Category: Sports

Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers should be commended for not giving into the pro hoops politics of playing starters over reserves during his team’s 96-89 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Four of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. With reserves Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Nate Robinson providing electricity off the bench, […]

The opening round match between England and the United States ended without a winner in a 1-1 draw. But that didn’t stop the Americans from celebrating like victors after a fluke goal saved them from defeat on June 12 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. For the U.S., a draw against a dominant […]

Nigeria is considered one of the top teams in all of Africa. Unfortunately for them, their opponent in the opening round of the 19th World Cup is considered one of the top teams in the world. Argentina proved its superiority over Nigeria with a 1-0 win on June 12 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, […]

New details have come to light about the sexual assault case swirling around Ben Roethlisberger. According to reports, the 20-year-old woman who accused Roethlisberger, 28, of sexual assault told investigators that she feared the NFL quarterback’s temper the night they met, March 5, in Milledgeville, Ga. “I noticed throughout the night he kind of had […]

It’s hard to imagine anyone more excited than the South African team as the 19th World Cup kicked off on their home turf on June 11 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. The joy could be seen in the eyes of each South African team player that walked out of the tunnel, singing in harmony […]

The movie, A-Team premieres today, but it was the Celtics’ “B-Team” that starred on Thursday night. Boston reserves Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Nate Robinson provided the scoring while Rasheed Wallace and Tony Allen added the defense to help the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 96-89 in Game Four of the NBA Finals and […]

Tiger Woods may have returned to the PGA Tour, but his game still hasn’t fully recovered to dominant form. Woods competed for the first time in nearly a month last weekend at the Memorial Golf Tournament, but instead of ripping competition like he’s done throughout most of his career, he finished in 19th place at […]

The crowd wasn’t nearly as thick, the players not nearly as explosive but it was still the playground to be at if you were a Washington, D.C. local on Monday. June 7 marked the first day of the new season of the District’s 29-year summer streetball classic, the Goodman League. Buried in the heart of […]

Sandwiched between reserve forward Lamar Odom’s revival and Derek Fisher’s clutch shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 91-84 win was Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum, hobbling to the bench in the third quarter. In game three of the NBA finals, Bynum reinjured his already faulty right knee twice in the quarter, reducing him to […]

If you like defensive battles, than you were in heaven watching Game 3 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night, June 8. The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics stripped, swatted and often pounded on each other with physical fouls for 48 minutes of regulation time at the TD Garden in Boston last night. But it […]

A month ago, Major League pitching legend Curt Schilling told ESPN that Stephen Strasburg would “immediately potentially be the best pitcher in the game.” What seemed like hyperbole at the time became reality on June 8 as Strasburg put on one of the best debut performances in Major League Baseball history. “I can’t put it […]

The Boston Celtics evened their series with the Los Angeles Lakers after a 103-94 victory on Sunday night, courtesy of a dominant performance from their backcourt. Highlighted by Ray Allen’s endless three-point parade and Rajon Rondo’s triple double, the Celtics’ starting guards combined for 51 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists and connected on 9-of-12 shooting […]