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Even as a freshman, Austin Rivers was arguably Duke’s best and gutsiest player last season. But now Rivers has left the Blue Devils behind for the NBA’s money-be-greener pastures. He’ll be tag-teaming with Anthony Davis on the …
Penn State is trying to rid itself of a reminder of the dark and disturbing Jerry Sandusky scandal. And, no, it’s not that stupid Joe Paterno statue. According to a university spokesman on Friday, plans are in motion to renovate the locker room …
If this video is any indication, Steve Nash‘s tenure in Los Angeles is getting off to a glorious start. Here he is cruising along on a freeway in L.A. and being handed a brewski from some (drunk?) bro patrol in a completely different vehicle, …
2012 has not been a fun year for Tim Lincecum. Entering Saturday, he’s posted a 3-10 record and his ERA has ballooned to 6.42. Totally uncharacteristic stats from the two-time Cy Young winner. Those are even worse numbers than the ones being …
Kobe Bryant spoke. And the Dream Team has scoffed in response. Following the trend already established by his 1992 Olympic teammates, Magic Johnson became the latest Dream Team member (and human being) to decry Kobe’s much-discussed comments …
LeBron James single-handedly eliminated the Celtics in the conference finals. His team snatched away formerly beloved Celtics player Ray Allen in free agency. Is there any other way LeBron can torture Celtics fans this year? How about Powerade …
Despite the minefield of ugly findings made public Thursday after the Freeh investigation into the Penn State scandal, Joe Paterno merchandise continues to sit prominently in many State College, Pa., shops. And, if sales meant anything, they’d …
Some stories have managed to get out to the public realm, but, largely, the legendary amount of hooking up that takes place in the Olympic Village each Olympiad has been one of the better-kept secrets of the Games. However, a tremendous, new ESPN The …
Wednesday brought news that the Nets signed Jerry Stackhouse to sit at the end of their bench. It’s not the roster move Nets fans might have been hoping hoping for, but Stackhouse, 37, will give the still-relatively young squad veteran …
After widely reported talks between the Nets and Magic for a Dwight Howard trade failed to go anywhere (twice!), the Nets now have reportedly decided to stop wasting their time. The Nets killed their pursuit of Howard on Wednesday by agreeing to a …
Athletes hitting on Alex Morgan via Twitter is starting to become a sports tradition like football on Thanksgiving or the Lambeau Leap. The latest athlete to take part in the tradition is Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, who, perhaps while watching …
After hearing that Kobe Bryant said the 2012 Olympic basketball team would beat the Dream Team, all Charles Barkley could do was laugh. Barkley, a member of the legendary 1992 gold medal-winning squad, was a guest on The Mike Missanelli Show on 97.5 …
Could the current U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team beat the 1992 Dream Team? It’s the inevitable question every Olympics. Team chairman Jerry Colangelo already gave a thought to it when he said there was a “fair comparison” …
Chipper Jones is retiring after the season, making this year the farewell tour for what’s probably been a hall-of-fame career. Evidently that meant Chipper, one of four Braves all-stars, was required to give a stirring pregame speech to inspire …
No, Ellen DeGeneres, Kate Upton is not dating Mark Sanchez. But she might be dating Justin Verlander. Over the weekend, Upton was seen (drunk?) in Verlander’s suite at a Tigers game in Detroit. They were in that MLB 2k12 commercial together …
As talks for that blockbuster, four-team proposed Dwight Howard deal have apparently stalled, it was reported on Tuesday that one of the involved teams — the Cavaliers — have become the hang up in the trade. One report says the Cavs are …
