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NBA's Birdman Probed for Online Crimes Against Kids

Rob Quinn — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:48:43 CDT

The postseason is over for Denver Nuggets' center Christopher "Birdman" Andersen. The team says he has been "excused indefinitely" from team-related activities while he is under investigation for unspecified Internet crimes against children, reports the Denver Post . Police say Andersen, 33, has been under investigation since February. He has not...

NY Post Writer: Jay-Z's Nets Should Be 'New York N-----s'

Kevin Spak — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:56:05 CDT

New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick is taking some heat for some, er, colorful comments in today's column about the Brooklyn Nets' new uniforms. "As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots—what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team...

'World Peace' Suspended for Brutal Elbow

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:18:22 CDT

Lakers forward Metta World Peace is making a mockery of his own name . He was suspended for seven games by the NBA today for a vicious elbow on Oklahoma City's James Harden, meaning the Los Angeles starter likely will miss six playoff games. World Peace was ejected from Sunday's game...

Jeremy Lin Meets Fired Headline Writer

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:04:12 CDT

Jeremy Lin has met with the ESPN headline writer who was fired over an offensive headline he wrote about the Knicks star's first loss, and all appears to be forgiven."It went incredible," Anthony Federico, 28, told Newsday . "We talked for an hour. I'm just so thankful." Federico has previously...

Kobe Bryant Breaks Nose in All-Star Foul

Matt Cantor — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:25:05 CST

Dwayne Wade's foul against Kobe Bryant in last night's NBA All-Star Game left the Lakers star with a nasal fracture. Bryant suffered a good old-fashioned bloody nose, but stayed in the game, ESPN reports. Afterward, a CT scan showed a broken nose. Bryant is due to be reevaluated today by...

Ben & Jerry's Removes Fortune Cookies From Lin Flavor

Tim Karan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:36:14 CST

Ben & Jerry's might have been, um, Linsane, to think nobody would be offended. The ice cream company recently released a limited-edition flavor in honor of New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, but promptly removed the bits of fortune cookies mixed in, reports Boston.com. Pints of "Taste the Lin-Sanity,...

Lin Seeks to Trademark 'Linsanity'

Mark Russell — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:51:33 CST

"Linsanity," the exciting play of unlikely basketball hero Jeremy Lin, may belong to the world, but "Linsanity" the word, that belongs to Jeremy Lin—or so says Lin. The newest New York Knick star has applied for a trademark on the term with the US Patent and Trademark Office, says...

NY Knicks' Ivy League Wonder Does It Again

John Johnson — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:08:15 CST

If the NBA didn't have a certified sensation on its hands before last night, it does now. Harvard wunderkind Jeremy Lin scored 38 points to lead the New York Knicks past Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers, reports AP . Unfamiliar with Lin? He is only the fourth Asian-American to play in...

Knicks Fans Boo Kris Humphries

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:50:00 CST

Who knew so many Kim Kardashian fans like basketball? They were apparently out in force when the New York Knicks played the New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden yesterday—and resoundingly booed Kardashian's 72-day hubby, Kris Humphries. The Knicks crowd zinged Humphries every time he touched the ball during...