(Slate) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice felony conviction related to performance enhancing drugs, undoing the only criminal...
(USA Today) – Don Hale chuckled when he recalled what Floyd Mayweather Jr. told him the boxer’s family members called Hale. “His white daddy,” Hale...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Basketball Writer The NBA playoffs have picked up right where the regular season left off — with key players fighting to stay healthy...
(CBS Sports) – Rejoice, football fans, because the 2015 NFL schedule is finally here. Tom Brady and the Patriots will kick off the regular season against Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers. Week...
(USA Today) – Jameis Winston was featured this week on “Draft Academy,” an ESPN show in which potential NFL Draft selections are interviewed. On it,...
FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reiterated that while “there is a leader in the clubhouse” about who they’ll...
FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reiterated that while “there is a leader in the clubhouse” about who they’ll...
(BBC) – Promoter Bob Arum is still unable to explain why there are no tickets on general sale for the super-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny...
PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — After leading the Atlanta Hawks to the top seed in the Eastern Conference coming off tumultuous summer, Mike...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago native Jabari Parker has a good idea of how challenging it might be for Milwaukee to face his hometown Bulls in...
(BBC) – Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa has won the men’s race at the Boston Marathon and Kenya’s Caroline Rotich came first in the women’s race. Rotich took...
Adam H. Beasley, THE MIAMI HERALD MIAMI (The Miami Herald) — A running joke in NFL circles is that, in the eyes of coaches, while...
Andrew Seligman, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — Through three long years of knee surgeries and recoveries, the Chicago Bulls waited for this. And when the...
Darren Rovell, ESPN (ESPN.com) — Nike has likely assured itself of the top overall pick in the NFL draft. The world’s largest shoe and apparel...
Baxter Holmes, ESPN (ESPN.com) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing quadruple coronary bypass surgery...
By Victoria T. Davis Special to the NNPA from The Indianapolis Recorder (NNPA) — During summers in Creston, S.C., Malcolm Franklin sharpened his jockey skills. While...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — The death of a man sharing a prison cell with former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips was ruled a homicide by strangulation,...
GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for NFL prospect Jameis Winston said the lawsuit filed against the former Florida State University quarterback...
BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Celtics have clinched the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While both...
(Bleacher Report) – At last, the boxing match the world has been waiting for has come along. Floyd Mayweather will finally put his dukes up against Manny...
San Francisco, CA – Giants manager Bruce Bochy told his team before to the game to have fun and show some teeth. Not sure if he...
(CNN) – Prison life won’t be pretty for Aaron Hernandez, the NFL football player and convicted murderer sentenced to life without parole. After correction officers...
(USA Today) – The race for the 8-seed in the West between the Thunder and the Pelicans came right down to the last regular season...
(USA Today) – The race for the 8-seed in the West between the Thunder and the Pelicans came right down to the last regular season...
ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Basketball Writer Let the championship chase begin. New Orleans and Brooklyn are in. Indiana and Oklahoma City are out. And while San Antonio...