Vincent Paul Hidalgo

Reigning UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman fired back at recent comments of upcoming opponent Vitor Belfort to create an interim title due to Weidman's hand injury. Weidman promises to make a "mockery" of Belfort come February 2015, the re-scheduled date of the fight.

Brooklyn Nets starting point guard Deron Williams is attempting to hush criticisms on his confidence issues the latest of which a quote from Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant who questioned his psyche during last playoff's loss to the Miami Heat after shooting 0 for 9.

Controversial sprint racer Tony Stewart faced the media for the first time after the fatal crash in upstate New York that claimed the life of fellow racer Kevin Ward. Stewart is in a somber mode as he declares that stepping away from the sport will take the life out of the famed driver.

One of boxing's greatest fighters, Sugar Ray Leonard is convincing fellow future Hall of Famers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to give in to the demands of the public and agree on a super fight.

Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey fires back at Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for comments made by the latter that his team is foregoing team chemistry for mathematical analysis.

The Phoenix Suns are keeping the core of the successful team last season by inking Markieff and Marcus Morris to contract extensions and keeping them out of restricted free agency.

Rory McIlroy set the tone in the early stages of the tournament as he placed the first score on the board. Rookie European golfer Jamie Donaldson capped the win for Europe with a birdie over Keegan Bradley.

UFC President Dana White was all praises for his up and coming fighter Conor McGregor who delivered the most exciting win of UFC 178 by knocking out Daniel Poirier in just a shade of two minutes in the first round of Saturday's bout.

Kyrie Irving accepts the challenge of LeBron James of running the offence and defence of the Cleveland Cavaliers and clarifies that he will just have to play his game to succeed.

The Cleveland cavaliers continue to position itself to acquire another piece while staying below the tax line by trading newly acquired guard Keith Bogans to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for essentially a $5.3 million trade exception.

Cat Zingano recovers from a troublesome first round to recover and win impressively against Amanda Nunes. With the triumph, she is rewarded with a shot at the women's bantamweight title against undefeated Ronda Rousey.

The door on the anticipated super fight between Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey is essentially shut as UFC President Dana White went on a profanity-laced tirade against the actress and former mixed martial arts fighter for being the "hardest human being we've ever dealt with."

It appears that the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will never happen in our lifetime as both side continue to hurl verbal jabs against each other. The Pacman took to Twitter his thoughts on Money's admission that most of his All Access show is staged.

Dave Batista's return to the WWE is rumoured to be pushed back to Wrestlemania 31 due to a new movie he signed up with, entitled Bus 657.

The World Wrestling Entertainment is on the verge of losing another key star in Randy Orton who is unhappy with the direction of his story line.

LeBron James sat down with CNN's Rachel Nichols for a tell-all on his recent return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and the possibility that he could have stayed with the Miami Heat could have made the team won the championship.

Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz was emotional as he tries a successful return to the Octagon as he faces Takeya Mizukagi inone the preliminary matches in UFC 178 Saturday.

Wanderlei Silva will have to take his act somewhere else other than Nevada as the Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended him idefinitely and has ordered him to shell out $70k.

Just a few days leading up to the Ryder Cup, Phil Mickelson is trash-talking Rory McIlroy and his European team because of perceived tensions stemming from the lawsuit of McIlroy against Horizon Sports Management.

Minnesota Vikings rookie Teddy Bridgewater will be thrown to the pits early as he replaces starting quarterback Matt Cassel who is sidelined for the rest of the NFL season due to a foot injury

Ornage County District Prosecutor Tony Stewart reveals that a grand jury has cleared race car driver Tony Stewart on the death of Kevin Ward Jr. during the fatal crash in upstate New York, Aug. 6.

Michael Beasley is looking at the chance to snatch the back-up power forward slot in the Memphis Grizzlies rotation, agreeing to a non-guaranteed deal for a training camp invite.

Shoe company Nike let go of one of its endorsers UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones over his altercation with Daniel Cormier while promoting his upcoming fight last Aug. 3.

Latest comments from Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck about Rajon Rondo's stubbornness and uncoachability has renewed talks that the mercurial point guard may want out of Boston.

The Los Angeles Lakers will also depend upon Jeremy Lin for leaps and bounds of improvement to be competitive this season.

Oceania countries such as Australia and New Zealand will soon participate in the 2017 Asian Games as Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Shiek Sabah confirmed the arrangement to allow the countries to send participants.

Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler take the main event of UFC 181 on December 6 at Las Vegas after the outfit confirmed that Chris Weidman will be sidelined due to a hand injury moving the Weidman-Belfort match to February of next year.

Brie Bella reveals that the real reason why she is taking a hiatus from World Wrestling Entertainment is to care for his husband and wrestler Daniel Bryan, who is also currently sidelined after undergoing neck surgery.

The Cleveland Cavaliers is looking to solidify its back-up point guard slot by signing AJ Price to a training camp invite. The team will formalise its final roster after training camp.