Basketball Loses a Legend. Dr Jack Ramsay Has Died

Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the NBA’s most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89.

His family announced his death, saying he “led the greatest…

The NBA Has A Donald Sterling Issue

Anger, frustration and calls for action echoed around the NBA on Saturday after an audio recording surfaced of a man identified as Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to games.

Everybody except for the embattled Clippers owner, who has a decades-long…

Jon 'Bones' Jones Aint Worried Bout Nothing

Jon Jones flawlessly mixed jabs and elbows in one of the greatest fights of his career, winning a unanimous decision over Teixeira on Saturday night at UFC 172, successfully defending his light heavyweight championship for the seventh straight time.

Jones (20-1) won 50-45 on all three scorecards and…

Michigan Star Fails Drug Test, Heads to NBA

Michigan sophomore Mitch McGary says he tested positive for marijuana during the NCAA tournament and plans to forgo his final two years of college eligibility.

Coach John Beilein announced McGary’s decision Friday, saying the 6-foot-10 forward would enter the NBA draft.

McGary says in a statement issued…

Northwestern Athletes Take Union Vote Today

Northwestern football players cast secret ballots Friday in an on-campus hall adjacent to their home stadium on whether to form the nation’s first union for college athletes.

Just don’t expect results any time soon.

After the vote, the ballot boxes will be sealed for weeks or months…