When the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies tip off tonight in Game 6 of their best-of-7 series in the NBA Playoffs, it’s probably safe to say that Dallas Mavericks backup point guard J.J. Barea …

The Miami Heat conquered the Boston Celtics to make the Eastern Conference finals by winning by a score 97-87. It was a big win for the Heat who proved that they are the new Big …

How ‘bout them Los Angeles Lakers! Now that the Lake Show are on summer vacation (like 23 other NBA teams), their players can work on everyone’s favorite NBA off-season pastime—getting horrible new tattoos.

In terms of encores, Phil Jackson just had the worst one ever.
Okay, maybe not ever—for my money, Michael Jordan playing on the Wizards at the end of his career did more to hurt his legacy …

This weekend featured two pretty shameful performances. Kobe Bryant‘s Lakers took a dive against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Four of the NBA Playoffs and were swept, while Shane Mosley shut down once he figured …

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall sent out quite a few tweets earlier this week regarding the death of international terrorist, Osama bin Laden. While they were controversial, they followed the tradition of quite a …

Well, that wasn’t too shocking was it? Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, decimated Shane Mosley (46-7-1) to cruise to an easy unanimous decision victory on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao made Mosley taste …

Tonight, Manny Pacquiao takes on Shane Mosley in the biggest fight of the year. For most, it’s been a foregone conclusion that Pacquaio will steamroll Mosley to continue his domination in the sport of boxing …

Deron Williams has every intention of playing in Europe later this year.
But no, he’s not unhappy with the fact that the Utah Jazz traded him to the New Jersey Nets to play out the final …

Derrick Rose, at the age of 22, is the NBA’s youngest MVP recipient.
Everybody may be surprised at the incredible season that Rose has had as he led the Chicago Bulls to the league’s best record …

NBA fans (including DrJays.com—exhibit A, exhibit B) have gone Zach Randolph crazy! After destroying Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs, he’s the NBA’s current flavor of the month. As recently has three years ago …

Kevin Durant—the guy who almost won the MVP award in the NBA last season and who could have been in the running for it this season as well, if not for a guy named Derrick …

Remember those Memphis Grizzlies that collapsed  late in the season and were supposed to be stomped out of the first round by the San Antonio Spurs? Yeah, they’re still here in the NBA Playoffs. Better …

Just when you thought it was safe to renew your subscription to The NFL Network, buy a jersey or two and start planning that trip to the nearest NFL arena to see your team play, …

This is the matchup we’ve all been waiting for. While the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs have featured a number of interesting matchups—including the Memphis Grizzlies giving the San Antonio Spurs a very …

The Western Conference is looking a little old out there on the hardwood. Yes, the Eastern Conference has a weaker bottom half of the bracket, but there is no reason why both the Spurs and …

Earlier this week it seemed like Tony Allen, the Memphis Grizzlies designated defensive stopper, was trying to get the Internet goin’ nutz (© Paul Wall) when he accused San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili of …

I’m remarkably surprised at how well fans of the New York Knicks are taking the sweep of their team at the hands of the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs. …

*We now interrupt your NBA Playoff blogs for this short break*
214.
That’s the number of times that Los Angeles Clippers‘ rookie forward Blake Griffin dunked this year. That’s a whole lot of dunks. So rather than …

I wrote a feature story on Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard for VIBE a few years ago and the gist of the story was basically this: THERE ARE NO BLACK BASEBALL PLAYERS IN MAJOR …