It’s not enough that he’s aligned with a powerhouse team in the Miami Heat, but according to HoopsHype.com, he’s owner of the most expensive home among all NBA players. Bosh topped the list of expensive homes with his 12,368-square-foot Florida estate priced at $12.3 million. That’s nearly $3 million more than Kobe Bryant‘s $9,450,000 SoCal residence […]
Tenacious defense and a strong running game have long been the calling card of South Carolina State football. Saturday, the Bulldogs used those two staples to defeat MEAC rival North Carolina A&T 13-0 in the Atlanta Football Classic at the Georgia Dome and continue their mastery of the Aggies under Coach Buddy Pough. The Bulldogs […]
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson has generally shied away from commenting on social issues during his professional career. That changed Thursday when the Seattle Seahawks quarterback spoke out about domestic violence and candidly about being a bully as a child in a column for Derek Jeter’s new website. “I’ve tended to avoid controversial topics […]
MIAMI (AP) — Jameis Winston avoided criminal charges after a woman said he sexually assaulted her. But the Florida State quarterback can’t seem to move on from the case as a possible civil lawsuit and potential punishment from the university looms ahead. The bottom line: it’s not over. Legal experts say the woman has four […]
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys special teams player C.J. Spillman is under investigation but hasn’t been arrested or charged after a report of an alleged sexual assault at the team hotel last month. Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said Wednesday night that the alleged assault took place early Sept. 20 at the Gaylord […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is back on the floor where he took his first steps in the NBA. Four years after leaving for Miami, James, again wearing the familiar No. 23 wine-and-gold Cavaliers uniform, performed for Cleveland fans as the team held a scrimmage before a nearly filled Quicken Loans Arena. After being introduced, […]
EW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter was one of the world’s most covered athletes in media during his 20-season career with the New York Yankees. Now, he’s joining media with a new website devoted to delivering athletes’ “unfiltered” views to the fans. The Players Tribune is being billed as a digital company that will offer […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An autopsy performed one year after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his 22-year-old girlfriend and killed himself found signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease found in athletes and others with a history of repetitive brain injuries. Belcher, 25, killed Kasandra Perkins on Dec. 1, […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been formally charged with assaulting his wife during two arguments in July at their Phoenix apartment. An indictment publicly released late Friday charges Dwyer with felony aggravated assault and eight misdemeanors, including assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct. Investigators say Dwyer broke his wife’s nose […]
Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor will not participate in any team-related activities during an NBA investigation into his arrest on domestic assault charges, the team announced Friday. “As an organization, we understand and appreciate the seriousness of this matter, and will assist the NBA and law enforcement in any way we can until this comes to […]
Alcorn State has not appeared in the SWAC Championship Game since its inception 15 years ago. Saturday, the Braves put the rest of the conference on notice that this could be the year the drought ends as they thrashed Southern, the reining SWAC champion, 56-16 in Lorman, Missssippi. It was the third straight victory for […]
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — And so it begins, or resumes, for LeBron James and the Cavaliers. Back home and where he began his NBA career, James and the Cavs are holding media day Friday as they begin a journey they hope ends with Cleveland’s first pro sports championship since 1964. More than 300 media members, […]
