Former Bobcat Javaris Crittenton charged with murder after Atlanta shooting
Former Bobcat and Wizard Javaris Crittenton has been charged with murder following the Aug. 19 shooting of an Atlanta woman. Crittenton may be best known as the second Wizard along with Gilbert Arenas...
View ArticleMan falls into stairwell during Rangers game, hospitalized
A 21-year-old unidentified man was hospitalized Saturday after falling 21 feet into a stairwell at Rangers Ballpark during the Rangers-Angels game. Police Lt. Bobby Mason said Sunday that while the...
View ArticleVideo: Blake Griffin jumps tiger to get into video game
While he waits for the lockout to end, Clippers star Blake Griffin shot a commercial in which he goes to great lengths to get into the upcoming video game RAGE. How great? How about jumping a (CGI)...
View ArticleBears linebacker Lance Briggs wants new deal
Linebacker Lance Briggs is three years into a six-year, $36 million contract with the Bears. Now he wants a new deal, according to the Chicago Tribune’s Vaughn McClure. Briggs recorded 89 tackles (76...
View ArticleDirk Nowitzki given Germany’s top athletic honor
The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki received the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany’s highest honor for sport, Sunday. German President Christian Wulff presented the award to Nowitzki in Berlin, calling Nowitzki one...
View ArticleReport: Steelers’ Byron Leftwich, Maurkice Pouncey injured in third preseason...
Steelers starting center Maurkice Pouncey and backup quarterback Byron Leftwich were both injured in Saturday’s third preseason game. Pouncey suffered a sprained ankle but is not expected to miss any...
View ArticleReport: Peyton Manning off PUP list, Week 1 status still uncertain
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is off the physically unable to perform list. Because the move came before the final round of cuts on Sept. 3, Manning will not automatically miss the first six weeks....
View ArticleReport: Cowboys cut five-time Pro Bowler Andre Gurode
Unable to resolve contract problems, the Cowboys cut five-time Pro Bowl center Andre Gurode Monday, according to an ESPN report. The Cowboys drafted Gurode in 2002, making him the longest-tenured...
View ArticleKnicks name former Hawks coach Mike Woodson as defensive assistant
The Knicks will announce Mike Woodson as the new defensive assistant to Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni. Woodson, a former Knicks draft pick, was part of the Pistons coaching staff during their 2003-04...
View ArticleNBA reportedly sets Sept. 15 deadline for new deal or preseason will be canceled
League sources told Steve Kyler of Hoopsworld that the league has set a Sept. 15 deadline to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with players. If no deal is reached by then, training camps and...
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