Chito Ebriega
The NBA's Southwest Division has been traditionally strong with presence of the Texan triumvirate that are the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. But with the emergence of the Memphis Grizzlies as the defensive powerhouse and the solid offseason acquisitions done by New Orleans Pelicans, it's not crazy to think that all five teams in the division may play deep into April this coming season.
Amir Khan emerges as the early favorite to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year, but the Briton might also be interested in taking on Manny Pacquiao, who was his former sparring partner during his time with Freddie Roach.
LeBron James put more spice in Thursday's preseason game between the two Eastern Conference giants after indirectly lambasting former Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry for what he called a "startling" hypocrisy.
Indiana Pacers small forward Paul George appears to have already earned respect from fellow NBA players in only his fourth season in the league after the versatile swingman topped an ESPN survey as the best player to defend reigning two-time NBA MVP and Champion LeBron James.
The Los Angeles Lakers are apparently interested in giving LaMar Odom another chance to play in the NBA following reports of a meeting between the former Sixth Man of the Year winner and his former team, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.
World's No.1 golfer Tiger Woods has set his sights on more glory next year as he plans to strengthen his game and hopefully win all four Grand Slam golf events next year.
Top Rank boss Bob Arum seems uninterested in arranging a second bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, sensing that the second showdown between the two top welterweight contenders may not create enough buzz among boxing fans.
Mayweather's father: Timothy Bradley must prove himself before boxing against faster, quicker "Money"
Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka fired back at the criticisms hurled to her for being a noisy screamer, saying men's singles champions such as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are heavy grunters too.
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly trying to make substantial trades with Pau Gasol far from untouchable from these negotiations before the start of the 2013-14 NBA season, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Utah Jazz are reportedly interested to trade for Chicago Bulls second-year point guard Marquis Teague, a league insider disclosed on Tuesday.
Jeremy Lin scored 17 points, 4 assists and 3 steals in the Houston Rockets' 107-98 win over the Indiana Pacers in a preseason game in front of the Taiwanese crowd on Sunday at Taipei Arena.
The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers will try to break a 1-1 deadlock on Tuesday in Game 3 of their action-packed American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.
Rafael Nadal might be the No.1 men's singles player in the world right now, but the threat of Novak Djokovic to reclaim his old spot atop the ATP world rankings looms large.
Freddie Roach, the trainer of former pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, is now declining--or, at least, is what Pacman's former strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza said of one of the best trainers in boxing during an interview with Ring News 24 recently.
