Ray Allen is the all-time leader in three-pointers with 2,973 made over his 18-year career. The question of the hour is this -- "Is the 3-Point King and Future Hall of Famer Come Back to the NBA This Season?" The answer might surprise you. Read More »
One genius, somewhere, came up with the brilliant idea of using ESPN's Darren Rovell's tweets as Tinder icebreakers. And thanks to Deadspin, we can see that some of them actually worked. Read More »
Sports Illustrated reports the people's poll has correctly predicted the last three Heisman winners: Robert Griffin III of Baylor, Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel and Jameis Winston of Florida State. The magazine then makes it clear that Alabama's WR Amari Cooper doesn't get its vote; that goes to Mariota. However, the people have spoken and they chose Cooper to win the Heisman Trophy, according to the same poll. Read More »
During an interview with ESPN's Colin Cowherd, Obama said the league's missteps constituted "blind spots" when handling the case, which involved a video of Rice punching his then-fiancée in an elevator, according to Sports Illustrated. The league experienced widespread backlash when it suspended Rice for only two games after speculation that it had seen the video before the general public. The incident put a very public face on the issue of domestic violence. Read More »
After perhaps the most intense, memorable and active 48-hour period in the history of Major League Baseball's winter meetings, the dust has finally cleared and there are new faces in the clubhouses of the Dodgers, Marlins, Reds, Angels, Padres, Red Sox and Cubs. Read More »
Browns coach Mike Pettine was intentionally glib Monday when asked at a press conference about whether Manziel, the 22nd overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, would replace struggling starter Brian Hoyer. But Tuesday, the Browns made the move, choosing 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Manziel to start under center from this point forward. Read More »
"You gotta be able to work hurt," Hulk Hogan told TMZ. "You can't be taking a day off from wrestling because you twisted your pinkie if you're wrestling the main event at Madison Square Garden." Is that a dig at Michael Sam's sexuality, or the sometimes frail-sounding listings on NFL injury reports? Read More »
Johnson's cryptic statement really means he wants the Lakers to get bad enough to put themselves in a position to get better. A bad record means a better chance at high picks in the NBA Draft. The Lakers are currently stumbling through a 5-16 start and sit next to last in the Western Conference. Read More »
The Oakland Raiders hadn't beaten the San Francisco 49ers since 2000 before their 24-13 victory on Sunday, so its safe to say there has been a lot of built up tension brewing between the two rivals. The tension almost came to a head in an alteration between Sio Moor and Colin Kaepernick. Read More »
The White Sox signed David Robertson to a four-year, $46 million deal, while Samardzjia comes over from Oakland just more than four months after being traded from the Cubs at the Trade Deadline. In Montero, the Cubs landed one of the only veteran catchers available. Read More »
The Observer reported the crash took place at around 12:30 pm ET on the Church Street Bridge above I-277 in uptown Charlotte. Newton was taken to the hospital in an ambulance at around 12:50 pm ET. The Observer reported the crash was a two-car wreck. Steve Crump of WBTV reported that Newtown did not want to be transported and that the quarterback suffered no injuries, according to a police source. A short time later Doug Miller of the Charlotte Observer reported that Newton did suffer injuries, but that they are not life threatening. Read More »
Other athletes that have been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma are former Pittsburgh Penguins scorer and NHL great Mario Lemieux, in 1993, and Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, in 2008. Recent NFL players to fight cancer include Houston Texans offensive tackle David Quessenberry and New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich. Read More »
Twenty-two games in and it seems New York Knicks President Phil Jackson is already sick of losing. The 13-time NBA champion criticized his team harshly this week, which has started the year an abysmal 4-18. The Knicks have the third-worst record in the NBA. Read More »