NBA All Stars 2011 vs PBA Stars (Video)
As the NBA lockout stretches on, plays on a basketball court involving actual NBA stars are becoming more and more rare. So, even if it’s a somewhat grainy YouTube video shot during an exhibition game being played in the Philippines, it’s good to see some players on the court. Kobe Bryant led an All-Star [...]
USA Women Soccer Take on Japan in World Cup Final
The USA Women’s Soccer Team has made it to the final game of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 12 years. They take on Japan’s team on Sunday. Christine Brennan, USA Today Sports columnist, previews the match-up with Hari Sreenivasan. In the 12 years since the USA women’s soccer team won the [...]
NBA 2K12 with PlayStation at E3 2011: Gameplay Demo
See how the newest basketball video game in NBA 2K12 with PlayStation Move support. Watch as Kobe tries his hand at the Sony Conference at E3 2011. The latest version of 2K Sports’ basketball series, NBA 2K12, will be the next high-profile sports game to feature motion controls that are slick enough that basketball superstar [...]
Sony E3 2011 Press Conference
By the time Sony’s E3 press conference got underway, we’d seen Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft all do their dog and pony shows. That hurts Sony when it comes to cross-platform IPs (since we’ve likely already seen them elsewhere), but that wasn’t Sony’s biggest challenge yesterday evening. The first day of E3 press conferences has [...]
Dallas Mavericks pull off monster rally
Tyson Chandler talks about the Mavs’ 95-93 comeback win over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Be honest now. Did you see it? Did you stay up? No shame in admitting sports fan failure here. We’ve all done it. If you were watching game two of the NBA Finals last night, [...]
Dirk Nowitzki drops 32 as Dallas Mavericks rally past Los Angeles Lakers (Video)
Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Jason Terry had 23 and Peja Stojakovic scored 11 of his 15 in the 4th quarter, rallying the Dallas Mavericks to a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night that puts the 2-time defending champions on the brink of elimination. Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Jason Terry [...]
Lakers vs Heat Preview (Video)
The Lakers have won eight in a row, while the Heat have dropped five straight: will those streaks come to an end when the Lakers visit Miami Thursday night? Ken Berger joins Lauren Shehadi to preview the matchup. Check back after the game for a full wrapup from the American Airlines Arena. The line between [...]
Kobe Bryant Wins the All-Star MVP (Video)
Kobe Bryant scored 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to earn the MVP and give the West the win. Kobe Bryant came out like a man on a mission — the guy who wins the All-Star MVP is usually the guy who wants it most. Playing on his home court (well, not actually the court, [...]
Kobe Bryant, Stars Discuss NBA All-Star Game (Video)
MVP Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Amar’e Stoudemire talk about Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, won by the West 148-143 Sunday in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant looked awfully “thirsty” Sunday evening. Yeah, his lips were parched. There was enough flour in the corners of his mouth to bake two cakes. To Bryant, that All-Star [...]