NEW YORK – The NBA has fined Indiana’s Lance Stephenson $5,000 for flopping in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Stephenson was chasing Miami’s LeBron James as James dribbled up the court in the third quarter of Tuesday’s game. Stephenson lightly bumped into James, then fell backward to the …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – For a franchise that has countless special moments, Derek Jeter running onto the field in his final home opener at Yankee Stadium may rank near the top. Jeter and the Yankees get the home portion of their slate started on Monday with the first of three games against …
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The numbers seem incongruous. Virginia Tech’s defense ranks 27th nationally, allowing 325.6 yards per game, but is among the worst when it comes to giving up big plays. Only eight Division I schools, out of 128, have allowed more plays covering 20 or more yards than the Hokies, who have …
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Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Justin Thomas birdied the first playoff hole on Sunday to defeat Richard Sterne and win the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. Thomas and Sterne both closed with 1-under 70s to end at 6-under-par 278. The pair returned to the 18th for the extra session. Both players found …
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West Lafayette, IN – West Lafayette, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The 16th-ranked Michigan Wolverines will try to continue their reign atop the Big Ten Conference standings on Wednesday night when they venture to Mackey Arena to take on the Purdue Boilermakers. With sole possession of first place on the line last …
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LAS VEGAS – Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap was added to Team USA’s roster for the training camp that opens Monday in Las Vegas. Millsap averaged 17.9 points last season for Atlanta and was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. USA Basketball also announced that Jimmy Butler will be …
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On December 10, the largest demonstrations since 1991 shook at least 15 cities in Russia. In Moscow, tens of thousands took to the streets, protesting the fraudulent parliamentary elections on December 4. Twelve years of Putin’s corruption and reliance on high oil prices have taken their toll on Russia’s economy, …
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Being racist—or discriminating along racial lines—means treating people differently because of the color of their skin or race. Since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, America has made great strides towards eliminating racism in our society. But the dream of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was not …
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In the crucial bellwether state of Ohio, the Democratic governor has created a heavily partisan committee that may be able to tip the scales in favor of Democrats in the upcoming 2010 census.What makes this situation particularly worrisome is that the man tapped to run the committee is current state …
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Americans don’t like to think much about where their gasoline comes from. They’re happy when supplies are plentiful and prices are cheap. Many have painful memories of oil embargoes, gas lines and price spikes, and prefer those episodes not be repeated. Americans expect gasoline to be as reliable as electricity. …
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