SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Home run king Barry Bonds has a place in one Hall of Fame, at least: the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Bonds was set to be enshrined Monday night in San Francisco alongside his former manager, Dusty Baker, late Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli, golfer Roger Maltbie and freestyle skier Jonny […]
CINCINNATI (AP) — A veteran NFL running back with two Super Bowl rings has pleaded no contest and paid a fine to settle a misdemeanor count of marijuana possession. Court documents at Eaton Municipal Court first obtained Monday by The Associated Press showed that Ahmad Bradshaw paid $351 in fines and costs under a plea […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for top NFL draft pick Jameis Winston contend a woman seeking civil damages from the quarterback after accusing him of rape is trying to tarnish his reputation and tap into the Heisman Trophy winner’s newfound wealth. The former Florida State star practiced again Saturday, the final day of the Tampa […]
TNT’s Ernie Johnson – the “Inside the NBA” anchor forced to endure the shenanigans of commentators Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal – won the 2015 Sports Emmy Award for best studio host – then immediately handed it over to the daughters of Stuart Scott, who died in January following a lengthy battle with […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady smiled away the Tuck Rule on the way to his first Super Bowl victory, flashing that dimple-chinned grin that said, “I had it all the time.” The New England Patriots’ illegal videotaping. His name popping up in baseball’s steroid investigation. Shenanigans with the NFL injury list. An out-of-wedlock child […]
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas defensive end Greg Hardy, who is facing a 10-game suspension for his role in a domestic violence case, stirred criticism Friday night with a joking reference on Twitter to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Hardy was responding to a fan of his former team in Carolina after the Panthers drafted […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The check was for $100 million, a payday so mind boggling that Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t help but show it to a few reporters when the night was done. “No pictures, though,” Mayweather said, sliding the check out of an envelope. “Don’t want any pictures of it.” The check will soon […]
Amid a national push to punish jilted lovers and others who distribute racy photos, NFL linebacker Jermaine Cunningham will be the most recognizable defendant yet to face “revenge porn” charges when he appears in court Wednesday. The decade-old New Jersey law being used to prosecute Cunningham was the first of its kind in the country, […]
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have fired their social media manager after he posted a tweet with an emoji of a gun pointed at a horse’s head as they were beating the Dallas Mavericks. The Rockets confirmed the dismissal of Chad Shanks on Wednesday. Shanks wrote on his personal Twitter page that he would […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former University of Louisville star player Chris Jones is hoping to resurrect his basketball career after he was cleared of allegations that he sexually assaulted two women at a party near campus. A grand jury in Louisville declined Wednesday to indict the sharp-shooting guard on rape and sodomy charges stemming from […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Calvin Peete, who taught himself how to play golf at 24 and became the most successful black player on the PGA Tour before the arrival of Tiger Woods, died Wednesday morning, the PGA Tour said. He was 71. The tour did not have a cause of death. Murray Brothers Funeral Home confirmed […]
We’ve got some not so great health news to report about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The NBA legend was hospitalized again Wednesday morning with chest pain just two weeks after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery April 16. According to TMZ, Abdul-Jabbar was transported to the hospital by ambulance following a 911 call. Fortunately he has since been released […]
