NCAA calls Gonzaga coach to admit botched call in Syracuse game

It’s safe to say this wasn’t a comfortable phone call for either party. Gonzaga Coach Mark Few told the Associated Press Friday that the NCAA called to let him know officials made the wrong call on a 10-second violation that went against the Bulldogs during their Sweet 16 loss to Syracuse on Friday. The turnover occurred with […]


Final Four gambling: Read this before putting down whatever money you have left

Final Four gambling: Read this before putting down whatever money you have left

There are only three college basketball games left to gamble upon this season. Here’s hoping everyone ends on a high note. All times EDT. All spreads and totals taken Friday afternoon from VegasInsider.com. An overarching note on the totals The over/under for each game now rests at 145, with bettors hammering the under and bringing […]


Turner’s Final Four is all about options, from ‘One Shining Moment’ to commentators

Turner's Final Four is all about options, from 'One Shining Moment' to commentators

Worry not Luther Vandross fans. As long as you have a functioning television and some form of a channel package that ranks above the starter package, you will be able to sing along with the soul man Monday. Turner announced Friday that it will be using two versions of “One Shining Moment” following the NCAA tournament title game. […]


LSU football coach’s mysterious Cuba trip focused on ‘excellent food,’ philanthropy

LSU football coach's mysterious Cuba trip focused on 'excellent food,' philanthropy

When it was revealed LSU football coach Les Miles was in Cuba, there were quite a few questions posed. A week after he was spotted in the island country, Miles shed some light on his experience. Miles was in Cuba on a philanthropic visit last week and spent an afternoon taking in the historic baseball contest between the […]


Carmelo Anthony just jinxed Syracuse into a Final Four loss

Carmelo Anthony just jinxed Syracuse into a Final Four loss

To: Carmelo Anthony. From: A Syracuse fan.* Subject: Guaranteeing Final Four victories. Hi Carmelo. Just saw your comments about Syracuse’s upcoming Final Four game against top-seeded North Carolina in the New York Post: “We’re going to beat them,’’ the Knicks star said late Wednesday night after an 91-89 loss at Dallas. “Guarantee? Yeah. We’re the […]


A rat trick nearly cost the Panthers a win

A rat trick nearly cost the Panthers a win

As it turns out, giving away 10,000 plastic rats at a place that offers alcohol may not be the best idea. The Florida Panthers defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 at home, Thursday, but their fans didn’t make it easy on them. Twice in the final period, the Panthers were penalized after fans in the arena would […]


Here are all the sports stories you believed were true on April Fools’ Day

Here are all the sports stories you believed were true on April Fools’ Day

Ugh, it’s April Fools’ Day. Please click on the following interstitial link for a summary of everyone’s feelings on the matter. But acknowledge it, we must. So here’s a list of fake April Fools’ Day stories that your mom probably forwarded to you, plus assorted pranks played by famous people on other famous people. (Yes, […]


Food Network, HGTV think NBA players and their wives are a slam dunk

Food Network, HGTV think NBA players and their wives are a slam dunk

The Curry family’s hammer-lock grip on American culture continued this week, when the Food Network announced that Ayesha Curry, wife of Stephen and mom of Riley, will be getting her own cooking show, tentatively titled “At Home With Ayesha.” Considering that Curry has her own lifestyle blog that contains a cookbook’s worth of recipes and […]


Skydivers collide in midair. One of them was wearing a GoPro. It’s terrifying.

Skydivers collide in midair. One of them was wearing a GoPro. It’s terrifying.

On March 22, Sebastian Leal jumped out of an airplane for the 402nd time. But unlike jumps Nos. 1-401, this time something went horrifyingly wrong. Leal’s midair collision with another skydiver more than 14,000 feet above Zephyrhills, Fla., was captured by the GoPro camera he happened to be wearing. According to WFTS-TV in Tampa, he […]


J.J. Watt played through through five torn core muscles — among other injuries

J.J. Watt played through through five torn core muscles — among other injuries

Let’s just make this clear right at the outset: everybody in the NFL plays through pain. That said, not everybody plays through that pain well enough to be considered the best at what they do, making what J.J. Watt endured last year all the more impressive. Watt, you may recall, won his second straight AP NFL […]


College player shows how not to dunk over a pancake

College player shows how not to dunk over a pancake

Thursday brought us the college slam-dunk championship, held at Berry Center in Cypress, Tex. The event was sponsored by Denny’s, which may explain why a pancake was heavily involved. Actually, it was a mascot in a pancake costume, one who was brought in to provide a suitable obstacle for an awesome dunk. Well, it would have […]


Why I let my 5-year-old return to a hockey game after a puck sent him to the ER

Why I let my 5-year-old return to a hockey game after a puck sent him to the ER

Recently, a story went viral about a five-year-old hockey fan who took a puck to the head, went to an emergency room to get stapled up and returned to the game, still in his bloodied shirt, in time to see his beloved team win in overtime. Most of the coverage, including right here at this blog, […]


Matt Barnes uses Lakers scandal to take another shot at Derek Fisher

Matt Barnes uses Lakers scandal to take another shot at Derek Fisher

The Los Angeles Lakers are the talk of the NBA, if not the entire sports world, and for all the wrong reasons. But if no one saw the D’Angelo Russell-Nick Young scandal coming, given the bizarre circumstance of one player placing a teammate’s engagement to a high-profile pop star in jeopardy with a secretly recorded […]


Holly Holm rejected ‘Cyborg,’ wants rematch with Miesha Tate or Ronda Rousey

Holly Holm rejected ‘Cyborg,’ wants rematch with Miesha Tate or Ronda Rousey

It was big news on Monday when the UFC announced that Invicta featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino would be making her long-awaited debut for the company at UFC 198 in May. But imagine how much bigger that news would have been if Justino’s opponent were Holly Holm. On Thursday, we learned that the former UFC bantamweight […]


Lawsuit alleges Baylor officials ignored multiple claims of sexual assault

Lawsuit alleges Baylor officials ignored multiple claims of sexual assault

Jasmin Hernandez has filed a lawsuit against Baylor’s board of regents, football coach Art Briles and athletic director Ian McCaw, claiming school officials ignored her attempts to report and seek justice after being raped by then-football player Tevin Elliot. According to the lawsuit, Hernandez was raped by Elliot outside of a party April 15, 2012. The […]


DraftKings, FanDuel will no longer offer college fantasy games

DraftKings, FanDuel will no longer offer college fantasy games

Daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel will no longer provide an opportunity to bet on college athletics after reaching a deal with the NCAA. The move is a result of an extended conversation about the place for daily fantasy sports in modern culture, specifically college campuses here, that has taken place in state legislatures around the nation […]


German soccer team takes a stand against racism … with blackface

German soccer team takes a stand against racism … with blackface

Unser Freund und Mitspieler Emad wurde am Samstag, aus rassistischen Gründen, beschimpft und geschlagen. Das ist einfach… Posted by Deinster SV on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Not sure if you’ve heard, but European soccer has a bit of a racism problem, with racial or anti-Semitic taunts long plaguing the game. There are also growing tensions in […]


NCAA reveals it accidentally invited South Carolina to March Madness

NCAA reveals it accidentally invited South Carolina to March Madness

Sometimes, “Oops, our bad,” doesn’t really cut it. The NCAA Selection Committee catches heat every year for who it allows into the tournament as well as for who it leaves out. After all, arguing about who deserves a chance at the Big Dance is part of the fun of March Madness. This year, however, the committee […]


Colin Kaepernick’s $11.9 million 49ers salary is about to be guaranteed

Colin Kaepernick's $11.9 million 49ers salary is about to be guaranteed

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Thursday that the San Francisco 49ers won’t be releasing quarterback Colin Kaepernick before Friday, when his $11.9 million salary for 2016 becomes guaranteed. Kaepernick is unhappy in San Francisco and has asked to be traded after he was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert midway through the 2015 season (he was […]


Michael Jordan’s 1988 dunk latest moment immortalized by renowned tattoo artist

Michael Jordan's 1988 dunk latest moment immortalized by renowned tattoo artist

Even if it’s true that cultural immortality does not exist, it’s hard to argue that if any one sports figure has earned the title, Michael Jordan tops the list — now through ink and paper. A large part of the fame and mystique that still surrounds Jordan stems from the legendary performances he put on in the NBA 20 […]


NFL prospect says a team asked if he would choose a knife or gun to kill someone

NFL prospect says a team asked if he would choose a knife or gun to kill someone

In spite of increased attention given to the questions prospective NFL athletes are asked at the NFL combine, the inquisitors don’t seem to be getting any wiser. In February, one player, former Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple, was asked by an Atlanta Falcons representative if he liked men, a question for which the Falcons have apologized. […]


Martin Sheen to produce documentary saying O.J. Simpson didn’t do it

Martin Sheen to produce documentary saying O.J. Simpson didn't do it

With FX’s fairly successful “The People vs. O.J. Simpson” miniseries about to wrap up its 10-episode run and ESPN set to debut an already-hailed five-part documentary about Simpson and the murder trial that drove a nation bonkers, we’ve reached the saturation point of televised O.J. Simpson reminiscences. Or so I thought. According to the Hollywood […]


New Amnesty International report details worker abuse at Qatar World Cup site

New Amnesty International report details worker abuse at Qatar World Cup site

Migrant workers renovating a stadium that will host matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are subjected to “appalling” human rights abuses, a new report by Amnesty International alleges. For its 52-page report, the organization interviewed 132 workers at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, another 99 landscapers in the surrounding Aspire Zone sports complex […]


Five U.S. women’s soccer players file wage discrimination complaint

Five U.S. women's soccer players file wage discrimination complaint

Five key members of the U.S. women’s soccer team have filed a federal complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging wage discrimination. In the complaint, the players cite USSF figures from last year showing that they were paid nearly four times less than men’s players despite generating much more […]


Unsigned Johnny Manziel hits the Lakers game (and a few L.A. clubs)
Johnny Manziel has given up the Vegas scene … making his way west to L.A. The free agent quarterback, spotted with and by celebrity chef Mario Batali last weekend in Las Vegas, turned up at the Los Angeles Lakers game Wednesday night at Staples Center. And last but not least, Johnny Manziel is in the […]


Red Sox send Pablo Sandoval and his fat salary to the bench

Red Sox send Pablo Sandoval and his fat salary to the bench

Boston Red Sox Manager John Farrell announced Thursday that Travis Shaw and not Pablo Sandoval will be the team’s starting third baseman on Opening Day. That’s a whole lot of money riding the pine. This is remarkable. Sandoval due $17.6M in both 2016, ’17, then $18.6M in ’18 and ’19. $5M buyout for 2020. https://t.co/q9PRfb5ujK […]


Matt Harvey is angry about all the jokes about his bladder condition

Matt Harvey is angry about all the jokes about his bladder condition

Having a blood clot in your bladder is no laughing matter. After the ailment struck the Mets’ Matt Harvey, New York tabloids and internet enthusiasts amused themselves with witty banter. Take this Deadspin headline, for instance: Matt Harvey’s wee-wee hurts because he didn’t do enough tinkles: https://t.co/fmxVtu1Ss3 — Deadspin (@Deadspin) March 29, 2016 The pitcher […]


Pro surfer loses a chunk of his thigh in Australia shark attack

Pro surfer loses a chunk of his thigh in Australia shark attack

Pro surfer Brett Connellan is in serious but stable condition at a Sydney hospital after he was mauled by a shark at Bombo Beach on Wednesday night. According to reports, the 22-year-old Australian suffered injuries to his thigh and hand during the attack at Bombo Beach, about 75 miles south of Sydney. He was helped […]


Lamar Odom was at Staples Center for final Kobe Bryant-Dwyane Wade showdown

Lamar Odom was at Staples Center for final Kobe Bryant-Dwyane Wade showdown

For the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday brought together more intriguing subplots than an entire season of your average telenovela. Following D’Angelo Russell’s and Nick Young’s separate sessions with reporters, Kobe Bryant squared off against Dwyane Wade — with Lamar Odom in attendance. The lurid episode in which Russell secretly filmed Young — who is engaged to pop star […]


Blake Griffin got naked on a TV show and made people laugh

Blake Griffin got naked on a TV show and made people laugh

You have to hand it to the Clippers: now that they’ve had a taste of getting the better of the Lakers, they’re not going to go down without a fight in the off-court insanity department. With Los Angeles, not to mention the nation, abuzz with the D’Angelo Russell-Nick Young scandal, Blake Griffin landed a solid […]


Yankees’ Andrew Miller hit by line drive, breaks bone in non-throwing wrist

Yankees’ Andrew Miller hit by line drive, breaks bone in non-throwing wrist

And then there was one. The New York Yankees’ three-headed relief-pitching monster is missing two parts, at least for the time being, after Andrew Miller was hit by a line drive Wednesday and suffered a chip fracture in his right wrist. The good news is that the injury was to Miller’s non-throwing arm. The team is holding […]


D’Angelo Russell says he ‘feels as sick as possible’ about Nick Young video

D’Angelo Russell says he ‘feels as sick as possible’ about Nick Young video

D’Angelo Russell may not have realized what he did a few months ago, when he secretly recorded Lakers teammate Nick Young talking about women. But after part of that video leaked out recently, causing problems with Young’s engagement to pop star Iggy Azalea and breaking an unwritten locker-room law, Russell became all too aware of the damage […]


Two moves later, Falcons linebacker finds lost six-figure check

Two moves later, Falcons linebacker finds lost six-figure check

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon has moved both away from and back into Atlanta all in the past year, so it’s understandable that one or two things might get lost in the process. It just so happens that, in this case, that includes a six-figure check. Weatherspoon played for the Atlanta Falcons for five years after […]


5-year-old boy hit in head by puck, gets staples at hospital, returns to hockey game

5-year-old boy hit in head by puck, gets staples at hospital, returns to hockey game

Okay, we all know how tough hockey players are, as they are famous for getting bashed and gashed in all sorts of ways, only to return to the very same game. But a hockey fan displaying that kind of toughness? A 5-year-old hockey fan? That’s impressive. On Sunday, the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage won a home […]


Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz set to square off again at UFC 200

Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz set to square off again at UFC 200

The fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz that headlined UFC 196 was such a resounding success — for the UFC, if not for McGregor himself — that the company wasted no time setting up a rematch. The pair will square off again on July 9, as the main event at UFC 200. The UFC […]


Lions linebacker’s open letter: ‘It’s scary to think I may have CTE’

Lions linebacker's open letter: 'It's scary to think I may have CTE'

Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy, a seven-year pro, has some thoughts to air on the ongoing NFL-CTE saga. The Detroit Free-Press published an email by Levy in article-form Wednesday in a piece that, apart from the introductory opening and a transition to indicate a follow-up email, was entirely written by the active Lions player. Levy, 29, opens […]


Jose Reyes’s domestic abuse charges to be dropped, MLB suspension still in place

Jose Reyes's domestic abuse charges to be dropped, MLB suspension still in place

The domestic abuse charges against Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes will be dropped by Maui prosecutors. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Reyes’s wife was not cooperating with the prosecutors, thus ending the case against the 32-year old baseball player less than a week before his case was scheduled to go to trial April 4. Deputy […]


UNC Coach Roy Williams warns Post reporter ‘better step carefully’

UNC Coach Roy Williams warns Post reporter ‘better step carefully’

Asked about his health during an interview on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Wednesday, North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams responded with a full-throated defense of his health and sharp criticism of a recent Washington Post story about him that Patrick referenced. The story, written by Kent Babb, detailed the apparent physical and emotional […]


Lionel Messi offends Egypt by donating his shoes to charity

Lionel Messi offends Egypt by donating his shoes to charity

A charitable gesture by Lionel Messi turned into a cultural gaffe that angered Egyptians. Messi, in an appearance on a Saudi channel’s TV show called “Yes, I am famous,” offered his football shoes for a charitable auction, a seemingly nice move guaranteed to bring in some money. Except that in Egypt and other Arab countries, the […]


MLB negotiates deal with Apple to place iPad Pros in all 30 clubhouses

MLB negotiates deal with Apple to place iPad Pros in all 30 clubhouses

After years of the Microsoft Surface plaguing CBS and FOX NFL commentators by not having the letter “i” in front of it, the MLB has elected to go in another direction. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Major League Baseball and Apple have come together to negotiate a deal that will place iPad Pros in […]


The Lakers may not like D’Angelo Russell’s video, but Iggy Azalea claims she does

The Lakers may not like D’Angelo Russell’s video, but Iggy Azalea claims she does

Inside the locker room of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team’s future hope, star rookie D’Angelo Russell, has reportedly been shunned due to video he took of teammate Nick Young talking about cheating on his fiancee, rapper Iggy Azalea. It’s the kind of bombshell that can permanently fracture a locker room and it isn’t clear just […]


Stephen Curry tells Craig Sager he’s ‘an inspiration’

Stephen Curry tells Craig Sager he's 'an inspiration'

There’s a new category in which Stephen Curry leads the NBA: perspective. The reigning NBA MVP joined TNT’s Craig Sager after Golden State won its 36th game at home Tuesday night and the talk quickly turned from hoops to health. Sager is working as he battles leukemia that has returned. Credit Curry with realizing that […]


Watch LeBron James lose a game as coach of the Cavs

Watch LeBron James lose a game as coach of the Cavs

If it looks like a coach, walks like a coach, interacts with players like a coach and squawks from the sideline like a coach, it must be a coach, right? Tyronn Lue may be listed as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but there was his star player, LeBron James, sitting out Tuesday night’s game and […]


Aaron Gordon held a one-man slam-dunk contest — during a game against the Nets

Aaron Gordon held a one-man slam-dunk contest -- during a game against the Nets

Aaron Gordon is still trying to prove he is the true king of throwdowns. About six weeks after he lost an epic NBA slam-dunk contest to Minnesota’s Zach LaVine — one that many thought should have gone to the Orlando forward — Gordon put on a clinic Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. As fate would […]


D’Angelo Russell reportedly being ‘isolated’ by Lakers over Nick Young video

D'Angelo Russell reportedly being 'isolated' by Lakers over Nick Young video

Apart from a chance to savor the final moments of Kobe Bryant’s career, the season can’t end soon enough for the 15-59 Los Angeles Lakers. Now a new issue has reportedly arisen that has created the greatest tension yet in the team’s locker room, and rookie D’Angelo Russell, who the team hopes will succeed Bryant as […]


Carmelo Anthony wants to go to the Olympics so he can experience winning

Carmelo Anthony wants to go to the Olympics so he can experience winning

As we learned Monday night, even small children thousands of miles away from New York can sense Carmelo Anthony’s anguish and just want to give him a hug. So it’s understandable that when reporters broached the topic of the Olympics with the Knicks all-star forward, he cheered up a bit, realizing that playing in Rio […]


Who should sing ‘One Shining Moment’? Vote in our 16-artist bracket!

Who should sing ‘One Shining Moment’? Vote in our 16-artist bracket!

Tuesday brought news that many fans of the NCAA tournament found upsetting: the networks that televise it have reportedly decided to have a new artist record a version of “One Shining Moment.” You know, the awesomely schmaltzy song, traditionally performed by Luther Vandross, that plays over highlights of the tourney after the champion is crowned. CBS and […]


Landon Donovan believes Jürgen Klinsmann should be fired if USMNT loses Tuesday
Landon Donovan and Jürgen Klinsmann have never been on the best of terms, and, after Tuesday, that isn’t likely to change anytime soon. Donovan took to the radio waves Tuesday morning to dish on Team USA’s recent loss and now crucial upcoming match against Guatemala. This will be a must-win for the USMNT, and if the squad loses, […]


Would you vote for Tim Tebow? Running for office would be ‘intriguing’

Would you vote for Tim Tebow? Running for office would be 'intriguing'

Forget “Make America Great Again.” Let’s make America start Tebowing again. Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback, said he might consider running for office one day. “If there’s a chance you can make a difference someday in something, then that would be intriguing,” he said in an interview with Ainsley Earhardt on “Fox and Friends.” […]


Jon Jones arrested for probation violation over disputed drag racing charges
UFC standout Jon Jones was charged with drag racing in Albuquerque March 24, and video has emerged of the ensuing traffic stop — to put it lightly, it did not go well. This video, which is NSFW, shows the majority of the traffic stop, though if you want to watch the first three minutes of the stop, that can be found […]


NFL demands retraction of New York Times’ concussion story

NFL demands retraction of New York Times' concussion story

Not content with a strongly-worded rebuttal and strategically-placed digital ads, the NFL is taking its fight against the New York Times a step further, demanding retraction of a story the newspaper published last week about the league’s allegedly incomplete concussion research and alleged ties to Big Tobacco. Brad S. Karp, the NFL’s legal counsel, wrote that […]


The oddest of NBA odd couples gets commemorated on a pin for charity

The oddest of NBA odd couples gets commemorated on a pin for charity

The love between TNT broadcaster Craig Sager and San Antonio Spurs Coach Greg Popovich has been well-documented over the past few years, and now, there’s a pin for it. The company behind the wonderful product, Patti Lapel, developed a pin displaying Popovich with his arm around Sager during a television interview. Sager is characteristically sporting one of […]


Miesha Tate says Ronda Rousey’s suicidal thoughts were a ‘sign of mental weakness’

Miesha Tate says Ronda Rousey’s suicidal thoughts were a ‘sign of mental weakness’

Miesha Tate, who has lost twice to Ronda Rousey, thinks the former UFC bantamweight champion showed a real vulnerability when she opened up about having suicidal thoughts following her title-fight loss to Holly Holm last November. “I thought that was a big sign of mental weakness, to be honest,” Tate, who went on to win […]


Chris Paul is ready to hang up his Team USA jersey

Chris Paul is ready to hang up his Team USA jersey

Chris Paul has opted to pass on a third consecutive trip to the Olympic Games as a part of Team USA. The Los Angeles Clippers point guard cited age, physical wear-and-tear, and the desire to spend more time with his family as influential factors in his decision-making process. Paul announced the decision in an interview with Sports Illustrated‘s […]


Missouri’s religious liberty bill could cost millions in economic activity, commission warns

Missouri’s religious liberty bill could cost millions in economic activity, commission warns

A proposed religious liberty bill in Missouri could end up costing the state more than $50 million annually in lost business and revenue, according to the Kansas City Sports Commission. The bill — a proposed constitutional amendment that has already passed the state Senate — would protect religious organizations from penalties related to refusing to host or perform a same-sex […]


Police are investigating Twitter threat involving Chris Paul and his wife

Police are investigating Twitter threat involving Chris Paul and his wife

Police in Los Angeles are investigating what appeared to be a recent threat made on social media against the wife of Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul. There have been no arrests in connection with the investigation, L.A. police Lt. Andrew Neiman told the Los Angeles Times, and it is continuing. A Twitter user in early February […]


Matt Harvey’s mystery ailment was blood clots in his bladder

Matt Harvey’s mystery ailment was blood clots in his bladder

New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey will make his Opening Day start after all, now that he no longer has blood clots in his bladder. Just what was ailing Harvey was the stuff of rampant Internet concern and speculation, with the team and Harvey mum on details. On Tuesday, the New York Daily News broke […]


Jim Boeheim defends Syracuse, says program isn’t dirty

Jim Boeheim defends Syracuse, says program isn’t dirty

The presence of Syracuse in the NCAA’s Final Four has brought up an unpleasant reminder for Jim Boeheim. The Syracuse coach confronted the not-so-little matter of whether he is running a dirty program Monday in a press conference involving this weekend’s four coaches. “Things can happen in a program. That doesn’t mean it’s something dirty,” […]


After Brussels attacks, security is beefed up for European soccer championship

After Brussels attacks, security is beefed up for European soccer championship

Vowing to show that sports “will not yield” to terrorism, French President Francois Hollande said that 3,000 additional people have been hired by private security firms to ensure safety at the European Championship soccer tournament in June. Attacks in Brussels left at least 35 dead last month and a soccer game in Paris was the target […]


Watch the NBA’s shortest player, Isaiah Thomas, chase down and block Chris Paul

Watch the NBA's shortest player, Isaiah Thomas, chase down and block Chris Paul

Chase-down blocks are always fun, given the anticipation of seeing one player charge after another in pursuit of a highlight defensive play. They’re even more fun when the player who gets the block is the shortest person currently in the NBA. That’s what happened in Monday’s Celtics-Clippers game, when Boston’s Isaiah Thomas — all 5 feet 9 […]


Young boy runs onto court and hugs Carmelo Anthony during Knicks-Pelicans game
Not to say that Carmelo Anthony is enduring another miserable New York Knicks season, but even children are finding themselves moved to give him a hug. And if performing that compassionate act requires running onto the court during an NBA game, who could argue? That scene, which many found extremely cute because it didn’t involve […]


Lakers fans win tussle for Kobe Bryant’s shooting sleeve, then smell it
Kobe Bryant has long since been a deity to Los Angeles Lakers fans, but never more so than now, in his final handful of games. Perhaps that explains the behavior of a couple in the stands Monday at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, where the Lakers took on the Jazz. Well, it only […]


Lions’ DeAndre Levy takes a shot at Jim Irsay over CTE remarks

Lions’ DeAndre Levy takes a shot at Jim Irsay over CTE remarks

Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy appears to use his Instagram account mostly to post mind-blowing photos of his vacations in spectacular parts of the world, but lately, he has also used to it tweak the NFL about its position on concussions and CTE. Things got personal Monday, when Levy took square aim at Colts owner […]


Alex Rodriguez is dating the ex-wife of Google’s co-founder

Alex Rodriguez is dating the ex-wife of Google’s co-founder

Alex Rodriguez has been linked romantically with some noteworthy women in the past, among them Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson. Now the New York Yankees’ slugger reportedly has a new girlfriend, but rather than making her name in the world of entertainment, is a star in Silicon Valley. Multiple media sites have reported that Rodriguez is dating Anne […]


Matt Harvey has a mystery ailment and might miss his Opening Day start

Matt Harvey has a mystery ailment and might miss his Opening Day start

The New York Mets provided just enough information about Matt Harvey to set the Internet off into a frenzy of speculation. What exactly is wrong with the ace pitcher, and will it cause him to miss his Opening Day start on Sunday? Whatever it is that’s ailing Harvey, the Mets didn’t have much to offer […]


Cris ‘Cyborg’ to make UFC debut, sparking anticipation for Ronda Rousey fight

Cris 'Cyborg' to make UFC debut, sparking anticipation for Ronda Rousey fight

One of the biggest names in MMA to have never competed in a UFC event will do exactly that on May 14. Cris “Cyborg” Justino, the Invicta featherweight champion and one of the most feared strikers in the sport, will fight in UFC 198, the company announced Monday. UFC 198 will be held in Justino’s […]


Women’s basketball coach fired after suspending players for dating

Women’s basketball coach fired after suspending players for dating

Did a women’s college basketball coach violate the Title IX rights of two of her players when she kicked them off the team for dating each other, a violation of the coach’s written rules? That’s the question surrounding Dawn Brown’s dismissal as coach at Prairie View A&M, which came last week when she was asked […]


A 30-year-old Chiefs player retires over concussion concerns

A 30-year-old Chiefs player retires over concussion concerns

Husain Abdullah, a 30-year-old free safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, citing concerns about concussions and writing that “having a sound mind will be vital in accomplishing” his future goals. “There are numerous deciding factors in my decision, with personal health being foremost,” he wrote on Instagram. […]


Jim Irsay says playing football is risky, but so is taking an aspirin

Jim Irsay says playing football is risky, but so is taking an aspirin

Jim Irsay is the third NFL owner to question the link between playing football and degenerative brain disease and the Indianapolis Colts owner did it in his own inimitable way. “I believe this: that the game has always been a risk, you know, and the way certain people are. Look at it,” he told the […]


Judge dismisses domestic violence charges against Picabo Street

Judge dismisses domestic violence charges against Picabo Street

Domestic-violence and assault charges filed against Olympic gold-medal skier Picabo Street have been dismissed by a Utah judge. Street, who won gold in the super-G in 1998, was accused of throwing her 76-year-old father down two flights of stairs and locking him in the basement as the two quarreled Dec. 23 at her home near Park […]


Former president of Honduras pleads guilty in FIFA bribery scandal

Former president of Honduras pleads guilty in FIFA bribery scandal

Rafael Callejas, a former president of Honduras, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Monday, admitting that he took bribes over broadcast rights in the FIFA soccer scandal. Callejas, a member of FIFA’s television and marketing committee and the country’s president from 1990 to 1994, told the judge in a Brooklyn federal courtroom that he had taken bribes and distributed […]

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