2015 Yahoo Sports Boxing Personalities of the Year (Yahoo Sports)
The honors go to a fairly large number of people who put together the most lucrative fight in boxing history. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
Mavs win in 2 OTs, make it 22 straight at home over Kings (Yahoo Sports)
Deron Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the second overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks beat Sacramento 117-116 Tuesday night for their 22nd consecutive home victory over the Kings. Williams took an inbounds pass from Devin Harris with 2.3 seconds left, pump faked to get Rudy Gay to fly by him in the left […]
Manny Pacquiao disappoints with opponent choice (Yahoo Sports)
No one is clamoring for a third Pacquiao-Bradley fight, but that’s what the public is going to get. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
Irving scores season-high 25, Cavaliers beat Raptors 122-100 (Yahoo Sports)
Here’s more bad news for opponents of the Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving is back. Playing his sixth game since returning from a broken left kneecap, Irving scored a season-high 25 points and Cleveland defeated the Toronto Raptors 122-100 on Monday night. The performance was a big moment for Irving, who faced nearly seven months of […]
Kings beat Suns; coach Karl ties for 5th most wins (Yahoo Sports)
Sacramento Kings coach George Karl shrugged off his milestone 1,155th victory Saturday, preferring to focus on his team’s current plight rather than tying Phil Jackson for the fifth most career victories in NBA history. DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and nine rebounds to help give Karl and the struggling Kings some temporary relief with a […]
New Jersey Ed Commissioner Overturns Vote on Sports Changes
The New Jersey State Commissioner of Education David C. Hespe has rejected two votes that would have significantly changed academic sports for the state by separating public and non-public schools in football and for state wrestling tournaments. In a 215-128 vote earlier this month, member schools decided to relegate nonpublic schools and create a separate conference for […]
Grizzlies’ Barnes expresses frustrations about tough 2015 (Yahoo Sports)
Grizzlies spokesman Jason Wallace declined comment on Barnes’ post. Goodwin Sports Management, which represents Barnes, didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press in October an incident between Barnes and Fisher occurred while the Knicks coach attended a gathering at the home of Barnes’ […]
City news: FTSE, Sports Direct and CBI
BROKERS expect the FTSE100 to be weighed down by low commodity prices this year, as well as slowing growth in emerging markets. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Under-fire Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley pledges £10 MILLION pay boost for staff
SPORTS Direct boss Mike Ashley has pledged to spend £10million on raising the pay of all the firm’s employees to above the minimum wage. Daily Express :: News Feed
Knicks player Cleanthony Early shot in leg outside club (Yahoo Sports)
New York Knicks player Cleanthony Early was shot in the leg as he left a strip club Wednesday by masked robbers who demanded his ”gold,” law enforcement officials said. Early missed two months of the 2014-15 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the same one injured in Wednesday’s shooting. Yahoo Sports – […]