It was announced early Tuesday morning (Nov 10) that retired NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was diagnosed with cancer, marking his very first public disclosure about the disease. The 62-year-old NBA legend was officially diagnosed with “chronic myeloid leukemia” back in December 2008 and has been coping well with treatment ever since.
Abdul-Jabbar says: “Having lost one [...]

Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan held a book signing/meet and greet to support the promotion of his new book, “My Life Outside The Ring,” Tuesday (Oct 27) at Barnes & Noble 5th Avenue in New York City.
Hogan (real name: Terry Bollea) has reportedly come out of retirement and has returned to the world of wrestling. The [...]

Former NY Giants footballer Plaxico Burress plead guilty to illegally possessing a weapon Thursday morning (Aug 20). 32-year-old Burress is free on bail and will officially be sentenced on September 22nd, where he faces a two-year prison sentence, according to a spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s office. Upon release from prison, Burress will spend two [...]

So it looks as though Michael Vick is going to get a second chance in the NFL after all. The former Atlanta Falcon was given a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, with an option for a second year. The first year is worth $1.6 million while the second year is worth $5.2 million, according [...]

NBA star Richard Jefferson of the San Antonio Spurs made his radio station rounds Thursday (Jul 16) to clear his name … sort of. Yes, he did call off his $2 million via e-mail to his then-fiancee, former New Jersey Nets dancer Kesha Ni’Cole Nichols. But it wasn’t done the night before or a few [...]

NFL quarterback Steve McNair was buried Saturday after what is being called one of the biggest funerals in Mississippi’s recent history. The service was held in the Reed Green Coliseum on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. Almost 5,000 fans and old friends showed up to pay their last respects to the late [...]

The mystery surrounding Steve McNair’s death has been solved. According to an official report from the coroner, his death has been ruled a murder-suicide. The four fatal gunshot wounds the former NFL player sustained (two to the head, two the chest) were from a gun his girlfriend, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, purchased just days before McNair’s [...]

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds (two to the head and two to the chest) at an apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee early Saturday morning (Jul 4). After receiving a phone call about an injured person, police say they found the former pro footballer and another woman, later [...]

As of Friday (Jun 11), Michael Vick is a free agent. He was officially released by his home team, the Atlanta falcons, and is free to sign with any team in the National Football League (NFL). Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff says it’s something they’ve been thinking about for a while now.
“We did our due [...]

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Dwyane Wade brought real Christmas joy and hope to a local Miami family whose house had been accidentally torched by a South Florida woman’s nephew.  Most, if not all, of their possessions were destroyed in the fire. Ironically, Wade, the Miami’s Heat Guard, decided he had to help this family out with not [...]

The cheating defending champions, the Boston Celtics, have accomplished their best streak in franchise to start a winning streak from 21-2. The Celtics defeated the New Orleans Hornets last night to win their 22-2 addition. Paul Pierce responded in joy of the recognition.
“It all goes out the window if we don’t win the championship,” Pierce [...]

Houston Rockets’ guard Tracy McGrady will not be returning to the court until his full recovery of his left knee has healed. After starting the first 15 games after his arthroscopic surgery he had on his knee and returned to the court almost to re-injure his knee. Before McGrady left his was averaging 15 points per [...]

Denver Nuggets All-Star guard Allen Iverson has been traded to the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons released players Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess AND Cheikh Samb in exchange for Iverson. Jon Dumars, Pistons President Basketball Operations, is excited to welcome A.I. to Detroit.

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The most famous Dallas Cowboy in American football history, cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has finally entered rehab for his alcohol problem. While tightlipped about the location of Pacman’s rehab facility, Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones talked to the Associated Press and told them that everything is handled through the NFL.
Now, if you [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA // WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD 2008 » The star players of the USA Basketball team are now currently training for the 2008 Olympics as we speak. They were actually practicing at a local high school to prepare them for the official games. They played against selected rookies including Derrick Rose as well for [...]

The very first WNBA brawl involved on of the most respected WNBA teams, The Los Angeles Sparks, in yesterday’s game against the Detroit Shocks. Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie and Plnette Pearson were all involved in a brawl and were ejected from the court moments after. The Los Angeles Sparks also took the victory of the [...]

(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) No. 1 Chicago Bulls draft pick, Derrick Rose, is going to be sitting the rest of the 2008 NBA Summer League games because of straining tendinitis in his right knee. It looks like he won’t be playing again until the regular season starts in October 2008. Derrick Rose talked about his injury [...]

Justin Timberlake is going to be hosting the annual sports awards show known as the 2008 ESPY Awards Presented By ESPN. The awards are going to be awarding the best athletes and recapping some of the most memorable sports moments throughout the entire year. Tune in the ESPNHD on Sunday, July 20th @ 9PM/ET to [...]

(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES) The New Orleans Hornets proposed a contract Chris Paul aka CP3 could not refuse reaching an agreement to stay with the Hornets for the next four seasons for a total of $68 Million! Chris Paul, along with many all-star players, has been selected to compete in the 2008 USA Basketball Olympics this [...]

ESPN Magazine recently sat down with star players, Kobe Bryant; LeBron James; Dwayne Wade; and Carmelo Anthony, of the USA Basketball Team and asked them about playing with the new teammates and how they thought this years’ Olympics are gonna be like. Stay tuned for more Olympics news soon! Check out the video above.