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Life Worth More Than NBA's Millions
The Sacramento Kings announced Monday that forward Chuck Hayes failed his physical because of a heart abnormality. The four-year, $21.3 million contract that Hayes signed last week was voided. The Boston Celtics made a similar announcement Saturday regarding forward Jeff Green, stating that he’ll undergo heart surgery and miss the upcoming season. Green also signed…
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Chicago Bears Receiver a Would-Be Kingpin?
By most accounts, Sam Hurd was just a nice guy. Teammates said he was well-liked and low-key and often sang gospel songs to himself. One former teammate said Hurd struck him as “a family guy.” All of that could be well and true. But federal agents said there’s more to Hurd, a side that could…
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Pittsburgh Steelers' James Harrison Stuck in Time
The late Jack Tatum, one of the hardest hitters in NFL history, played from 1971 to 1980 and never shied away from his reputation, writing a book with the title They Call Me Assassin. He followed up that effort with a pair of books: They Still Call Me Assassin: Here We Go Again, in 1989,…
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No Place for 'Gangsta' Mentality in Sports
After embarrassing his university Saturday by helping to spark an ugly, game-ending brawl against crosstown rival University of Cincinnati, Tu Holloway wasn’t done. The senior guard and All-America candidate for Xavier continued to act like a knucklehead during a postgame news conference. “That’s what you’re going to see from Xavier and Cincinnati,” Holloway said nonchalantly.…
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NBA Loses Credibility on Chris Paul Trade
The NBA’s decision to void Chris Paul’s trade to the Los Angeles Lakers is wrong on so many levels that deciding where to begin is difficult. There’s the inherent conflict of interest with the league — i.e., the NBA’s other franchises — owning the New Orleans Hornets, leading the ludicrous Dan Gilbert to write that…
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Ndamukong Suh Slams Into More Trouble
At this point, we can’t stop questioning what the deal is with Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndmuakong Suh. We thought it might be a bum rap as his reputation grew for being a dirty player. In only his second season, he’s already third on Sports Illustrated’s annual bad-boy list, now called the “NFL’s Meanest Players.”…
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Tiger Woods Rediscovers Winning Feeling
The Escalade that he crashed on Thanksgiving 2009 was the beginning of a long and winding road for Tiger Woods, taking him from voice mails to divorce court, from surgery to revamped swing, from new coach to new caddie (the human version). But there was never a win along the way. Until Sunday, when he…
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Magic Johnson a Slam Dunk With L.A. Dodgers
Major League Baseball loses to pro football on so many fronts — TV ratings, broadcast revenue, merchandise sales, etc. — that it can’t afford to miss any chance to one-up the NFL. Especially not the 6-foot-9 opportunity knocking at the door. Former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson, who after retirement transformed himself from…
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Diddy's Son Earned Football Scholarship
In a perfect world, Justin Combs and his father, P. Diddy, would thank UCLA for offering a football scholarship and then instruct the school to use it on another player. Or Justin would accept the scholarship and Diddy would then make a humongous donation that covered the cost and then some. Either way, the Combses…
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Wife of Accused Syracuse Coach Tells All
Syracuse University fired assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday, ending his 35-year run at the school. But that’s the least of his problems. Fine was placed on administrative leave two weeks ago after ESPN reported allegations that he sexually abused a pair of former ball boys. Coach Jim Boheim and former Syracuse players such…
