Mike Miller did his best to play defense on Kawhi Leonard as he drove to the basket midway through the first quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals . But Miller just couldn’t get up high enough, thanks to to a well-timed off hand slap to the face from Leonard. Oh, he finished it off with a thunderours dunk: Miller started in place of Shane Battier, who probably would have drew the charge.

Darrelle Revis really wanted to wear number twenty-four and put his money where his mouth is paying new teammate, Mark Barron, a king's ransom. 

Porter Fischer, the man who turned over records from the Biogenesis clinic to the media, called the people running Major League Baseball "the biggest scumbags on Earth."

Phil Jackson says he won because he had great players. While true, Phil Jackson was also a great coach. We saw how bad the Lakers became with Phil not on the sidelines. The Boston Celtics were terrible at basketball before Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen arrived in 2008. Even with Paul Pierce, they were horrendous. You know who was there at that time as well? Doc Rivers. But for some...

It is hard to determine over the past decade and half as to just which team is a rival for the San Antonio Spurs. There is no consistent playoff opponent that has caused them to struggle, nor is there one that they consistently defeated. They’ve defeated all comers, and lost to a collection of different teams. But with a possible 5th title within reach, the one foe that has always...

Call this one of those “What is wrong with America,” moments. Tuesday morning, Chad Johnson started making the rounds after his short incarceration after he smacked his attorney in the butt in front of a judge during a probation hearing. What do we mean by making the rounds? By being one of the segments this morning for housewives to watch on Good Morning America. Host Robin...

As was expected, the hosts of the morning show on 790 the Zone in Atlanta, Mayhem in the AM, have been fired, and we’ve all had the chance to ponder just why in the hell we listen to sports talk radio in the first place. The AJC managed to catch up with one of the former hosts on Monday, and the resulting comments were astonishing. AJC radio and tv reporter Rodney Ho spoke with...

Heading into the season, there was much hand-wringing over the fact that the Braves would strike out at an alarmingly brisk pace. So far, they have, racking up 615 Ks, good enough for second most in baseball, behind only the Astros. The flip side of that coin, however, is that they’ve hit 91 home runs, also good for second most in baseball, behind the Orioles. The Braves have ridden...

The Boston Bruins and their fans are having some fun at the expense of Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Checkout the options for Wi-Fi at TD Garden: WiFi options at TD Garden. #Blackhawks #Bruins pic.twitter.com/zBPmYhFwLD — Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) June 17, 2013 At least the kept it somewhat clean. That’s good fun, but wouldn�...

Remember last summer when EVERYONE had a parody video of ‘Call Me Maybe?’ Of course you do. You loved it. Well, we aren’t certain that Taylor Swift’s ’22′ is going to go the same route, but the Miami Dolphins’ Cheerleaders are back to kick this summer off with their own lip synching video to the popular song. Not that we needed another reason to stare at them. But whatever...

Lolo Jones recently posted a Vine where she complained about the small earnings she received for the bobsledding season. Predictably, it didn't sit well with other members of the US Bobsled community.

A radio station in Atlanta has issued a mea culpa after two of its hosts made fun of former NFL player Steve Gleason, who has been battling ALS over the last few years. 

UPDATE:  The station has now fired the two hosts.

There was a time when Carlos Marmol was a reliable closer for the Chicago Cubs, but that was over three years ago. Now, it is an adventure each time he takes the mound. He no longer is the team’s closer, as that belongs to Kevin Gregg, but he was called upon in yesterday’s game to get the final three outs with a 3-0 lead. The Cubs lost 4-3. Teammate Alfonso Soriano has seen enough...

Most players just put a buncha hats from the schools recruiting them on the table in front of them, and then put the one school on they plan to attend when making their announcement. But Derek Kief of Cincinnati’s LaSalle High School, a consensus 4-star wide receiver for the Class of 2014, dared to be different. Forget hats, he used a baby in front of all his family and friends...

The San Antonio Spurs are on the verge of capturing their 5th NBA title in 14 years, and much of it can be attributed to the scorching three-point shooting from Danny Green. The Spurs shooting guard has already eclipsed the record previously held by Miami Heat guard Ray Allen. Allen once his 22 threes in 6 games as a member of the Celtics. Green is obliterating that, as he has already...

Gators linebacker Antonio Morrison was arrested for allegedly punching a bouncer during an altercation after playing the "Do you know who I am?" card.

Steve Gleason, the former New Orleans Saints safety, who punctuated the teams return to the city with a blocked punt for a touchdown on Monday Night Football, has no regrets from playing football. Gleason, diagnosed with ALS, loves the sport he played, but probably prefers his son to look elsewhere for a sport to play. Over the past few years, doctors and scientists have discovered...

I’m not much of a hockey fan. The last time I watched the Stanley Cup finals on TV, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were teammates. Even then I was more or less unaware of my (then) hometown team let alone any nuance or strategy involved in the sport. Back then it seemed like Washington was too warm a place for hockey and, well, I was pretty close to right. Even though Landover...

We were close to all out war with Russia this weekend when New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused Vladimir Putin of stealing his Super Bowl ring back in 2005 when the two met. Kraft made the comments last week while speaking at an event. For those that may have missed it, here is what Putin said, as originally reported by the NY Post: Kraft explained the incident happened...

Lest you think we would go one calendar day without some type of “news” regarding soon to be Patriots’ practice squad Quarterback Tim Tebow, take heart; just because it’s a slow time in NFL news coverage does not mean there’s no Tebow story to be written.  In fact, as the MLB All-Star game is about a month away, it seems like the perfect time to read about the baseball...

The US Open is the one golf event that makes professional’s feel like mere mortals. What? You mean golfers aren’t immortal? Yeah, bad analogy. Well, PGA Tour golfers are amazing at what they do, but they struggle at the US Open. Sometimes, we only see a couple of players breaking par for the tournament. Ya see, it’s the one event that makes us sit there and watch shots and�...

Johnny Manziel is in a big hurry to be a backup QB at the next level, at least, that is what we can take from his tweet last night that he quickly deleted: Wait what? The Heisman Trophy winner and superstar QB is sick and tired of playing football at Texas A&M? Oh, wait, he tries to clarify himself: Don’t ever forget that I love A&M with all of my heart, but please please...

It typically isn’t news when one coach compliments the other in the NFL, but when it is Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll attempting to play nice with San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, it kinda makes the ears perk up just a bit. We discussed on Thursday about how the rivalry between the Seahawks and 49ers continues to become more and more fiery by the moment,...

Twitter is easily my favorite social media site. It’s the best place to get news and cool stories while allowing for just enough broadcasting that you actually get news from outside your chosen cone if you engage with it. Still, I usually hate twitter controversies. Bill Simmons is “angry” with ESPN again? Boo. Football players aren’t, en masse, erudite and inspiring thinkers...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided to clear the air about an incident that took place in 2005 between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kraft spoke to crowd at Carnegie Hall’s Medal of Excellence gala at the Waldorf-Astoria, and informed them that Putin stole is 2005 Super Bowl ring, priced at nearly $25,000. Super Bowl 39 was the 3rd of Super Bowl in 4 years...