Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto get rematch 5 years after thriller (The Associated Press) Andre Berto's first meeting with Victor Ortiz was among the most thrilling fights in recent years, a back-and-forth brawl with multiple knockdowns and dramatic momentum swings over 12 crazy rounds. ''Berto is coming in 100 miles an hour to take my head off, and it's the same thing on my end,'' Ortiz said. … [Read more...]
Happy Hour: Tony Stewart’s possible hour in the car on Sunday
Happy Hour: Tony Stewart's possible hour in the car on Sunday It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Tony Stewart is going to start Sunday's race before he hands the car off to Ty Dillon. According to Stewart, that handoff will be at the first caution, whether it's at lap 2 or lap 102. Stewart … [Read more...]
Another Heisman winner: Titans add Alabama RB Derrick Henry
Another Heisman winner: Titans add Alabama RB Derrick Henry No truth to the rumor, after picking Derrick Henry, that the Tennessee Titans will be trying to add Johnny Manziel, Troy Smith and Tim Tebow too. The Titans are collecting Heisman winners, grabbing 2015 Heisman Trophy recipient Derrick Henry one year after picking 2014 Heisman winner Marcus Mariota. Henry went to the Titans in the … [Read more...]
Sources: Lue still under old assistant coach deal
Sources: Lue still under old assistant coach deal 8:55 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate print CLEVELAND -- As the Cavaliers prepare to face the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the playoffs, head coach Tyronn … [Read more...]
Ray Lewis III, son of former NFL star, charged with sexual battery
Ray Lewis III, son of former NFL star, charged with sexual battery Coastal Carolina cornerback Ray Anthony Lewis III, 20, was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct on Friday after two women told police he sexually assaulted them. On Jan. 23, police responded to a local hospital where two women said they were sexually assaulted at an apartment across the street from Coastal … [Read more...]
Rowing chief to lead investigation into British cycling (Reuters)
Rowing chief to lead investigation into British cycling (Reuters) (Reuters) - Annamarie Phelps, Britain's rowing chief, will head the independent review into the "extremely disturbing" claims of discrimination and bullying that have rocked British cycling, it was announced on Friday. Phelps, chairman of British Rowing, will now appoint a review panel that will be asked to examine whether … [Read more...]
Leicester go from sex-tape to tickertape after Bangkok orgy
Leicester go from sex-tape to tickertape after Bangkok orgy Bangkok (AFP) – A sex-tape of a racially charged orgy in a Bangkok hotel was a public relations catastrophe for Thai-owned Leicester City — but it proved an unlikely turning point in their journey to the top of the English Premier League. The offending video featured three young players including James Pearson, son of then manager Nigel … [Read more...]
One player hugged Roger Goodell for an uncomfortable amount of time
One player hugged Roger Goodell for an uncomfortable amount of time It's become tradition for recently-drafted NFL players to embrace Roger Goodell while celebrating their new fortune. Whether or not they know (or care) that the commissioner will soon become their adversary is unclear; what matters is that their NFL dreams have come true so everyone looks like a friend. Of course, not every … [Read more...]
What the Warriors are without Steph Curry
What the Warriors are without Steph Curry 5:40 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- In sports, where not much is literal, the Warriors seek to compensate for a lack of something metaphorically murderous. Right now, Stephen Curry has a … [Read more...]
Rapper Warren G totally butchered ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’
Rapper Warren G totally butchered 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' Before he took the microphone at Wrigley Field, the most embarrassing thing rapper/producer Warren G had done musically was utter this lyric: "What's next? What's next? What's N-X-E-T." But he might have sunk even lower than that on Friday when he sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch at the … [Read more...]