Oklahoma City Thunder/NBA(NEW YORK) — Kevin Durant will have bone graft surgery on his right foot and miss the remainder of the season, Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti announced Friday. Durant will have the procedure early next Read More
G Fiume/Getty Images(KNOXVILLE, Tn.) — After one season on the job, Donnie Tyndall has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team. The university fired Tyndall Friday after they learned of his unethical behavior Read More
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — Masahiro Tanaka will make the Opening Day start for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 6 at Yankee Stadium, ending the six-year Opening Day run of the former Read More
Chris Trotman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — St. John’s coach Steve Lavin and the school have mutually agreed to part ways after five seasons. ESPN.com reported earlier this week that Lavin and the school were deep into talks on a contract extension. Lavin led the Read More
Harry How/Getty Images(MILAN) — Former NBA player Metta World Peace, formly known as Ron Artest, signed with the Italian basketball club Pallacanestro Cantu on Thursday. World Peace, 35, says he’s come a long way since jumping into the stands in Detroit as a Read More
G. Fiume/Getty Images(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz still believes he is a future Hall of Famer, despite testing positive for a banned substance by the MLB. “Let me tell you something. Say whatever you want about me — Read More
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Michael Sam, who was the first openly gay player to be selected in the NFL draft, said on Thursday that there are more gay players currently playing in the NFL. In a Q&A session in Dallas Thursday, Sam said that other players Read More
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Brooklyn Nets forward Thaddeus Young has a left knee strain that will keep him out of Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Young was injured late in the third quarter of the team’s win over the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The first overall pick of the 2014 Draft, pitcher Brady Aiken, had Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow. The 18-year-old Aiken is attending IMG Academy because he never reached a deal with the Houston Astros after they selected him Read More
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points, and Pat Connaughton added 16 while grabbing 10 rebounds, to lift No. 3 Notre Dame over No. 7 Wichita State 81-70 Thursday. The Irish have advanced to the Elite 8 of the Men’s NCAA Read More
