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Ex-Duke Basketballer Dies in Fall From NYC Building

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:45:45 CDT

Former star basketball player Thomas Emma plunged from the 12th floor of the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to his death in an apparent suicide, says the NYPD. Emma's body was found at 11:30am yesterday on a second-floor landing of a building on Central Park South. Emma was...

Bulls' Noah: $50K Fine for Slur Is 'Fair'

Tue, 24 May 2011 13:23:07 CDT

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah said the NBA's decision to fine him $50,000 for directing a gay slur toward a fan is "fair." As the Bulls prepare for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Noah again—albeit briefly—acknowledged that he messed up: "I made a mistake, learned...

Chicago Bulls Star Caught Using Gay Slur

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:21:55 CDT

Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls apparently hurled the same profanity-plus-gay slur combo that Kobe Bryant used last month —and, like Bryant, he got caught on tape. After getting called for a foul during last night’s Eastern Conference Finals game, Noah can be seen on TNT’s telecast yelling what seems...

LeBron James Picks Miami

John Johnson — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:41:09 CDT

LeBron James is leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat. Or as the Miami Herald puts it: "The King is coming." The Cleveland Plain Dealer takes a dimmer view: "Legone," as does the New York Daily News , which hoped for a new Knick: "Burned!" James made his pick tonight during an...

LeBron Sweepstakes Begins

Kevin Spak — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:39:04 CDT

The scramble over the richest free agent class in NBA history officially tips off today, and all eyes are on one man. LeBron James won't be traveling to visit his suitors. The King will hold court at home in Akron, where first the Nets, and then the Knicks, Bulls, Heat,...

The Worst Calls of All Time

Kevin Spak — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:29:41 CDT

In honor of Armando Galarraga's perfect one-hitter, Salon decided to compile a list of some of the biggest blown calls in history. And we decided that it would be more fun to watch those blown calls than to read about them. So check out this video gallery, and get ready...

Obama to LeBron: How About Chicago?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:23:51 CDT

If LeBron James decides to go to Chicago, he'll have some good teammates in place—and an exceedingly famous No. 1 fan. President Obama wants the King to sign with his hometown Bulls, he told Marv Albert in a recent interview. “You know, I don't want to meddle,” he said...

Ex-NBA Player to Haitians: 'Use Condoms'

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:36:00 CST

Former NBA player and sometimes ESPN contributor Paul Shirley tells Haitians to "use a condom once in a while" and snidely offers "kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere" in an open diatribe posted on the Flip Collective . Shirley, who played for the Phoenix Suns, explains that...

Other Celebs' 'Indefinite Breaks'

Will McCahill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:32:04 CST

With his plan for an “ indefinite break ” from golf, Tiger Woods isn’t the only celebrity to take some time out of the limelight for one reason or another. The Wall Street Journal lists some others: Michael Jordan: The Tiger pal left to try baseball after winning three titles with the...