UFC Suspends Nate Diaz for Twitter Slur

UFC lightweight Nate Diaz is the latest fighter to violate the UFC’s code of conduct and has been suspended.

Hours after Diaz wrote a tweet that included a derogatory term for a homosexual on his official Twitter account, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com the fighter would be…

Sacramento Kings Staying in Sacramento

The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a deal to sell the sought-after California team to an local investor group led by tech titan Vivek Ranadive, a spokesman for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday.

The deal by an investor group that includes former Facebook…

David Beckham set to Retire at Seasons End

LONDON — David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United.

The 38-year-old Englishman recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He said in a statement…

Grizzles Beat OKC Thunder to advance to West Finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success.

Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists and the fifth-seeded Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference…

Mayweather Tops List of Highest Paid US Athletes

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.

The boxer is projected to make $90 million in 2013 according to Sports Illustrated’s annual list released Wednesday. Miami Heat star LeBron James is a distant second at $56.5 million.

New Orleans…