NBA Suspends Carmelo Anthony for One Game

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for confronting Kevin Garnett after the New York Knicks’ loss to Boston on Monday.

Anthony, who was angry about Garnett’s choice of words during a fourth-quarter altercation, went toward the Celtics’ locker room after…

NYC Ferry Crash Injures 57 People

NEW YORK — An investigation was underway to determine why a high-speed commuter ferry slammed into a Lower Manhattan dock Wednesday, tearing open a section of hull and injuring 57 people, two critically.

Fire Department Commissioner Sal Cassano said 11 people were seriously injured after the Seastreak Wall Street ferry…

Bonds,Sosa and Clemens Denied Entry to MLB Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball’s Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.

Bonds received just 36.2 percent of the vote, Clemens 37.6…

'Django Unchained' Action Figures Spark Outrage

It has proven hugely popular with African-American cinemagoers despite concerns in some quarters that it trivialises slavery. Now Quentin Tarantino is facing a new row over his blood-soaked homage to the spaghetti western, Django Unchained, after a set of officially approved action figures drew criticism from black activists…

ESPN Fires Rob Parker

ESPN will not renew its contract with commentator Rob Parker, who was suspended last month following remarks he made on “First Take” in which he questioned Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s “blackness.”

“Rob Parker’s contract expired at year’s end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his…