Sports

NEW YORK (AP) – The rap mogul has been certified by the NBA players’ association, spokesmen for the union and Roc Nation Sports said Thursday…

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and the Miami Heat remain atop the NBA, and not even a proud push from the San Antonio Spurs could knock them down…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawyers for former student athletes are seeking Thursday to turn their lawsuit against the NCAA over compensation into a class action representing thousands of collegiate competitors.

FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Football great Pele insists he supports the Brazilian popular protests sweeping the country, as long as they’re peaceful…

ANALYSIS – The Heat and Spurs have gone back and forth, trading wins and losses like two heavyweights fighting towards a draw. Except their are no ties in basketball, no co-champions…

(AP) -The league received an A rating in racial hiring practices in this year’s annual report by Richard Lapchick’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida. But the number of black major leaguers remained low at just 8.3 percent…

OPINION – Racist jokes can get you into trouble, and maybe even a lawsuit. Just ask celebrity chef Paula Deen…