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Risk of asbestos in debris postpones Magic-Knicks game

Basketball

Falling debris the night before the game between the hometown New York Knicks and the visiting Orlando Magic prompted MSG and NBA officials to postpone the game. A statement by MSG said that it is exercising “an abundance of caution” and said that the famous arena would not be opened again until it was 100 […]

World Series returns to Cablevision

Baseball

Game Three of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants will be aired by Cablevision as the company reached a new agreement with Fox Network on Saturday to pay higher broadcast fees. The dispute between Fox and Cablevision has dragged on since October 16 and left many subscribers without several […]

Giants pummel Rangers to lead World Series 2-0

Baseball

The San Francisco Giants, the underdogs throughout the playoffs, are beginning to silence detractors and might just win it all. The Giants blanked the Texas Rangers 9-0 to win Game 2 of the World Series and grab a 2-0 lead heading to Game 3 in Arlington, Texas on Saturday. Matt Cain pitched 7 2/3 shutout […]

Cavs beat Celtics sans LeBron

Basketball

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 95-87 on Wednesday in their regular season home opener in Quicken Loans Arena. It was the first game for the Cavs without its former franchise player LeBron James, who bolted Cleveland in the offseason to join the Miami Heat to team up with fellow All-Stars Dwyane Wade and […]

Football seer Paul the Octopus dies

Paul the Octopus

The psychic Paul the Octopus, who correctly predicted the outcomes of World Cup matches, died on Tuesday at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, spokesperson Ariane Vieregge announced. Paul, who was an instant celebrity during the football event, has reached two and a half years old, which is considered an old age for an […]

Schumacher penalized for blocking Barrichello in Korean Grand Prix qualifying

F1 race

Michael Schumacher was given a reprimand by officials after blocking former teammate Rubens Barrichello during the qualifying race on Saturday for the Korean Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was found guilty by race stewards of blocking his former Ferrari sidekick. Mercedes GP and Schumacher said that Barrichello of the Williams team was not on a […]

Magic Johnson sells ownership stake in Lakers

Magic Johnson

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Monday that former Laker Earvin “Magic” Johnson has sold his minority ownership stake to L.A. businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong. Long-time Lakers fan Soon-Shiong, who is a biotechnology entrepreneur and physician, bought Johnson’s stake of the team estimated at 5 percent for an undetermined amount. As of last year, the Los […]

Josh Cribbs suffers concussion

Josh Cribs

Cleveland Browns receivers Josh Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi were taken down by the Steeler’s James Harrison during Sunday’s game between Pittsburgh and Cleveland which the Steelers won 28-10. Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Harrison was not apologetic for the knockdowns after the game. “I thought Cribbs was asleep,” said Harrison. “A hit like […]

Cablevision subscribers may lose Fox sports broadcast

Cablevision channels

New Yorkers who are subscribed to Cablevision may miss watching this weekend’s New York Giants football game because Fox and Cablevision has not agreed on a contract extension yet. The existing contract for Cablevision’s broadcast of WNYW Channel 5 and WWOR 9 in New York, WTXF 9 in Philadelphia, as well as Nat Geo Wild […]

NFL to investigate Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will be investigated by the National Football League according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who was non-committal when asked about how long it would take for the league to finish the probe or whether it would slap sanctions against Favre. “I’d be hesitant to say anything until I…make sure we […]

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