Nick Diaz & Gilbert Melendez
At this weekend’s Strikeforce event, the commentary team of Gus Johnson, Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranello repeatedly asked the question if Strikeforce and UFC’s champions should clash. It is an interesting …

It was the very definition of Manny being Manny.
Less than two weeks into the 2011 Major League Baseball season, Manny Ramirez—who signed a new $2 million contract in the off-season with the Tampa Bay Rays—chose …

When you hear the name Swizz Beatz you think New Yorker, South Bronx representative, artist, student and hip-hop kingpin. Yesterday the gifted producer/artist filmed the video for “Go NY Go,” a remake of the New …

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the last few games of the regular season sitting extremely pretty, having suffered only one loss in 16 games—the best win percentage and record since the All-Star break. Not only …

We gave Tiger Woods the benefit of the doubt last year. Though we desperately wanted him to give us a reason to watch golf again, we sort of expected him to struggle while his personal …

When the NBA season began, it was all about the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. Nobody was really thinking about the Spurs and the Bulls. Maybe if you were from Chicago or San …

When it comes to his public image, Kobe Bryant has made sure he hasn’t put a foot wrong since his nightmare rape allegation of 2003, carefully projecting himself to the masses a pristine family man. …

The Celtics were sitting pretty back in February when they decided to make a move that was, at best, risky and, at worst, one of the worst trades in recent NBA history. They had the …

It appears to be an oxymoron to call Butler a “Cinderella Story” after making it to the NCAA Championship game in back-to-back years. But what else can you call it? Surely nobody thought they would …

If there’s no NFL season in 2011 thanks to an NFL lockout, there’s a pretty good chance that sales of the Madden 2012 game could skyrocket even higher than usual with football fans looking to …

Before a few days ago, Auburn University was looking really good. The team became the reigning BCS champions this year and are ready to have quite a few prospects drafted to the NFL (most notably, …

In any other part of the country, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. would be in a lot of trouble for what he’s been doing lately. However, because Money Mayweather has a mansion in Las Vegas and seems …

When it’s all said and done, should the Cleveland Cavaliers retire LeBron James‘s #23?
For some reason, this came up in a recent story on ESPN.com. Brian Windhorst, who has been documenting James’ career since his …

Moving from city to city is a harsh reality of professional sports. Sometimes when players do it they hear about it for the rest of their careers from their once-loyal, now-hostile fans (ie.: Vince Carter, …

So here we are, the 2011 NCAA Final Four that features not a single #1 or #2 seed. Butler (#8) and the #11 seeded VCU made sure of that when they ousted #2 Florida and …

Before he even started his NFL career, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was listed as a guy with “character issues.” And because you never really get a second chance to make a first impression, …

People love a good underdog story. It’s one of the reasons the NCAA Tournament is so great. Every year, one team that absolutely no one sees coming wins a couple of games and makes it …

So we all know by now that Serena Williams is sexy and she knows it, too. She shows off that toned body in numerous colorful and risque outfits on and off the court, and even …

Twitter fanatic. Publicity stunt guru. Evelyn Lozada‘s boyfriend. Major League Soccer hopeful. Media darling…
At the present time, these are the things that come to mind when I hear the name Chad Ochocinco. For better—and maybe …

The city of New York rejoiced when they managed to finally land Carmelo Anthony. The city of Denver thought that their best days were behind them. Boy, were both of them wrong.
The Nuggets have gone …