Category: Sports

Some basketball experts say the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t hungry for another championship after winning the title last season—but Ron Artest wasn’t a member of the 2009 championship team. The Lakers star showed how much he wants to win, scoring 20 points to help No. 1 seed Los Angeles escape with a 111-110 victory against […]

The Orlando Magic continued their rush through the postseason, blasting the Atlanta Hawks, 105-75, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup at Atlanta’s Phillips Arena on Saturday, May 8. Orlando now holds a 3-0 series lead. Orlando led 52-33 at halftime as Atlanta’s home fans booed the team mercilessly. Atlanta has lost each […]

Actress Gabrielle Union is refuting allegations made by the soon-to-be ex-wife of her NBA All-Star boyfriend Dwyane Wade that the pair engaged in inappropriate behavior in front of his children. Siohvaughn Funches filed a $50,000 lawsuit on May 4 against Union for allegedly engaging in “sexual foreplay” in front of the eight- and two-year-old sons […]

LeBron James started his night early, testing his injured elbow and shooting abilities prior to his Cleveland Cavaliers facing the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series Friday evening. The warm-up may have been just what James needed as he exploded for 38 points, including 21 in the first quarter, […]

After three disappointing seasons, the Oakland Raiders bid adieu to 2007’s No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell on Thursday. Russell started 25 games over the past three years as the Raiders quarterback, compiling a 7-18 record as a starter along with loads of harsh criticism. Russell was frequently glorified as an impassionate worker as his […]

Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested on Thursday after being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Suffern, N.Y. according to MSNBC. The teenager was also beaten during the rape according to reports. Taylor was arrested by Ramapo, N.Y. police and reportedly will be charged with third-degree […]

LeBron James continues to insist that his much talked about elbow isn’t injured, but a flat performance against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals may suggest otherwise. The Celtics came out firing against James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning, 104-86, on May 3 to even the series, 1-1. James, 24 […]

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t had the easiest road to defending their NBA title this postseason. After a tough Western Conference first round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the No. 1 seed Lakers are now battling with the young star Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz. But even after Williams nearly […]

Ex-NFL linebacker Nick Rogers died at age 30 after crashing his car, The Associated Press reports. According to the AP, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office reports that Rogers suffered a fatal one-car accident at about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, May 3. He ran his car into a utility pole in College Park, Ga., not […]

Most folks stayed glued to their televisions after Floyd Mayweather had successfully defeated veteran knock-out artist Shane Mosley by a 12-round judges’ decision on May 1. Everyone wanted to hear “Money” Mayweather talk to the ringside reporter, not only because he’s a cocky, flamboyant trash-talker, but because they knew he was going to be asked […]

Tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams both successfully returned to the pro tennis scene after each suffered knee problems during the early part of the year. They both earned straight-set wins in the opening round of the Italian Open on May 4. Top-ranked Serena beat Timea Bacsinszky in two sets (7-6, 6-1). It was her […]