Author: Michael

The coach was fined by the NFL after defensive end Cameron Jordan was suspected of faking an injury in December.
Saints coach Dennis Allen appealed a $100,000 fine he was given by the NFL and won. Now he has chosen to donate the money to charity.
Allen was fined along with defensive end Cameron Jordan, defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen and the Saints organization after Jordan was suspected of faking an injury on Dec. 5 against the Buccaneers. The league initially assessed a total of $550,000 in fines in regard to the incident.

Read More

All-Star weekend is set to tip off Friday in Salt Lake City.
As the NBA wraps up its unofficial first half, the participants for an All-Star weekend chock full of festivities were announced Tuesday.
Headlining the main event—the slam dunk contest—are four relatively untested players who are all age 24 or younger: Rockets forward Kenyon Martin Jr., 76ers guard Mac McClung, Pelicans wing Trey Murphy III and Knicks center Jericho Sims.
Each player has appeared in fewer than 200 NBA games.

Read More

The Aggies’ season was canceled on Monday.
New Mexico State has fired men’s basketball head coach Greg Heiar amid an investigation into the program, the school announced Tuesday.
The program canceled its season over the weekend as the team reportedly faces allegations over hazing incidents involving multiple players. A police report was filed, and the school placed the coaching staff on administrative leave as it conducted an investigation.

Read More

LeBron’s son will represent Team USA for the first time.
USA Basketball announced its 13-man roster for the Nike Hoops Summit on Tuesday, and among the selected players was Bronny James, son of Lakers superstar LeBron James. 
Bronny will join 12 U.S. teammates at the Moda Center in Portland. They’ll face off against a “World” Team which is assembled of some of the top U-19 players from various FIBA organizations across the globe.
The Sierra Canyon HS senior has never made an appearance for USA Basketball, so he will be making his international debut in Portland in April.

Read More