Category: Sports

The NBA Playoffs tip off this weekend, starting with the NBA-best Chicago Bulls taking on the No. 8 seed Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference first-round opener on April 16. The Eastern Conference is heavy in talent this postseason, with the likes of MVP-caliber stars LeBron James, Derrick Rose, Dywane Wade and Carmelo Anthony all […]

The No. 2 seed Miami Heat took a 1-0 lead in a best-of-seven series after beating the No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers, 97-89, on April 16 at US Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla. Heat star forward Chris Bosh hadn’t played in a playoffs game since 2007, but he showed no postseason rust, leading Miami with […]

Pro-football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been officially registered as a low-risk sex offender, a New York judge ruled according to the Associated Press. Rockland County Court Judge William Kelly registered Taylor as a 60, within the range of level 1 status, the lowest level for sex offenders classified as being a low risk […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice Wednesday but a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts that the home run king lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using steroids and human growth hormone. The verdict, following a 12-day trial and almost four full […]

University of Connecticut (UCONN) Huskies star Kemba Walker announced he will enter the 2011 NBA Draft during a news conference on April 12. Walker put on one of the greatest single-season performances in Huskies history, bringing a third national title to UCONN’s campus this spring. Now the junior guard will take the blessings of Head […]

Tiger Woods’ chances of winning a fifth green jacket faded away on April 9 as the former No. 1 ranked pro golfer shot just a 2-over par in the third round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in August, Ga. Woods stood in a four-way tie for ninth place heading into […]

It was a busy week for the young Washington Wizards, and with five games in seven days, the Wizards made the most of it, going 3-2 to string together their first winning week this season. The squad even managed to sneak in a rare road win to create their first two-game road winning streak of […]

Tiger Woods finished tied for fourth place overall in the Masters Tournament after finishing the final round with a 5 under par 67 at the Augusta National golf course April 10. Woods started the fourth round April 10 seven strokes behind the lead in ninth place, but knocked in a string of birdies along with […]

With his eye on the goal of his first major PGA tour victory in more than 17 months, Tiger Woods headed into the third round of the 2011 Masters at Augusta National in Georgia tied for third place. Woods hasn’t performed up to his elite status since last year’s Masters, when he first returned to […]

“It takes a lot of guts to go after goals even when most folks tell you they’re impossible to accomplish.” Washington, D.C. native Henry Jones said he learned that a long time ago when he first set out to be a boxing ring announcer back during the late 1980s. At the time, Jones said there […]

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, best known for his bizarre image and championship dynasty run with the Chicago Bulls in 1995-‘98, has been voted to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame (HOF). But according to reports, the 49-year-old Trenton, N.J. native was more surprised than anyone when he first heard the good news. “I thought […]