The LA Clippers held a dunk contest in the middle of routing the 76ers 107-90, ending their eight-game road trip wit

Donald Byrd, one of the greatest jazz trumpeters to ever blow a horn, died February 4. He was 80.

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Mike Vick and the Eagles have agreed to stay together for another year. The new re-structured deal is reported to be worth up to 10 million

Sleeved jerseys – WHAT??

The closest measure of response that I had to that was a surprised disbelief, something near the level of Charlie Murphy telling viewers of “Chappelle’s Show” that

Sunday’s Grammy telecast was a bad day for black music—that is, unless you include Justin Timberlake’s performance.

Miguel wasn’t given enough time to let his new-classic, “Adorn,” breathe—not wi

Lil Wayne alleges through Twitter that he was thrown out of the Heat’s victory over the Lakers on Sunday afternoon.

Two Savannah State University students apparently snuck into the Super Bowl and gave us a video to prove it. This has to be the greatest football-related victory for SSU since Shannon Sharpe played for the Tigers. I know lots of people are going

Lil' Mama will play Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in a TLC biopic for VH1. It’s great to see

The first weekend without football wasn't so bad thanks to exciting NBA action and the Grammy's. Twitter is always great during award shows because everyone turns into fashion critics, A & R reps, musicians and pundits instantly. Y&#3

On the heels of Sports Illustrated’s piercing exposé into Ben Howland’s loosening grip over UCLA hoops program last March, Kentucky’s

“Every year is my year,” Nas tells me. “Every year, you know? I’m just really appreciative and grateful to all the people that supported me through the years and it’s just a great moment, regardless. You know what I

College basketball is king in North Carolina and the Triangle is its throne. Been that way since Everett Case came down to Raleigh from Indiana just after World War II. Everyone knows the usual suspects: North Carolina State, North Carolina and D

The Big Ten continued down its maddening (and elite) path this weekend, stringing together upsets and bouts of inconsistency at every turn.

Indiana, among others, epitomized the conference’s up-and-down nature with its wide variety

Somewhere along the way, baseball writers got it wrong when they left out black ballplayers like Curt Flood,