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*(Via ESPN) – Miami Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA’s MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game’s all-time greats. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that James will be announced Saturday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor, and that he will [...]
*There are certain levels of ineptitude when talking about pathetic sports franchises. There are entertainingly inept teams – take the Clippers, for example. Recent success notwithstanding, they’ve been hilariously putrid for over three decades, as Bill Simmons notably detailed in a fantastic column from three years ago. Or take their NFL equivalent, the New York [...]
*Serena Williams – currently competing at the Matua Madrilena Madrid Open in Spain – has apparently added hip hop to her list of extra curricular activities. TMZ has unearthed and posted a clip of a track featuring the tennis star rapping. According to the web site, she recorded a number of tracks last year in [...]
*You wouldn’t think celebrities would have trouble finding dates, but apparently it happens, and Fox is coming to the rescue with its new reality show, “The Choice.” Former supermodel Tyson Beckford, comedian Finesse Mitchell, NFL player Ndamukong Suh and rapper/actor Romeo are among the stars who have signed up to find love on the series, [...]
*It’s no secret that Terrell Owens has some serious baby mama drama. The former football star went on “Dr. Phil” to talk face to face with three of his four children’s mothers to address the dead beat dad claims. His exes went hard in the paint about the man’s lack of follow through as a [...]
*Pilar Sanders followed up her press release yesterday with an appearance on “Good Morning America” to discuss her contentious divorce from Deion Sanders, who appeared on the show last week to tell his side of the ugliness. To get folks up to speed, Pilar was arrested on April 23 and booked at the Collin County [...]
*Pilar Sanders just released a statement updating folks on her side of the bitter divorce battle with estranged husband Deion Sanders, after she says a judge lifted a gag order in the case. As previously reported, the couple went to court Monday to address an April 24 altercation. The former NFL star famously tweeted a [...]
*Usher is gearing up to play legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in an upcoming biopic about his one-time challenger, Roberto Duran. Filming is set to begin later this year “Hands of Stone,” in reference to the Panamanian fighter’s nickname. In preparation for the role, Usher told the BBC: “If you guys see me running around [...]
*For those of us who came of age in the 1990s, the suicide of ex-NFL linebacker Junior Seau hit especially hard. The word “icon” gets tossed around too often, but Seau really was one, an aggressive, tackling and sacking demon on the field and a ubiquitous, mirthful presence off of it. We might not have [...]
*TMZ is reporting that Atlanta Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards paid up this weekend on one of the coolest fan contests imaginable — and treated one lucky winner to a baller trip to Las Vegas … including awesome seats to the Floyd Mayweather fight Saturday night. It was all part of Edwards’ “Dare to Be [...]
*(Via TMZ) – The term “lottery pick” is synonymous with basketball, but a clothing company claims they have the trademark on it … and they’re going after Nike for using it on a Michael Jordan jacket. According to a lawsuit filed in Illinois, Urban Motive Sportswear claims they have been selling an energy drink, sportswear apparel [...]
*Mount Vernon, NY – The USA Swimming Foundation, in conjunction with the Honorable Mayor Ernest D. Davis of Mount Vernon, NY, the Mount Vernon YMCA, and the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation, will hold “Make a Splash: Mount Vernon,” on Saturday, May 26, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mount Vernon YMCA. [...]
*While retired from the NBA after 19 seasons, it seems as if Shaquille O’ Neal had been playing around and living it up. But it turns out the big man had been working hard to earn his Ph.D. The four-time champion proudly received his degree from Barry University on Saturday in Miami, Fla. He celebrated [...]
*If you’re a Charles Barkley fan it’s probably because he says what’s on his mind. Period. And it’s usually funny, too. Over the weekend, Barkley took advantage of the camera being on Mitt Romney at a Boston/Atlanta NBA playoff game. According to the Huffington Post, told the audience: “Don’t take it personally. You seem like [...]
*New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick is attempting to defend himself against critics who labeled his recent post about Jay-Z’s co-ownership of the Brooklyn Nets racist. In his “Equal Time” column for the conservative paper, Mushnick commented on the recently-unveiled Brooklyn Nets logo and saw the black-and-white colors in racial terms. “Why the Brooklyn [...]
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