This is the last news that I ever like posting, but according to confirmed news reports, former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed in Nashville. He was 36. Not a lot of information is available right now, but a female victim [+]

Oh, the Williams sisters are facing off against each other in another Wimbledon women’s singles final. Ho-hum, here we go again. Now here’s something to really cheer about for American tennis fans. Andy Roddick advanced to the third Wimbledon final of his career and his first Grand [+]

You don’t stay on top without making the right moves, and after seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs make big trades last week, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a big splash early on in free agency by nabbing one of the top names on the [+]

After a disappointing season in which they finished 39-43 and were easily swept out of the playoffs in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Detroit Pistons are going to settle for another season of mediocrity. After giving coach Michael Curry [+]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to sport the best record in baseball, but do they top my initial MLB power rankings? (Records through June 28) 1. Boston Red Sox (46-29) After taking two of three at Washington and doing the same at Atlanta, the Red Sox have won their last six series and [+]

There isn't a more dangerous hitter in baseball right than Albert Pujols. Pujols homered twice and drove in four runs in St. Louis' 5-3 win over Minnesota today, extending his MLB-leading totals to 28 homers and 74 RBI. It was the sixth multihomer game of the season for [+]

As expected, the Los Angeles Clippers drafted Oklahoma man-beast Blake Griffin with the first overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft tonight. Long-suffering Clippers fans are hoping that Griffin is the piece that can turn the laughable losers into perennial winners, which is what the franchise mistakenly thought they [+]

Are the Philadelphia Phillies allergic to winning at home? It sure seems that the defending World Series champs could use some Allegra when they take the field at Citizens Bank Park, because home has been anything but a fortress for the Phillies thus far this season. After dropping two of [+]

After Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth received his sentence in court on Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has acted swiftly to hand down his own sentence. Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely, with the suspension coming into effect immediately. Excerpts from Goodell's letter to Stallworth are available in a [+]

Much of this season has been bordering on nightmarish for Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz. After slumping to his worst season in Boston during a 2008 season that saw him play only 109 games and hit only .186 in the postseason, 2009 was supposed to be a bounce-back [+]