Following the Chris Webber blockbuster, last-minute NBA trades Thursday included Gary Payton, Antoine Walker and Baron Davis. Antoine Walker back in Boston. Sixers get Webber. Warriors get Baron Davis from Hornets. Sixers give away Robinson for Mashburn & Rodgers. Mavs get Van Horn. Rockets get Mike James. Cavs get Welsch. Thats why I said a…

So towards the end of the game Im yelling at the TV saying hurry the fuck up and run another play. Meanwhile, McNabb is running the offense like its the first quarter. What were they thinking while running this type of offense. What was the plan? If they had scored that last TD and left…

The Houston Rockets’ Yao Ming, helped by the ability of fans to cast votes on the NBA’s multi-lingual website, received a record total of 2.56 million votes for the 54th All-Star Game. Yao’s selection as the Western Conference centre sets up a showdown with Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal, who had the most votes in the East…

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb smiles as he closes his video camea after arriving at Cecil Field on Jan. 30, 2005 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Eagles take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX on Sunday, Feb. 6

Maurice Clarett stiff-armed another commitment, reinforcing doubts about his reliability and fitness with the NFL scouting combine three weeks away. The elusive, reclusive former Ohio State running back had been scheduled to participate in the college football all-star challenge, an eight-player skills event taped Monday by Fox TV at Dolphins Stadium for broadcast Saturday. But…

The London tabloid the Sunday Mirror quoted Lewis as saying, “I’m making a comeback later this year. The money is up to 21 million pounds ($39.3 million) right now and I simply can’t turn that much cash down. “I need the money just like everyone else and it’s just too good to turn down.” But…

Tracy McGrady ignored the boos and the angry crowd. He just played hard — and won. Playing in Orlando for the first time since a bitter parting last summer, McGrady scored 27 points to lead a balanced offense and the Houston Rockets beat the Magic 108-99 on Thursday night. “I was so focused,” said McGrady,…

Randy Moss has been told he will be fined $10,000 for his end-zone celebration, a Vikings source told ESPN’s Chris Mortenson on Thursday. NFL officials would not confirm or deny the report. Moss caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 31-17 win over the Packers on Sunday and headed toward the…

Randy Moss is almost sure to be fined for pretending to moon fans in Green Bay during a playoff win, according to NFL rules. The league is looking into the star receiver’s antics in Minnesota’s 31-17 win over the Packers on Sunday and will announce its ruling later this week. When asked whether the oft-fined…

Wide receiver Roscoe Parrish will skip his senior season and enter this year’s NFL draft, according to his new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who said Parrish will hold a news conference Thursday to announce the decision formally. Parrish was Miami’s top receiver this season, catching 43 passes for 693 yards. He also averaged 16.2 yards per…