James Quizon

NBA NEWS - The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to have a great 2014 offseason. First, they convinced LeBron James to go home to Ohio and then, they are on the verge of acquiring Kevin Love in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter) and Kaley Cuoco (Penny) secured new contracts to continue their appearance in the show of the wildly popular geek-comedy show. According to reports, the trio will be paid $1 million per episode for the next three years, through 8th to 10th seasons of the show and the deal will reach $90M for each over that span.

Rafael Nadal’s wrist injury might just heal in time for the 2014 US Open according to the Spanish Royal Tennis Federation and doctors said that the recovery was on track. The Grand Slam in Flushing Meadows, New York is scheduled from August 24 to September 8, 2014.

Juan Manuel Marquez has fought Manny Pacquiao four times already so his opinion on any boxing fight involving the Filipino should be taken quite seriously. In one interview, the Mexican opined that he thinks the “Pacman” will win via knockout in his next fight against American Chris Algieri.

The San Antonio Spurs announced on Wednesday (AEDT) that they have named Becky Hammon as an assistant coach starting the 2014-2015 NBA season-- a move that will make the San Antonio Stars player the first-ever, full-time paid female assistant coach in the history of the league.

No question, Roger Federer is an accomplished tennis player already so much so that he’s considered one of the best players of all time if not the greatest sportsman in the history of his sport. It’s no surprise too that he’s contented with what he’s done in his tennis career that the Swiss Master feels no pressure when he’s playing in both minor and major ATP tournaments.

Barring any complications, Kevin Love is on his way to the Cleveland Cavaliers to join LeBron James after a “handshake agreement” between Love’s team, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Ohio franchise has reportedly been agreed upon already.

Roger Federer is perhaps the greatest player in the history of tennis. He should probably stick with his sport judging from his performance in the exhibition game called the Ball Hockey Challenge.

Ana Ivanovic has continued her mini-resurgence landing inside the top 10 of the latest WTA rankings after a respectable effort in the recently-concluded 2014 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, USA. The Serbian ace, who is a popular tennis player because of her looks than actual tennis accomplishments, is now ranked no. 10-- her highest since being ranked becoming world number one in 2008.

A scrimmage for the national team changed an NBA franchise’s destiny in a flick of the finger (or in this case, the leg of Paul George) and all the NBA owners and GMs are taking notes. On top of the list is disallowing their stars and players from playing in FIBA international basketball competitions.

Even the Minnesota Timberwolves owner has accepted the inevitable: superstar forward Kevin Love wants out of his franchise and he can do nothing about it. Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers trade appears imminent as the squads have reportedly been exclusively talking to each other about a potential deal.

Paul George suffered a freak injury during the intra-squad training of the members of the Team USA pool for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Spain on Friday night. The Indiana Pacers’ franchise player broke his lower leg in half in what would be the most gruesome injuries in basketball in recent memory.

Tony Parker has already won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs but the Frenchman wants to add more to his title collection after signing a three-year $43.5 million contract extension with the Texas franchise.

There’s a reason why Roger Federer has won 17 Grand Slam titles in his career and one of which has been using high-quality equipment to help him in his game.

LeBron James going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers has sent shockwaves to the entire NBA landscape and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers has admitted that James and these Cavs are the team to beat in the upcoming 2014-2015 NBA season.

Boxing News - Manny Pacquiao is set to retire by 2016 according to the boxing superstar who is currently training for his next fight against Chris Algieri on November 23 in Macau.

An international match between Northern Ireland and Mexico under-19 squads turned violent after the teenagers got involved in a brawl that saw multiple players get hurt and some get sent off from game held in the Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament at the Coleraine Showgrounds in Northern Ireland.

As expected, not even the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a rookie contract can stop the Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers trade talk. Deeper into the offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar’s possible pairing with LeBron James in Ohio is apparently all but a done deal.

NBA NEWS - The Los Angeles Lakers continue their rebuilding efforts in the 2014 offseason after inviting Michael Beasley to work out with the squad on Wednesday. Beasley was the overall no. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Kansas State in college.

NBA NEWS - The best free agent in the market is still left unsigned owing to failed negotiations between Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns. And the situation could get real ugly for both sides if they continue their standoff.

Dan Bilzerian is living the life and that’s an understatement. In a recent interview with popular radio personality Howard Stern, the poker pro, actor and businessman opened up about poker wins and losses, life in the navy, sex life, womanizing ways and his past among other things.

Metta World Peace, or the player formerly known as Ron Artest, likes the physicality of games in the Venice Basketball League (VBL) in Venice, Italy where he is spending his NBA offseason.

NBA NEWS - The Minnesota Timberwolves will reportedly sign veteran guard Mo Williams to a one-year $3.75 million contract as the franchise looks to add depth in their point guard rotation for the 2014-2015 NBA season

Boxing News 2014 - In what was Daniel Geale’s biggest fight of his career, the Australian came up way short when he fell to Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan in just three rounds at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

NBA News - Kevin Love Trade to Cleveland Cavaliers will continue with Flip Saunders liking the Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett package.

NBA NEWS - In his first interview since re-signing with the New York Knicks, star forward Carmelo Anthony defended his decision in returning to the Big Apple saying that he just wants to win and doesn’t really care about the contract.

Commonwealth Games Live Streaming Info -Eight gold medals are at stake in Day 2 of the swimming competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. 15 Australians plus four others in the team event will begin their quest to add medals for the country beginning at 4:07 am AEDT (Saturday, July 26)

NBA - LeBron James ‘Coming Home’ Letter Gets Morgan Freeman. It’s only apt that a popular American comedian and impressionist, Frank Caliendo delivered it with a twist—via Morgan Freeman’s voice:

The Dallas Mavericks were reportedly interested in a pair of veterans—Jameer Nelson or Mo Williams—to shore up their point guard position. On Thursday, they made their choice choosing Nelson over Williams and is set to sign him to a two-year $6 million contract.