James Quizon

The World Cup is supposedly the greatest show on earth. One soccer fan from China took it way too seriously and died of sleep deprivation after watching the games in Brazil for consecutive nights.

The American fans at the Arena das Dunas were celebrating just 32 seconds into the United States of America vs. Ghana match. For a good reason: Clint Dempsey scored a goal very early in the Group F match-up giving Team USA a (very early) 1-to-nil advantage.

The Dallas Mavericks have the cap space to chase a big name free agent in this offseason. Their leader and star veteran Dirk Nowitzki is doing his part in the recruitment wooing New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony in a radio show on Monday.

Iran and Nigeria open their World Cup 2014 campaign on Monday at the Arena da Baixada Curitiba at 4:00 pm local time (7:00 am in Australia).

NBA Rumors - Several squads are expected to line-up for Greg Monroe’s services come July 1, when the Detroit Pistons big man hit the free agent market and when teams can start talking to potential signees for the upcoming 2014-2015 NBA Season.

The embattled Donald Sterling, who despite his “racist” acts is set to be paid $2 billion for his Los Angeles Clippers. The figure is a league-record for a sale of any NBA franchise and has gotten the attention of Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who is apparently exploring the idea of selling his team.

The San Antonio Spurs had the Miami Heat on the ropes in last year’s championship series. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard have LeBron James and his crew pushed against the wall again.

Switzerland and Ecuador open the action in Group E in the 2014 World Cup at the Estadio Nacional Brasiliaon on Sunday 1:00 pm local time (2:00 am in Australia).

Colombia and Greece open their campaign in Brazil at the Estadio Mineiro, Belo Horizente on Saturday 1:00 pm local time (2:00 am in Australia).

Australia has never won against Chile in four meetings in World Cup history. The Socceroos can change that if they win as 6.5-to-1 underdogs against La Roja in their opening matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

NBA News - Michael Jordan made a name in the sports world by collecting NBA rings; years after his retirement from the league he’s still collecting a lot of winnings off the court.

Mark Muñoz has signed a new four-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) despite losing his last match and the last two fights in his career.

As the kick-off in Brazil 2014 commenced, conflicting reports of the status of World Cup in 2022 have surfaced.

While the New York Knicks are still wooing Carmelo Anthony to stay for at least a year, the star forward is decided to test the free agency waters by July 1, the time when his contract officially expires with the Big Apple franchise.

Roughly two weeks after beating a top five player for the first time in his career, Ernests Gulbis lost big in a Latvian casino saying that he “gambled away a percentage of my winnings.”

A hot-shooting San Antonio Spurs gave the Miami Heat its first postseason loss with a convincing 111-to-92 victory in Game 3 to grab the 2-1 series lead in the 2014 NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard delivered his best game as a pro finishing with 29 points missing just 3-of-13 shots—practically setting the tone for game as his team runaway with the blowout win on the road.

The 2014 NBA Finals and the fourth season of the Game of Thrones is about to end in a week or so; just about time for the makers of the “Game of Zones” to deliver the second episode of their NBA-GOT spoof video.

The New York Knicks have imposed a deadline of June 23 for Carmelo Anthony to decide if he is going to opt-in of the last year of his contract with the team. Should the star forward decide otherwise, Melo is reportedly considering the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks or Houston Rockets as potential free agent destinations when his contract expires.

Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs got off to a scorching start in Miami and beat LeBron James and the Heat to take a 2-1 series advantage in the 2014 NBA Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have finally decided to schedule a workout with top prospect Joel Embiid. This after reports that they are holding off invites until they name a head coach for the 2014-2015 NBA season.

The American Outlaws, the U.S’ men’s national team supporters group made the “I Believe” chant famous. Now, American sports stars and celebrities are joining the rally with their own version in a video released by ESPN.

Former NBA player and Euro legend Vlade Divac admitted that he flopped during his time in the league but deflected the blame to rival big man Shaquille O’Neal in an interview in a basketball camp in Italy on Wednesday.

It is perhaps a lost cause to bet on Australia to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. However, betting on the Socceroos in some prop bets could be profitable as seen in the attractive Australia-centric betting lines below.

Just as everyone thought (and wished) that Donald Sterling will just go away, the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner is not going down without a fight after all. In a 180-degree turn yet again, Sterling is reportedly pursuing the $1 billion federal lawsuit against the NBA and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

After “Crampgate”, LeBron James responded with a 35-point effort in the previous game to tie with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 NBA Finals. What will LeBron do as an encore when the series shifts to Miami in Game 3? How will the Spurs play after losing home-court advantage in this best-of-seven series?

The Cleveland Cavaliers tried to woo John Calipari with an offer that ranged from $60 to $80 million before the celebrated college head coach decided to stay with the University of Kentucky (UK) in the NCAA.

Steve Kerr, the new head coach of the Golden State Warriors have been in talks with top Europe coach David Blatt of Maccabi Tel Aviv discussing the possibility of bringing him over to the NBA as an assistant coach for the franchise.

Daniel Ricciardo of Australia took full advantage of mechanical problems from Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton to win the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix.

Is the toxic situation in Minnesota about to get worse? New Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders had some tough words for franchise player Kevin Love in a radio interview on Saturday.