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BOXING NEWS - Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to happen and yet both boxers have already fired serious jabs against each other. The latest trash talk came from the Filipino who claimed that the undefeated American is so worried about getting his first loss that he won’t risk taking him inside the boxing ring.

US Open Live Streaming - Grigor Dimitrov has seen his rise in the tennis world rankings but has yet to win a major title. The 23-year-old Bulgarian is out to prove that he’s just more than an up-and-comer now and hopes to beat the dangerous Gael Monfils of France in the Round of 16 of the men’s singles competition of the 2014 US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Coach Mike Kryzewski used the team's athleticism to the hilt, employing a full court press to start the second half and seeing the Americans break away with lots of thanks to the two pronged energy duo of Anthony Davis and Kenneth Faried. Expect the Americans to learn a lot from that scare as they try to pull away from the rest of Group C as they face New Zealand in tonight's game at Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, Spain.

Lithuania wants to protect their perfect record while Australia wants to get another win to avoid complications in getting to the next round. The Lithuanians and Australia face each other Tuesday night in Group D action of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

Teams are positioning for the top 4 slots in their groups in hopes of evading the crossover with giants Lithuania or Slovenia in the next rounds. This is what is in the minds of Turkey and Ukraine as they face off in tonight's Group C match-up at the Barakaldo.

Donald Sterling and wife Shelly found a peaceful ground amid legal battles.

Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent have been taken jabs at each other on social media recently, but the music mogul, apparently, still has high regard for the unbeaten American boxer

NBA News - Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant is staying with Nike after all. Durant who was being lured to transfer to new brand Under Armour, has reportedly agreed to a 10-year deal worth $300 million with Nike on Sunday.

Top seeded Serena Williams overcame the unforgiving heat to dispose Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in two impressive sets, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals rounds of the 2014 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard was the latest of the higher seeded players to be eliminated in the 2014 US Open as she fell to 17th ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during the fourth round of the tournament in two sets, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

No, this is not the case of another Kevin Love. Rajon Rondo clarified that he is staying put with the team that gave him his NBA championship, the Boston Celtics.

Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs will extend their partnership after the veteran quarterback signed a four-year contract extension worth roughly $68 million.

A nude picture of Justin Verlander with Kate Upton has taken the social media by storm and the baseball player has instantly became an Internet meme sensation after thousands of netizens have posted hilarious versions of Justin’s nude photo.

Colombia star Radamel Falcao will be joining Manchester United at least for one season after a loan deal worth £6 million from French club Monaco. Man U will have the option to extend Falcao’s stay with the team after the deal expires in a year if they pick-up the £43.5 million option

Iggy Azalea has surprised her professional basketball-playing boyfriend Nick Young of the Los Angeles Lakers with a trick shot on the hard court.

World no. 1 Serena Williams loves the protective sleeve Milos Raonic wears on his right arm during matches

Puerto Rico suffered the worst-case scenario on Monday night losing to the unheralded Senegal team, 82-75 and then losing top guard Carlos Arroyo to injury.

NBA Rumors - Star point guard Rajon Rondo has demanded to be traded from the Boston Celtics according to Jackie MacMullan, a veteran sports writer from the Boston area.

The leaders atop Group A, Spain and Brazil, both had lopsided wins over their last opponents. Now, they come head to head in the battle of undefeated teams in Group A and what could possibly determine the top rankings and face a less talented squad in the cross-group eliminations rounds.

Grigor Dimitrov said that he likes to share style tips with his Russian tennis darling.

Argentina is expected not to show complacency and under-estimate this Asian squad as they face off in Day 3 of the Group Stages of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The Argentines are the second smallest team in Group B next to the Philippines and their fates hangs in the ability of their veterans to provide mixed in with the contributions of their youthful players.

Controversial racer Tony Stewart ended his return to the raceway early as he hit the wall for the second time and blew out his right front tire at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

A tricky day for tennis couple Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov at the US Open.

Bethe Correia (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) thrust into the top of Rousey potential opponents when she yet again dominated one of the so-called "Four Horsewomen" of women's mixed martial arts. She disposed Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler all via knockouts. The latest, the domination of Baszler (15-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in UFC 177 just happened last Saturday via a brutal punch that ended the fight.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are now a married couple.

Joe Soto fared better than Barao did in his first fight in May lasting the five rounds before going down in the final round and losing on a technical knockout from the champion. He went down on a head kick in the 2:20 mark of the fifth round and the referee stopped the match.

Corinna Schumacher has imparted some powerful words of hope and inspiration as her husband continues to fight for another day.

There is a growing clamour for Russia to be stripped of its winning the bid to host the 2018 World Cup as part of political sanction over Moscow's deployment of troops in Russia. British Prime Minister David Cameron is spearheading the move, reports Daily Mail.

NBA Rumors - Ray Allen is drawing interest from two other contenders out West—the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers. Earlier in the 2014 offseason, the veteran shooting guard has stated that he’s considering joining LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers and even mulling over retirement from the league.