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Cristian Andal | Aug 14, 2015 08:54 AM EDT
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was reportedly discharged early in Team USA’s three-day minicamp this week only after a meeting with USAB officials and was allowed not to participate in light drills and media sessions afterward. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 14, 2015 08:53 AM EDT
Speculations abound that Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was considering to play for Team USA in the Rio Olympics next year and possibly end his career winning a gold medal for flag and country one last time. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 14, 2015 08:53 AM EDT
Atlanta Hawks small forward Mike Scott can possibly face up to 25 years of prison sentence after being caught and arrested for carrying illegal drugs and banned substances last month. read more
Cesar Tordesillas | Aug 13, 2015 09:43 AM EDT
Kobe Bryant will still be given a chance to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, even though he did not attend this week's "mandatory" minicamp, NBC Sports reported. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo made attendance at the mincamp a requirement to making the Olympic team. read more
Rica Y | Aug 13, 2015 09:44 AM EDT
Petra Kvitova has had a few good tournament runs this year with two titles under her belt. But the former Wimbledon champion is far from her form that brought her to glory at the All-England Club for two years in a row. What could have been a sure-win for the Czech turned out to be a disappointment as she lost 2-6, 3-6 in the second round of the Rogers Cup to former world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka. read more
Cesar Tordesillas | Aug 13, 2015 09:43 AM EDT
USA Basketball has reserved a spot for LeBron James for 2016 Olympics, even if they have to wait for the superstar until after the upcoming NBA season for his commitment. James didn't have to participate in any of the practices soon. read more
Rica Y | Aug 13, 2015 09:44 AM EDT
Maria Sharapova is once again number one on the Forbes list of World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes surpassing Serena Williams who is at no. 2 and other notable athletes including Danica Patrick and Ronda Rousey. Other tennis players that made it to the list include former world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, who is on the third spot with $14.6 million in earnings that cover new deals with Lavazza Coffee and Godiva Chocolates, and Ana Ivanovic who earned $8.3 million thanks to her stellar performance in 2014 that scored her a good payout from Adidas. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:43 AM EDT
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed veteran placekicker Garrett Hartley to a one-year deal to replace injured Shaun Suisham in the lineup for the coming season, as per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The details of the contract were not disclosed. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:44 AM EDT
After a special team owners meeting in Chicago this week, it seems to be getting clearer that of the three teams likely to move to Los Angeles next season, it is the Raiders who are more and more probable of leaving Oakland. The other two candidate teams are the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:45 AM EDT
Reigning WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) is reportedly preferring a fight with former WBA lightweight titlist Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) rather than with his unheralded mandatory challenger, American Sadam Ali (22-0, 13 KOs), this last quarter of 2015. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:44 AM EDT
Former IBF welterweight titlist Shawn “Showtime” Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) recently expressed his desire to face whoever will be the winner of the Saul Alvarez-Miguel Cotto middleweight title bout on November 21 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:45 AM EDT
Flip Saunders recently announced that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and said that he had been under treatment since it was identified in the middle of June this year. read more
Cristian Andal | Aug 13, 2015 09:45 AM EDT
Four-year pro Markieff Morris demanded to be traded by the only team he had in the NBA, the Phoenix Suns, saying that he just needs “to move on” from the fiasco surrounding his twin brother, Marcus, being traded to the Detroit Pistons last month. read more
Cesar Tordesillas | Aug 13, 2015 09:43 AM EDT
MVP runner-up James Harden of the Houston Rockets will be signing a 13-year, $200 million deal with Adidas after Nike decided not to match the offer, according to the Sun Times. Adidas spokesman Michael Ehrlich said that they pursued Harden because they are sure that he can take their brand to new heights. The 25-year-old Harden had just won won the NBA scoring title, voted MVP by his peers and on top of his runner-up finish in the recent NBA MVP race. read more
Cesar Tordesillas | Aug 13, 2015 09:42 AM EDT
Former NFL All-Pro tight end Tony Gonzalez said that NBA players are too soft to play in the NFL. Gonzalez made the comment after seeing a video of Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton outsprinting Los Angeles Clippers Chris Paul and catching the ball with one hand down for a touchdown. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
