Category: Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes — even those on his daughter Sasha’s basketball team. The team captured its first title last October, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 87-78 and bringing home Indiana’s first basketball title since 1973. Obama said […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former teammates, players and a former NBA assistant coach think the credibility a Hall of Fame career brings — and familiarity with today’s players — will help Jason Kidd successfully transition into coaching. Kidd was named the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, less than two weeks after he […]

Quarterback Tim Tebow has extended his stay in the NFL, finding a new home with the New England Patriots under a two-year contract. Tebow won the Heisman Trophy at the University of Florida, and last year led the Denver Broncos to their first playoff appearance in six years, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers before falling to […]

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Tiger Woods said his left wrist was fine. It’s his game that was hurting him Thursday in the U.S. Open. Woods finished only 10 holes in the rain-delayed first round at Merion, spending far too much time trying to gouge out of the thick rough with a wedge. On at least […]

Following the release of the film, “42,” baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s story comes to life once more, this time in comic book form. “Fame: Jackie Robinson” was released earlier this month through Bluewater Productions. The book is a reissue of Personality Comic’s famed ‘90s comic-biography of the baseball legend. “We are very excited to work […]

(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Chad Johnson was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who angrily rejected a no-jail plea deal after Johnson playfully slapped his attorney on the backside in court. Johnson, known as Chad Ochocinco for his […]

Leave it to Dennis Rodman to spark a debate. The former Chicago Bulls power forward recently thought out loud about how LeBron James and his Miami Heat would fare against Rodman’s Chicago teams of the late 90s. “It would be no contest,” Rodman told the “Dan Patrick Show” last week. “The Heat has better talent […]

Just about anyone of the age 20 and older has heard their parents or elders call the sport of baseball “America’s pastime.” And if you dig back into history, you may agree with them. Baseball has always been a popular sport that has no game clock and many hours expire by either playing or watching […]

In a previous column, I mentioned my association and friendship with former L.A. Rams running back Dick Bass. Living in L.A. during the 60’s was a lot different from the America we know today. Segregation was supposedly just a memory, but the vibe was still in the air. For those of you who remember the […]

Tropical Storm Andrea wreaked havoc on the Nats’ schedule during week 10 of the season; two consecutive games were postponed (June 6 against the N.Y. Mets and June 7 against the Minnesota Twins). The team was only able to play three games during the week. (June 4-5) Washington Splits Series—1-1 Against Mets In Game 1 […]

(June 4-6) Orioles take a 2-1 Series Against Astros (June 9, 2013) The Orioles showed their usual winning form in Game 1 against the Astros; the bats were alive for Baltimore and closing pitcher Jim Johnson earned his 19th save of the season. However, unlike what the Orioles have seen much of this season, starting […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tall, trim and wearing catwalk clothes: Pro basketball stars have stepped up their style to become influential tastemakers. On the court, of course, they’re in uniform, with a lot of red and black donned by the Miami Heat, and silver and black on the San Antonio Spurs, during the NBA Finals. […]