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NHL 14 hours ago

Hacker Posts Racial Slur on Fan Chat With Black NHL Player

A hacker posted a racial slur hundreds of times in an online fan video chat Friday with a black New York Rangers prospect.

Los Angeles Lakers 14 hours ago

Kobe Bryant Officially Inducted Into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
athlete Apr 3

Skateboarding Legend Jeff Grosso Dies at 51

NBA Apr 3

Basketball Hall of Fame Set to Announce 2020 Class

A unique Hall of Fame class will be announced Saturday in a unique way. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all expected to be officially announced as part of the 2020 class of enshrinees by...
WNBA Apr 3

WNBA Postpones Start of Season This Month Because of Virus

The WNBA has postponed the start of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic
coronavirus Apr 2

Patriots’ Plane Used to Deliver Over 1.7M N95 Masks to Mass.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is taking action to support health care workers in Massachusetts and New York amid the coronavirus crisis. Kraft purchased more than 1.7 million N95 masks and u...
Kobe Bryant Apr 1

Kobe Bryant’s Book ‘The Wizenard Series: Season One’ Released

The latest installment in Kobe Bryant’s “The Wizenard” book series was released on Tuesday, the late NBA player’s widow revealed in an Instagram post, NBC News reports.

Los Angeles Dodgers Apr 1

Dodgers Games Will Now be Available in More SoCal Homes After Spectrum Networks Announces Deal With AT&T

This is NOT an April Fools Joke. After six long years with most of Southern California unable to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers on television, Spectrum Networks announced on Wendesday that they have reached a deal with AT&T to carry SportsNet LA starting today. The deal, which was announced by the team early Wednesday morning, means that the Los...
tennis Apr 1

Wimbledon Canceled for 1st Time Since World War II

Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since World War II because of coronavirus pandemic
Los Angeles Lakers Apr 1

Lakers’ Players That Tested Positive For Coronavirus Are Now Symptom-Free

The two Los Angeles Lakers players that tested positive for COVID-19 on March 19, have both recovered and are symptom-free after a 14-day quarantine the team announced on Tuesday. The Lakers hired a private company to test players after it was announced that four members of the Brooklyn Nets had tested positive following a game against the Lakers o...
Basketball Apr 1

Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, Who Both Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Highlight Players-only NBA 2K Tournament

Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell will lead a 16-player field of NBA players in an NBA 2K20 tournament airing on ESPN. The NBA, the players’ association and 2K announced the NBA 2K Players Tournament on Tuesday. Play begins Friday, and the winner of the week-long competition will receive a $100,000 donation to a coronavirus-related relief effort of...
Los Angeles Lakers Apr 1

Kobe Bryant’s Towel, Middle School Yearbook Fetch Over $63K at Auction

Kobe Bryant memorabilia has inevitably increased in value since the five-time NBA Champion’s sudden and shocking death on January 26, 2020. As an example, one avid collector snatched up a towel that Bryant draped over his shoulders during his farewell speech following the final game of his NBA season on April 13, 2016. Bryant finished with 60...
Basketball Apr 1

Analysis: USA Basketball May Face Roster Challenges for 2021 in Tokyo

Knowing when the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be solves one problem for USA Basketball. And it creates a few others. Let’s assume that the 2020-21 NBA season is over by next July, a premise that also assumes some sort of normalcy returns to the sports world and that the global coronavirus pandemic slows to the point where games can...
NFL Mar 31

NFL Team Owners Vote to Expand Playoffs to 14 Teams

NFL team owners have voted to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for a total of 14 next season
Shaquille O'Neal Mar 31

Shaquille O’Neal Addresses Controversial ‘Tiger King’ Appearance

Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal has addressed his controversial cameo in Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” a true crime docuseries about Oklahoma zookeeper Joseph Maldonado-Passage, stating that he is “not friends” with Maldonado-Passage and had “no idea any of that stuff was going on,&...
NCAA Mar 30

NCAA to Give Spring Sport Athletes Extra Year of Eligibility

The NCAA will permit spring-sport Division I athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility
Los Angeles Chargers Mar 30

LA Chargers Sign Kick Returner and Wide Receiver Darius Jennings

Darius Jennings has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team said Monday. Jennings spent the past two seasons with the Tennessee Titans, and has been utilized more as a returner than wide receiver. He led the league in kick return average in 2018 (31.7 yards) and had a 94-yard return for a touchdown against Miami. Jennings entered&...
Tokyo 2020 Mar 30

New Dates Set For Tokyo Olympics

The Olympic games in Tokyo will run from July 23 until August 8th 2021, according to Tokyo Organizing Committee’s Chairman Yoshiro Mori
Tokyo Olympics Mar 30

Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony rescheduled for July 23, 2021; closing ceremony on Aug. 8
Tokyo Olympics Mar 30

Tokyo’s Infection Spike After Olympic Delay Sparks Questions

Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan appears to have the coronavirus infection contained.

Continuing Coverage

Hacker Posts Racial Slur on Fan Chat With Black NHL Player

Kobe Bryant Officially Inducted Into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Skateboarding Legend Jeff Grosso Dies at 51

Basketball Hall of Fame Set to Announce 2020 Class

WNBA Postpones Start of Season This Month Because of Virus

Patriots’ Plane Used to Deliver Over 1.7M N95 Masks to Mass.

Kobe Bryant’s Book ‘The Wizenard Series: Season One’ Released

Dodgers Games Will Now be Available in More SoCal Homes After Spectrum Networks Announces Deal With AT&T

Wimbledon Canceled for 1st Time Since World War II

Lakers’ Players That Tested Positive For Coronavirus Are Now Symptom-Free

Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, Who Both Tested Positive For Coronavirus, Highlight Players-only NBA 2K Tournament

Kobe Bryant’s Towel, Middle School Yearbook Fetch Over $63K at Auction

Analysis: USA Basketball May Face Roster Challenges for 2021 in Tokyo

NFL Team Owners Vote to Expand Playoffs to 14 Teams

Shaquille O’Neal Addresses Controversial ‘Tiger King’ Appearance

NCAA to Give Spring Sport Athletes Extra Year of Eligibility

LA Chargers Sign Kick Returner and Wide Receiver Darius Jennings

New Dates Set For Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Tokyo’s Infection Spike After Olympic Delay Sparks Questions

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