MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James spent two days trying to figure out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment came to deliver his MVP acceptance speech, James spoke emotionally about family, charity, history and what the Miami Heat organization...

It had all the makings of a feel-good hockey moment - except the guy who scored the goal was black. Soon after Joel Ward eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on Wednesday with a Game 7 overtime goal for the Washington Capitals, Twitter erupted in a shower of n-words and ot...

Metta World Peace gets ejected for vicious elbow to James Harden's head. Harden left the game with concussion like symptoms and did not return. Lakers ended up winning the game in double OT 114 -106.

Round 1: The Atlanta crowd is absolutely raucous right now. Herb Dean is the man overseeing tonight's championship fight. Jones avoids Evans' eyes in the staredown. It's on. Evans circles and Jones leaps in with a left to the body. Head kick nearly finds its mark for the champion. Evans pumps his j...

Last night Jameer Nelson left Pargo sliding on the floor from a smooth hesitation crossover. After Breaking Pargo's ankles, Nelson stepped back to hit a three pointer.

Heated 3-way discussion between Jalen Rose, Skip Bayless, & Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take.

NEW ORLEANS — Won and Done, indeed. Maybe even Over and Out. All that really matters is Kentucky parlayed a roster full of NBA talent into a 67-59 victory Monday night over Kansas for the team's eighth NCAA basketball title — its first since 1998. Kentucky's top freshman, Anthony Davis, h...

DENVER — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins' steady leadership and Brittany Mallory's clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory hit two big 3-pointers in overtime and Irish beat Connecticut 83-75 on Sunday night. Notre Dame (35-3) also beat the H...

Kentucky bent, but never broke, and John Calipari earned bragging rights over Rick Pitino. The Wildcats might not be the only team in Kentucky, but they are the only one still standing. Anthony Davis had 18 points and 14 rebounds and Kentucky earned a spot in the national championship game wi...

5'9 James Justice from Martin Methodist College wins the NCAA Dunk contest with this incredible between the legs slam.

Say goodbye to the New Orleans Saints' chances of being the home team for Super Bowl XLVII. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's strong and wise ruling regarding the Saints' violations of the bounty rules effectively eliminates them from Super Bowl contention. Sure, they are still good enough to be ...

DENVER (AP) -- John Elway flashed that mile-wide grin and turned the microphone over to his new quarterback, Peyton Manning.Talk about a powerful pair. Introducing Manning as the newest Denver Bronco on Tuesday, the two Super Bowl winners each talked about hoisting another Lombardi Trophy, this ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum was a freshman at GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio, he was only 5 feet, 2 inches. He grew 5 inches as a sophomore, 4 inches as a junior and 3 inches as a senior. "I knew the growth spurt was coming," McCollum said. "I just prayed it came...

OMAHA, Neb. — Kyle O'Quinn's booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could think. "We messed up some brackets! We messed up some brackets!" he bellowed...

Highlights of the 2012 All-Star game. Kevin Durant drop 36 points earning MVP honors while Kobe Bryant finished with 27 points. Kobe Bryant made history by passing Michael Jordan as the highest scorer of NBA All-Star games history. Jordan has 262 points while Kobe now has 271 points. Video Below: T...

Highlights of Jeremy Evans dunks during the NBA Slam Dunk contest.

Wizards PG John Wall was eliminated in the first round leaving Tony Parker, Deron Williams, and Rajon Rondo to compete in the final round. Tony parking won the skills challenge with a time of 32.8 seconds.

Highlight recap of the 2012 Shooting Stars Challenge. Team New York consisting of former Knick and known sniper Allen Houston, current knick Landry Fields, and Cappie Pondexter of the New York liberty. Team New York wins the Shooting Challenge after Allen Houston hits a half court shot.

Kyrie Irving lead team Chuck to a 146 – 133 victory over team Shaq during all-star weekend in Orlando, FL. Irving dropped 34points on 8-8 shooting from behind the arc, earning him MVP honors, and Paul George from the pacers put up 23 points. High scorers for team Shaq include 20pts from Triston T...

Duke's Austin Rivers hits game winning buzzer beater vs. UNC in Chapel Hill. Rivers finished the game with 29 points, the most scored by any freshmen against UNC. His father Doc Rivers, head coach for the Boston Celtics was in attendance along with other family members.