Wright Thompson with an inside private look at the life of Bobcats owner Michael Jordan  at the age of 50: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five weeks before his 50th birthday, Michael Jordan......

SI’s Ben Golliver on Nerlens Noel’s NBA prospects after the Freshman star tears his ACL: Kentucky announced Wednesday that center Nerlens Noel, regarded as one of the top prospects in......

Sports Illustrated previews Superbowl XLVII, Ravens vs 49ers: Even though the San Francisco 49ers failed to secure the NFC’s top playoff seed, their appearance in the Super Bowl comes as......

Stewart Mandel on College Football’s Newest Dynasty, Nick Saban’s Alabama  Roll Tide:  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — College football’s overlords need to hold an intervention, pronto, because this is becoming a serious......

ESPN Insider’s Kevin Pelton on the road ahead for the sub par Brooklyn Nets post Avery Johnson: Via ESPN Insider: Every NBA coach operates with a clock hanging over his head......

In their fourth epic battle, Manny Pacquiao gets knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez at MGM Grand in Las Vegas: Via New York Times & AP: LAS VEGAS (AP) —......

SI’s Ian Thomsen on the mutual respect and bond between under rated Spurs PG Tony Parker and his coach Greg Popovich: Some NBA coaches wouldn’t know how to say it.......

The Lakers pass on re-hiring coach Phil Jackson,  Select Mike D’Antoni in hopes of resurrecting their promising season: Via David Aldridge NBA.com: Showtime, or a veritable facsimile thereof, won. In......

LA Times Gary Klein on the explosive Oregon Ducks 62-51 victory over USC behind RB Kenjon Barner’s record setting day:   The numbers didn’t lie. Not before the game and......

Unable to reach a new extension w/ James Harden, OKC Thunder trade Harden to Houston for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb & Picks:  Via John Hollinger of ESPN Insider: I gotta......