Chris “Birdman” Anderson will not be suiting up for the rest of the playoffs, or anytime soon for that matter. The Denver Nuggets excused him indefinitely from all team activities after Douglas County sheriff deputies entered and searched his home on Thursday afternoon before Denver’s game six first round match up against the Lakers. While [...]
Bryce Harper couldn’t say enough about Matt Kemp, the guy who had just spoiled his major league debut. Someday, that’s the kind of player the Washington Nationals rookie might become. Hardly fazed by playing in front of a sellout crowd at Dodger Stadium, the 19-year-old Harper showed some of the eye-popping talent that made him [...]
Delmon Young followed a huge postseason last year with a huge spring training this year, and he seemed poised for a huge season that would lead to a huge contract when he becomes a free agent this fall. Young hits fifth for the Tigers, directly behind Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder. In the year entering [...]
The San Francisco 49ers have taken another step to boost their receiving corps, selecting Illinois wideout A.J. Jenkins with the 30th pick in the NFL draft. Jenkins will join a unit that already features Randy Moss, Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree on the reigning NFC West champion 49ers, who lost in overtime of the NFC [...]
The Atlanta Falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick Wednesday when they acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles. The Falcons announced the trade after Samuel agreed to restructure his contract to a three-year, $18,5-million deal. His contract with Philadelphia called for him to earn $9,9 million in 2012 and [...]
LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball. And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson broke the game’s color barrier. “Without Jackie, I wouldn’t be in front of you” – the [...]
They could have started to play ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ way early last night. Ashley Judd could have turned to Jay-Z and planned the after-party in the first half. What Kentucky did not dunk, it blocked. What the Wildcats did not affect, they at least sent a signal that trouble was looming. Kansas coach Bill [...]
Alcohol addiction and declining marketability have sidelined Dennis Rodman and rendered him unable to pay an “unjustified” amount of child support – representatives for the former NBA player said today. Rodman’s manager, Darren Prince, told ABCNews.com today that the former Chicago Bulls’ rebound star has a “well-documented drinking problem, and all the stress from the [...]
The tournament host was not here to witness the ending, the formality that was Tiger Woods celebrating on the 18th green, a victory that is bigger than the game’s biggest attraction will ever acknowledge. Arnold Palmer took ill Sunday afternoon, a blood pressure issue sending him to the hospital and denying him a chance to [...]
The Celtics came into last night’s game focused on the fact that first place in the Atlantic Division was on the line. They left knowing there was something far more important at stake. Mickael Pietrus was taken from the arena on a stretcher after crashing to the court with 5:08 left in the second quarter [...]