Category: Sports

A panel of medical experts confirmed that South African track champion Caster Semenya is not a man. The athlete’s gender was called into question after taking home a gold medal for winning the 800-meter dash at the world championships in Berlin almost a year ago. The wide time lapse between Semenya and the other runners, […]

The Chicago Bulls haven’t given up in their free agency hunt to land LeBron James and on Wednesday, they made another move to inch them closer to their grand prize. The Bulls signed power forward Carlos Boozer to a five-year, $80 million deal, adding him to an already impressive group of supporting cast members and […]

“It’s not about the money.” Those were the words NBA All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh repeated simultaneously in their ESPN interview with Michael Wilbon on Wednesday. The two free agents will join forces next season as members of the Miami Heat after a week-long courtship that initially put them on teams from New York […]

NBA superstar free agent LeBron James will announce the team he plans to sign with an hour-long televised special on ESPN Thursday night, July 8, according to reports. Most fans are used to LeBron doing the unprecedented, so for him to announce his decision during primetime television isn’t much of a shock. This is the […]

NFL quarterback Jamarcus Russell was recently arrested and charged with possession of codeine syrup, according to police reports. The 24-year-old former Oakland Raiders quarterback was arrested from his home in Mobile, Ala., on July 5 during an undercover narcotics investigation, Mobile County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lori Myles told reporters. Myles did not specify exactly what led […]

The New York Knicks knocked down the first major domino in the NBA’s free agency period by coming to terms with former Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire, inking the five-time NBA All-Star to a five-year, $99.7 million deal July 5. Stoudemire represents the first name of a popular free agent group to sign a deal […]

NBA veteran forward Adonal Foyle and his Kerosene Lamp Foundation (KLF) will host four camps in the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago from July 8-11 to benefit more than 550 at-risk children. Besides basketball skills, all participating youths will learn about HIV/AIDS awareness, healthy eating habits and sports psychology. KLF’s Athletics and Academics Island […]

Tennis superstar Serena Williams is already considered one of the greatest players in her sport’s history. But she may soon join the argument as the absolute best, after dominating Russian star Vera Svonareva, 6-3, 6-2, in a match that lasted only 67 minutes, to easily earn her fourth Wimbledon Championship. The match also marked the […]

More than two days into the NBA free agency, every big name is still available and no team has found their man. Dwyane Wade is rumored to be leaning towards returning home—not his recent Miami home, but his hometown of Chicago. Amar’e Stoudemire is apparently done in Phoenix and in a New York state of […]

A South African man was allegedly beaten to death by his wife and two children last month because he wanted to watch a World Cup soccer game instead of a religious program, according to the Associated Press. David Makoeya, 61, wanted to watch the match between Germany and Australia in his Limpopo province home on […]

The University of Texas has long been known for farming out superior athletes on the football field, but recent transgressions have shown the university can also produce some pretty aggressive fighters. Former UT football star and current NFL running back Cedric Benson was arrested June 29, and was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly striking […]

The 2-year-old son of former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham’s died June 29 after drowning in the backyard of his Las Vegas, Nevada home. Christian Cunningham, the youngest of Randall Cunningham’s four children, was found floating in a hot tub late Tuesday afternoon. Cunningham, 47, routinely performs baptisms in the hot tub as part of his […]