BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the...
(Washington Post) – Michael Sam, the openly gay NFL draft prospect, spent a few days this week in New York. It was mostly a social visit,...
CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant has plenty of scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with...
ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have fired Mark Jackson, ending the franchise’s most successful coaching tenure in the...
CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers showed what they can do when their minds are on...
JOHN MARSHALL, AP Basketball Writer Oregon State athletic director Bob De Carolis announced on March 28 that head coach Craig Robinson would return for a seventh...
ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Carter-Williams has something to show for being a bright spot in a dismal season for the Philadelphia...
by Perry Green Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., the first African-American driver to win a NASCAR event since...
by Kenneth D. Miller Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel As Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather approaches the twilight of his career facing four final...
(USA Today) LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather is an overwhelming 11-to-1 favorite to defeat WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana in their pay-per-view unification bout at...
[Los Angeles Times] – Now that the NBA is addressing ownership problems that fester behind closed doors, will the NFL step up to deal with a...
Floyd Mayweather announced publicly that he broke things off with his now ex-fiancee Shantel Jackson, because she had an abortion. However, he also added a picture...
[Los Angeles Times] An apartment tenant and managers claimed the wife of embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling denigrated African Americans, Latinos and once posed as a...
TALES AZZONI, AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The social media campaign against racism that started after Dani Alves ate a banana in a Barcelona...
Oprah Winfrey is among a list of bidders interested in purchasing the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers from recently-banned owner Donald Sterling. Winfrey, who is worth close...
BRENT KALLESTAD, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s Heisman Trophy quarterback Jameis Winston was issued a civil citation after sheriff’s deputies say he walked...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On an exceptional, emotional night, the Los Angeles Clippers returned to their “safe haven” and moved to the brink of winning...
CHICAGO (AP) — Making a rare visit to the postseason, the Washington Wizards made it look rather easy, dispatching the Bulls in the opening round....
JIM LITKE, AP Sports Columnist Donald Sterling won’t go quietly. Never has before. So even as praise rolls in for NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s forceful decision,...
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — A majority of NBA ownership groups reached Tuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force...
[USA Today] LOS ANGELES — Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, probably the most popular figure in this city’s proud basketball history, said he won’t attend...
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer Magic Johnson called upon the NBA to “come down hard” on Donald Sterling, even saying that the longtime owner of the...
ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers chose not to speak publicly about owner Donald Sterling before they faced the...
While the NBA investigates the racist comments from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling that was originally published by TMZ, another media outlet has found the extended version...
ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anger, frustration and calls for action echoed around the NBA on Saturday after an audio recording surfaced...
