LeBron James Wins 4th NBA MVP

LeBron James was at his best this season, and the voters tasked with selecting the NBA’s Most Valuable Player took notice.

Every voter except one, that is.

The NBA still does not have a unanimous MVP, though no one has come closer than James did this season. The Miami…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Money, Again

Floyd Mayweather showed little sign of ring-rust after a year out of the sport as he used sublime defense and a steady parade of right hands to dominate Robert Guerrero and retain his WBC welterweight championship on Saturday.

Mayweather landed an astonishing 60 percent of his power punches en…

Orb Comes From Behind to Win Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn’t.

Churning through a sloppy track that resembled creamy peanut butter, the bay colt picked up speed and, one by one, blew past rivals.

By that time, jockey Joel…

Kobe Bryant in Court Battle with his Mom

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementoes from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.

A New Jersey auction house filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court…

ESPN Announces Agreement for The SEC Network

The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said the SEC network will produce 1,000 live events each year, including 450 televised on the network and 550 distributed…