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LeBron James nabs Liverpool share to expand global reach

LeBron James and Liverpool

LeBron James of the NBA’s Miami Heat has secured a minority stake in the football team Liverpool. It was done through a deal made between the marketing company of the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, LRMR, and the Fenway Sports Group. FSG owns the New England Sports Network and 50 percent of Roush Fenway Racing […]

Copa America: Japan pulls out of tournament due to disasters

Copa America

Copa America 2011 will be missing Asian champions Japan as it withdrew its participation from one of the most prestigious football events in the world. Japan football officials cited the rebuilding efforts in its country hit by the earthquake and tsunami, and the ongoing nuclear reactor crisis for its decision. The disasters have stopped league […]

Rafael Nadal falls short in Sony Ericsson Open final

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal won the first set but was not able to fend off a comeback by Novak Djokovic, who won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in the Sony Ericsson Open. The Serb also won the tournament back in 2007. Djokovic extended his winning run to 26-0, including 24-0 this year. He had already won the Australian […]

Dennis Rodman Pistons jersey raised to the rafters of the Palace

Dennis Rodman

Dennis Rodman, the controversial NBA player whose on-court and off-court antics earned him the nicknames “Dennis the Menace and “The Worm”, had his number 10 jersey retired yesterday by the Detroit Pistons. In a ceremony held at halftime of the game between the Detroit Pistons and the visiting Chicago Bulls, an emotional Dennis Rodman watched […]

Cricket World Cup fever pushes ticket prices sky-high

Cricket World Cup

The Cricket World Cup final to be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tomorrow has pushed ticket prices to exorbitant levels as high as $10,000 each. India won over Pakistan in the semifinal to earn the right to battle Sri Lanka for the first all-Asian final in Cricket World Cup history. Sri Lanka and India […]

LeBron James suffers defeat in front of spurned Cavaliers fans

LeBron James

LeBron James was looking forward to a less hostile game when his Miami Heat visited Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena for the second time this season compared to the first game back at Cleveland last December 2. James chose not to re-sign with his near-hometown Cavaliers in the offseason. He instead signed with the Heat, forming […]

Carmelo Anthony drops 39 points to halt New York Knicks’ slide

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was not about to let his new team lose ground in the playoff standings and it showed last night at Madison Square Garden. Anthony scored 39 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 113-106 overtime win over the visiting Orlando Magic. He described the game against one of the top teams […]

Formula 1 season debuts with Australian Grand Prix win by Sebastian Vettel

Formula 1

Formula 1 kicked off yesterday with the Australian Grand Prix, and defending champion Sebastian Vettel carried over his winning form from last season en route to his first triumph in Melbourne and his eleventh overall. The Red Bull driver was in pole position at the start of the race and never relinquished it as he […]

Miami Heat uses fourth quarter burst to oust Pistons

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat trailed the hometown Detroit Pistons by 11 points late in the third period before staging a furious comeback in the final quarter to win the game 100-94. Using a 15-0 burst to start the fourth quarter, the Miami Heat led 88-81 and held on for the win. The Pistons were down by […]

Tiger Woods and former wife Elin Nordegren to become neighbors

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren will soon become neighbors as the latter is set to buy a beachfront mansion near the golf star’s home. The Palm Beach Post reported yesterday that the 30-year old Nordegren bought a 17,000-square foot home with eight bedrooms located in North Palm Beach. Tiger Woods said last week […]

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