WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama can appreciate a team overcoming long odds. Welcoming the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to the White House on Wednesday, Obama took note that some football analysts hadn’t seen Seattle as a top-tier team. A die-hard fan of his hometown Chicago Bears, Obama nevertheless said he felt a certain […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is launching a campaign to market specifically to the LGBT community, a move that makes it the first pro league to specifically recruit gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered fans to its games. With the campaign, the WNBA is capitalizing on what it has known for years: The community makes […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Build it and the Super Bowl will come. That message rang loud and clear Tuesday when Minneapolis was awarded the 2018 game after a vote by owners rewarded the city for its new stadium deal. The owners chose Minneapolis and the $1 billion stadium planned for the site of the old Metrodome […]
After conducting a formal review, the NBA has alleged that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his management team attempted to mislead the league during its investigation of racist remarks he made on a recording published by TMZ, according to a report obtained by the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. Sterling’s actions were one […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their remarkable lottery luck Tuesday, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year. It’s the third time in four years the Cavs will be atop the draft after moving up from the ninth spot. They had just a 1.7 percent chance […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the league, thirsty for profits, illegally supplied them with risky narcotics and other painkillers that numbed their injuries for games and led to medical complications down the road. The league obtained and administered the drugs illegally, without prescriptions and […]
Rae and Tay are in NBA Playoffs mode as the Conference Finals are here. We talk about the Pacers starting strong against LeBron James and…
Famed coach Kevin Ollie and the University of Connecticut are close to closing a new deal that will keep him as head coach of the Huskies. According to USA Today: Kevin Ollie and the University of Connecticut are finalizing a deal that would pay Ollie about $3 million per year for five years, a person […]
It’s rare that you catch boxing pro Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight twice in one year, but it looks like 2014 will see the return of the champion for the second time. ESPN.com reports: Mayweather will fight an opponent to be determined on Sept. 13, Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com on Monday night. […]
During a visit to “The View” this morning, Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall secured his employment for the next three years while raising awareness of mental disorders. The athlete signed a three-year, $30 million contract extension with the team while seated at the Hot Topics table, and said he will donate $1 million to […]
The NBA charged Donald Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its teams with his racist comments, setting up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. The league also said the banned owner has engaged in other conduct that has impaired its relationship […]
Former Minnesota Vikings star, Bryant McKinnie owes a few strippers some serious cash. At the time of the lawsuit McKinnie was being sued for $375,000 in unpaid lap dances he accumulated. Although he originally said the lawsuit was fraudulent, a recent settlement of $150,000 proves otherwise. Re-Tox.com says: The 350-pound offensive tackle has finally agreed to […]
