I think most people who follow UCLA or college basketball figured this was going to happen sooner or later. Fiday was the day that men's basketball head coach Ben Howland announced junior forward Reeves Nelson would no longer be a member of the team. Howland released the following statement: "After much ... Read More

  The NBA's free agency period officially got underway today and there has already been a flurry of activity from players getting traded, others signing with new teams, some re-signing with their old team, and others getting waived. We've posted the news of transactions involving some of the more recognizable names ... Read More

Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat division foes the Cleveland Browns, 14-3, in a game that had it all: "Big Ben" heroics, James Harrison being... James Harrison, and fantasy football playoff implications. The action on Heinz Field in Pittsburgh was overwhelming. Amidst the chaos going on within the NBA, two-time ... Read More

The Magic have elected to part ways with guard Gilbert Arenas and his horrible contract, per information from the team's official website: The Orlando Magic have waived guard Gilbert Arenas and designated him as the team’s amnesty player, President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Otis Smith announced today. Teams under the salary cap ... Read More

  College football's biggest stars gathered in Florida last night as the 21st annual College Football Awards were handed out. Heisman finalists Tyrann Mathieu, Trent Richardson, Robert Griffin III, and Andrew Luck each left with hardware. Here's a quick run down of the winners. Maxwell Award - Most Outstanding Player - Andrew ... Read More

The New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokorov and general manager Billy King may have held an illegal meeting with Orlando Magic all-star center Dwight Howard in Miami earlier this week, violating the NBA's tampering laws. Yahoo! reports: The Nets are under siege with SI.com and ESPN.com reports they held an illegal meeting ... Read More

Highly sought after free agent center Tyson Chandler confirmed on ESPN radio that he has agreed to become a member of the New York Knicks. Chandler said Friday on ESPN 103.3's "Ben and Skin Show" that there will not be a sign-and-trade deal with the Dallas Mavericks, the team he helped win ... Read More

NBA fans everywhere have been curious what exactly the league office meant when they vetoed the Laker/Hornets/Rockets trade involving point guard Chris Paul. Here is a statement issued by commissioner David Stern explaining why the trade was nixed,  per SB Nation: "Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for ... Read More