James Quizon

Gilbert Arenas earned a total of $119.1 million in a long and colorful career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic.

On Dennis Rodman's nth trip to North Korea, the former NBA player played true to form with his volatile and unpredictable reputation after a near meltdown in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday.

With their star point guard Chris Paul out four to six weeks because of a shoulder injury, the Los Angeles Clipper are looking hard at the free agents list hoping to acquire a player or two that can help hold the fort while their leader is out.

Matthew Young, a four-year old boy has died in a hospital after sustaining serious injuries he suffered when he was a crushed by a horse at the yard of his uncle, Alex Barr, one of Britain’s leading showjumpers.

According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.COM the Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired small forward Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls in a deal agreed upon by both teams late Monday. The Bulls will be receiving Andrew Bynum and future picks from Cleveland.

When Mark Skiba made a $100 bet on Auburn in January 2013, all of his friends were laughing at the potential “dead money” because the Tigers were coming off an atrocious season where they just won three of twelve games on schedule.

Being one of the best teams in the league, losses are rare for the Indiana Pacers lately. One of the few losses came against the Toronto Raptors, which beat Paul George and company last Saturday to the tune of 95-to-82 behind team effort from the Canadian team.

So much for the respect—or the lack of it-- for back-to-back champion Victoria Azarenka, the sportsbooks have installed Serena Williams as the favourite to win the women's singles title in the 2014 Australian Open.

He bagged only one title in 2013, a minor one in Germany in June, and suffered defeats in all other 17 tournaments he joined. His 2013 Grand Slam resume has been near atrocious as well, especially in the latter two prompting fans and expert alike to ask: is Federer done?

Dominance vs. Destiny— that’s the main storyline in the final BCS National Championship where the Florida State takes on Auburn Monday night.

The 2014 Australian Open begins next Wednesday, Jan. 15. The usual frontrunners are battling out for the Men’s Singles title this year. Serbian Novak Djokovic, the defending champion, is atop the list and considered the pre-tournament favorite.

Wildcard weekend was all about the underdogs in the opening round of the 2014 NFL Playoffs going 4-0 against the spread (ATS) and 3-1 straight-up versus the favourites.

The dogs barked loudly in NFL’s wildcard weekend. Four out of four games, the underdogs won against the spread versus the favoured teams and three out of those four matches, those same dogs took the game straight-up setting up an another unpredictable series in the next round of the 2014 NFL Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics is set to send shooting guard Courtney Lee to the Memphis Grizzlies for point guard Jerryd Bayless

Bob Arum has recently denied rumors that Manny Pacquiao will be facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September 2014. The Filipino boxer will either be facing American Timothy Bradley in a rematch or Russian Ruslan Provodnikov.

Among the teams in the playoff picture, the San Diego Chargers are the most unlikely team to join the postseason wars and will get a wildcard date with the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers, also not part of the picture weeks ago, play their wildcard game the same day when they host the surging San Francisco 49ers.

Should the struggles of the New York Knicks continue this season and spill over to the next, expect a do-over of the Carmelo Anthony situation then with his former team when the star demanded a trade from the Denver Nuggets.

Michael Koncz doused cold water over the recent hot news that the mega-fight will happen in September 2014 to immediately put an end to what was after all, a wild rumour which stemmed from a YouTube video that was posted on December 13.

The NFL’s top teams, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots, earned their first round bye after topping their respective conferences. Eight teams play over the weekend, Jan 4 (Saturday) and Jan 5 (Sunday), and all want to prove their worth that they belong with the elite.

If the betting lines are to be believed it appears that Katy Perry will be winning her third straight “Favourite Female Artist” award in the upcoming “People’s Choice Awards 2014” set for airing on Wednesday, Jan 8, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

One of the teams on the rise, the Toronto Raptors host one of the league’s best teams in the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night.

Amir Khan is frustrated that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to sign the contract that will make the May 3 megafight possible this 2014.

For a family in Australia, nothing sets the mood for the season like the sight of sparkling Christmas lights.

While speculations are abound regarding the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in 2014, broadcast executive Stephen Espinoza of Showtime network believes that the much-anticipated, in-demand bout will never happen as long as the Filipino boxer is under contract with Top Rank Promotions.

Anderson Silva turned to twitter to thank his friends and fans for the support, remaining positive that he will be able to recover soon. On December 30, he posted this photo on the social networking site:

Nearly 2,000 pseudo-Santa Claus runners joined the yearly charity run in Belgrade, Serbia doing it for a cause for the sixth straight year.

After missing the last seven games, star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be returning under center for the Green Bay Packers when they face rival Chicago Bears in a game that will decide which team will win the NFC North and move on to the NFL Playoffs.

The Toronto Raptors have fleeced the New York Knicks in recent trades-- time for Italian Andrea Bargnani to prove the opposite when his former team visits his current squad Friday night.

Brock Lesnar retired from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) about two years ago but his probable comeback has made the rounds recently as he remains one of the top draws in mixed martial arts.