Michael Jordan is officially off the market, again. Jordan is reportedly engaged to longtime girlfriend and Cuban-born model Yvette Prieto. The couple has been dating for more than three years. A spokeswoman for Michael Jordan first confirmed the news to WCNC in Charlotte, NC, that he popped the question on Christmas. Prieto is 32 years […]
While Dirk and LeBron were battling for the NBA title last season, a new legend was being born in Chicago with Derrick Rose. On Christmas Day, Rose had a huge hand in finishing off the Los Angeles Lakers on opening day in the NBA. In fact, LA lost again on Monday at Sacramento to start 0-2. In Dallas, […]
NBA Star Kobe Bryant is hoping for a fourth quarter comeback in his marriage. The Lakers star player hasn’t given up on saving his relationship with soon-to-be ex-wife Vanessa, reports TMZ. Sources close to the family claim the couple’s two daughters are the main reason he wants to hold the family together. According to the […]
Carmelo Anthony’s return to Denver is delayed for another year. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade won’t be visiting Sacramento anytime soon. Fans in Chicago will only be seeing Kobe Bryant on television this season. SEE ALSO: The 9-to-5 Workday About To Be Gone? The NBA sought competitive balance. What it got was schedule imbalance. One […]
Former NBA player Charles Barkley will host “Saturday Night Live” for a third time on Jan. 7, the network announced today. He’ll be joined by musical guest and the first American Idol Winner Kelly Clarkson, who will also make her third appearance on the NBC show. Barkley now has a day job as an NBA […]
Kobe Bryant‘s wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce Friday afternoon, according to reports. Vanessa cited “irreconcilable differences” in choosing to end her 10½ year marriage. A representative for the couple released a statement saying, “The Bryants have resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately with the assistance of counsel and a Judgment dissolving their marital […]
NEW ORLEANS— Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time — to the Clippers, not the Lakers. The Hornets traded Paul to the Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice. The deal required the approval of NBA Commissioner David Stern because the Hornets […]
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation but avoided jail time on drunken driving and gun possession charges stemming from a September traffic stop in suburban Detroit. SEE ALSO:Is Obama Headed For A Landslide? Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar also sentenced Wallace to […]
NBA star Allen Iverson’s divorce just got a whole lot testier. According to his estranged wife, the former NBA all-star emptied their joint account with a huge spending spree after she filed for divorce—leaving her totally broke. According to TMZ, Tawanna Iverson filed new papers in their rocky divorce battle, charging that Allen stopped putting […]
NBA player Kris Humphries says he feels ambushed by the rapid-fire line of questioning about his short-lived marriage to Kim Kardashian during his appearance on Good Morning America, TMZ.com reports. Humphries appeared on the morning show Friday, where anchor Josh Elliot asked him about his separation from Kardashian. “For me, it’s just certain things happen […]
A trade that would have sent New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed Thursday night by N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern. SEE ALSO: Biggest Villains of 2011 According to sources, the three-team deal that also involved the Houston Rockets was vetoed by Stern, who has the authority since the league purchased the Hornets from […]
NBA star Shaquille O’Neal’s request to have a lawsuit against him dismissed was denied. The retired O’Neal was being sued by his former mistress, Vanessa Lopez, for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other claims. According to RadarOnline.com, Lopez claimed Shaq started harassing her shortly after she told him she thought she was pregnant. […]
