LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Sterling, whose racist remarks in a recording triggered the fight over ownership of Los Angeles Clippers, attended a predominantly black church service in South Los Angeles on Sunday. Sterling told KNBC-TV he went to Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church to support the church and said the service was “beautiful.” […]
MIAMI (AP) — The stat sheet from Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals told quite a story. It said Miami never trailed, that Indiana’s All-Star center failed to contribute a single point, that the night’s two leading scorers were wearing Heat uniforms and that the Pacers committed twice as many turnovers as they forced. […]
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 […]
It’s real simple. LeBron James, along with other players won’t play next season if Donald Sterling still is an NBA owner, according to Roger Mason Jr., vice president of the NBA Players Association. On the “Jim Rome on Showtime” show this week he said that the players are united in boycotting the league next season […]
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Remember Derrick Gordon? Just last month he made headlines as the UMass basketball star came out the closet, making him the first openly gay college basketball player. Gordon and ‘CSI’ star Gerald McCullough (a notable figure in the gay community) were spotted hugged up on the red carpet this weekend at the ‘GLAAD’ awards. Rumor has […]
According to multiple reports Clippers owner Donald Sterling has Cancer. The New York Post reported Thursday that Sterling has been battling cancer for some time, citing multiple sources. Further specifics are not yet available, and neither Sterling nor his representatives have publicly confirmed the diagnosis. Members of the Clippers said they were unaware of the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni resigned Wednesday after less than two seasons on the job. Team spokesman John Black confirmed D’Antoni’s resignation, ending the brief tenure of the Lakers’ fourth head coach in less than three years. D’Antoni went 67-87 after taking over the Lakers early in the 2012-13 season. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — V. Stiviano, the woman whom Donald Sterling was talking to when he made racist remarks, is “very saddened” by his lifetime NBA ban, and she didn’t release the recording of their conversation, her lawyer said Tuesday. Stiviano “never wanted any harm to Donald,” Siamak Nehoray of Calabasas told the Los Angeles […]
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are the best of frenemies. The two retired NBA vets have enjoyed a long-standing rivalry that extends back to their…
Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are the best of frenemies. The two retired NBA vets have enjoyed a long-standing rivalry that extends back to their…
Retired NBA star and former Philadelphia 76ers point guard Allen Iverson is the subject of a documentary making its sold out world premiere on April 27 at the Tribeca Film Festival. From first time director Zatella Beatty, “Iverson” features the controversial 11-time All Star and the 2001 MVP telling his story in his own words […]
