Author Archives: Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley

Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors immediately vaulted the team into the status of potential legends. Golden State Warriors’ newest player Kevin Durant, center, joins head coach Steve Kerr, left and general manager Bob Myers during a news conference at the NBA basketball team’s practice facility, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in […]

In this Feb. 3, 2016, file photo, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) shoots as Golden State Warriors center Marreese Speights defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington. The Wizards have agreed to terms Friday, July 1, 2016, with Beal on a five-year maximum contract worth $128 million. (AP Photo/Alex […]

Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball draft pick Ben Simmons poses for photographs during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, June 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) It was only fitting that, on the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia 76ers drafting Allen Iverson as the top overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft, LSU’s Ben Simmons became the Sixers’ newest top pick.  The […]

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, bottom, drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James in the second half in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Finals, Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 115-101. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) In a twist of fate, it’s come down to a decisive Game 7 for the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives on Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, left, during the second half of Game 4 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Cleveland, Friday, June 10, 2016. Golden State won 108-97. (Ronald Martinez/Pool Photo via AP) The Golden State Warriors have the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 3-1 hole in their […]

Heisman-winning quarterback Jameis Winston (5) pose for a photo during the NCAA college football media day in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher may be the pre-eminent quarterback coach in college football. He has had eight quarterbacks drafted to the NFL since 2001, works with reigning Heisman winner Jamies Winston and two of his […]

If defamed former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice could reverse the week that was he would certainly do it. From rising star in the NFL to outcast, the fallout from a video recording of Rice punching his now wife, Janay Rice, knocked the league out. Now, suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Rice’s […]

History is against the chances of the Seattle Seahawks repeating their Super Bowl campaign of last year. The last champions, the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens, failed to even return to the playoffs in the following year. And for those prior champions that did manage to make it back to the playoffs, a Super […]

New Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball players, from left, Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Thaddeus Young, Zach LaVine attend a news conference at the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Falcon Heights, Minn. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers got their trade, and their man, in Kevin Love, prying him away from the Minnesota […]

From left: Kevin Love, LeBron James, and Kyrie Irving. This combination of players may become the Cleveland Cavaliers “Big Three”. Now that All-Star forward Kevin Love’s trade to Cleveland is official, the world finally knows exactly what the Cleveland Cavaliers roster will look like. For a while, fans and media alike weren’t sure if LeBron […]