The New Jersey Nets controlled Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade better than they ever could have imagined and still were hammered by the Miami Heat. O’Neal and Wade combined for just 31 points, but former Net Alonzo Mourning came off the bench to score 21 and grab nine rebounds in 16 minutes as Miami rolled…

Few teams in college football have ever had a running back tandem with the ability and production that Auburn received from Brown and Carnell Williams. Brown, blessed with the size of a fullback and the speed of a sprinter, is an excellent receiver in addition to his skills as a power runner. Brown, a Communications…

Draft Order as of today. 1 San Francisco 2 Miami 3 Cleveland 4 Chicago 5 Tampa Bay 6 Tennessee 7 Minnesota (from Oakland) 8 Arizona 9 Washington 10 Detroit 11 Dallas 12 San Diego (from N.Y. Giants) 13 Houston 14 Carolina 15 Kansas City Finally, after months of previews, the lights have dimmed and the…

Mike Tyson hunched in his chair and tapped his 9-year-old daughter’s hand while she rested her head on Daddy’s ample shoulder. Later, the heavyweight once called “the baddest man on the planet” cuddled his napping son. “I feel like Mr. Mom,” Tyson said, then stomped his foot and smiled at his own joke. Wearing a…

Claiming that Michael Vick gave her herpes, a Georgia woman is suing the star NFL quarterback for negligence and battery. According to the below lawsuit, Sonya Elliot, a 26-year-old health care worker, was infected with the sexually transmitted disease in April 2003 after an unprotected encounter with Vick at the athlete’s Duluth, Georgia home. Elliott…

Hell yea when it comes to exciting games. I mean these cats are playing with true heart. Scrappin’ hard to get to the finals. That shit is missing from NBA ball. Dudes just seem like they going through the motions. Hats off to the NCAA March Madness this year is exciting as hell.

Paul Silas was hired to mentor the NBA’s next superstar. While he succeeded with LeBron James, his failure with the rest of the team cost him his job. Silas was fired as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, his team fighting for a playoff spot after leading its division earlier this year. Longtime NBA…

Tonight, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant will face each other for the second time since “the divorce” (or the third time, counting the All-Star Game). What used to be the best story about basketball has now become the best story in basketball … which has nothing to do with basketball. It has become a saga…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Johnny Davis was fired Thursday as coach of the Orlando Magic, who have lost six straight games and are on the verge of falling from playoff contention. Assistant Chris Jent was named interim coach. “We work in a bottom line business,” general manager John Weisbrod said in a statement. “It is our…

Attorneys in the sexual assault lawsuit against Kobe Bryant said Monday a long-awaited deposition by the NBA star was postponed, prompting speculation a settlement is in the works. Bryant was to face a full day of questioning on Friday by L. Lin Wood and John Clune, attorneys for Bryant’s 20-year-old accuser, but Wood said the…