On Tuesday, a Brooklyn, N.Y., man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting to death another man after an argument over a hairweave turned into a full-scale brawl, the New York Daily News reports. Dennzel Holder, 21, was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of 27-year-old Shawn Williams during the 2011 melee.…

Now that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said that he will try his hardest to force Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell the team, a potential buyer has emerged: Floyd Mayweather Jr. That’s right the flashy boxer whose nickname is “Money” is interested in forming a group—with himself as a majority owner—to purchase…

Donald Sterling found out his punishment when everyone else did, according to Fox News’ Jim Gray, who spoke to the Los Angeles Clippers owner moments before NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that he would encourage members of the NBA board of governors to force Sterling to sell the team and that Sterling would face a…

Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2:30 p.m: In his first ruling as NBA commissioner, Adam Silver confirmed that the voice heard on both recordings spewing racist hate was, in fact, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and has banned Sterling for life from all NBA events and facilities. Silver will also encourage members of the NBA board…

A group of Rutgers University students is planning a sit-in to protest the school’s decision to have Condoleezza Rice as the keynote speaker at next month’s commencement. According to the Associated Press, some 50 students are set to protest in one of the school’s administration buildings to show their discontent with the role the former…

While everyone awaits NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s decision—expected sometime Tuesday—regarding the purported racist ramblings of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson is calling for an L.A. boycott of Game 5 of the playoffs. In what would be L.A.’s first home game since the recordings were leaked to TMZ, Jackson…

A Michigan man who suffers from a rare disorder didn’t think anything of the selfie he posted to his Instagram account until NBA great Shaquille O’Neal made fun of it. The oversized jokester posted a photo to his Instagram account mocking Jahmel Binion’s photo. Binion has ectodermal dysplasia, a condition characterized by a reduced ability…

Beloved Chicago house music DJ and footwork pioneer Rashad Harden, better known as DJ Rashad, was found dead in his apartment Sunday after what police believe was a drug overdose, the Associated Press reports. He was 34. Chicago police spokeswoman Janel Sedevic told AP that a friend found Harden’s body in his home on the…

It had been rumored that the Los Angeles Clippers players wouldn’t take the court against the Golden State Warriors for Game 4 of their NBA playoff game after a leaked recording, of what has been reported as the Clippers owner spewing racist remarks, hit the news. Their coach, Doc Rivers, assured Clippers fans that he…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans on Thursday to build a high school and name it after hometown hero President Barack Obama, the Associated Press reports. The Barack Obama College Preparatory High School, which is slated to open for the 2017-2018 school year, will be a selective-enrollment high school. Officials at Chicago Public Schools told…