Former Villanova star dies after beating
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Howard Porter had recovered from drug addiction and failed NBA dreams to become a mentor to young players and source of hope for troubled adults in the Twin Cities. His inspirational life ended with a mysterious death.
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Miller, one of the game&#39;s greatest all-rounders, passed away peacefully today at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, a family spokesman said.
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CLEVELAND LeBron James got knocked out of the game by an elbow to the eye as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Houston Rockets, 98-to-87.
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Paul Arizin, an early adopter of the jump shot who led the Philadelphia Warriors to the 1956 NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest NBA players, died Tuesday night at his home in suburban Philadelphia. He was 78.
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Brian Sean Griffith, a former bodyguard to figure skater Tonya Harding who admitted a role in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan during Olympics tryouts, has died. He was 40.
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Shannon Veal, the star point guard for Glen Oaks High School, collapsed and died during a game on Monday night. She was 17.
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Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Mark Osowski passed away Sunday due to complications from pancreatitis, the team announced Monday afternoon.
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Ken Caminiti, the popular and powerful former National League MVP whose troubled life after baseball included bouts with cocaine and a jail stay, died yesterday at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
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Vince Carter, a former all-star game slam dunk champion, was named the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference player of the week.
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A 16-year-old boy hurt in a double shooting at a bookmakers dies from his injuries.
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A 33-year-old St. Paul, Minn., woman is arrested in connection with the beating death of former NBA player and Villanova basketball star Howard Porter.
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Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford has  been given a one-match suspension after striking a player on  the head, the NBA said on Thursday.
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The Denver Broncos have confirmed that running back Damien Nash has died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis.
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The Raptors posted a stunning victory against a previously undefeated opponent last night, but they lost one of their key players, possibly for a while.
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Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice. He was 52. Johnson, coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, died at a hospital, D-League spokesman Kent Partridge said.
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Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann has been charged with careless driving causing death following a crash that killed her boyfriend, the Colorado State Patrol said yesterday. Steven Blackford , 28, a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Arizona State, died Friday when the Jeep they were in rolled off the shoulder of Interstate 76 in northeastern Colorado. McMann, 23, of ...