NBA Champion Coach Steve Kerr Takes Leave of Absence

The NBA champion Golden State Warriors could be without head coach Steve Kerr for the start of the 2015-16 season after he took a leave of absence on Thursday as he recovers from back surgery.

Kerr, 50, who guided the Warriors to the NBA championship in his first season…

St Louis Cardinals Go Back to Back to Back

The St. Louis Cardinals waited until after their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates ended on Wednesday before celebrating their third successive National League Central title, though they could have started after the third inning.

The Cardinals wrapped up the division title with an 11-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates…

Just Damn! Derrick Rose is Out Again

Bulls star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his left eye after being elbowed in the face.

The 2011 NBA MVP sustained a left orbital fracture on the first day of practice, the team said Tuesday in a release. He is scheduled for surgery on Wednesday, and a timetable for…

NCAA Bans SMU Basketball and Suspends Larry Brown

The NCAA has banned the SMU men’s basketball team from postseason play and suspended coach Larry Brown for nine games during the upcoming season after finding multiple violations in the Mustangs program.
The NCAA says the problems include academic fraud and unethical conduct. It singled out Brown for making…

FIFA Executive Jack Warner Banned for Life

Trinidadian Jack Warner, once one of the most powerful men in world soccer, has been banned from all football-related activities for life, the ethics committee of the global governing body FIFA said on Tuesday.

Warner, 72, was one of 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives indicted in the…