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Manny Pacquiao is headed into a make or break match with Brandon 'Bam Bam' Rios this coming November. Another devastating loss could certainly end the career of the greatest Filipino boxer of all-time, while a victory, especially if it is knockout, will catapult Pacquiao back to the upper echelon of big-time boxers.

Metta World Peace is now a member of the New York Knicks after both parties agreed to a two-year deal, multiple sources reported on Tuesday.

The Houston Rockets are planning to keep Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik despite the arrival of All-Star center Dwight Howard, team general manager Daryl Morey said on Saturday.

Former Butler Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens is named as the 17th head coach in Boston Celtics history.

The Houston Rockets have already made their pitch to sign top free-agent center Dwight Howard and they are confident they did enough to convince the All-Star bigman to join them next season.

U.S. basketball legend Scottie Pippen has been named a suspect in a felony assault investigation. The retired NBA player allegedly knocked out a man in California on Sunday night.

Former Boston Celtics forward Antoine Walker said he's ready to be the next coach of the Boston Celtics after bench tactician Doc Rivers was traded away to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

Upton, arguable the hottest super model on the face of the Earth, was spotted cuddling and holding hands with Los Angeles Clippers star forward Blake Griffin at a New York City Bar last week.

Patrick Mills' tenure with the San Antonio Spurs didn't end well. The Spurs, despite fighting to the limit with the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, bowed out in a heartbreaking fashion on Friday at American Airlines Arena, Florida.

The Miami Heat successfully defended his NBA title after overcoming a resilient effort from the San Antonio Spurs in a classic seven-game Finals series.

The Miami Heat are still in the hunt for their second consecutive NBA title after LeBron James came alive offensively in the fourth and Ray Allen knocked down a game-tying trey with 5 seconds left in regulation to grind out a 103-100 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday at American Airlines Arena.

LeBron James scored 33 points, Dwyane Wade exploded for 32 and Chris Bosh added 20 as the Miami Heat evened the NBA Finals series at 2-2 with a 109-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 on Thursday at AT&T Center.

The Brooklyn Nets named recently retired point guard Jason Kidd as their next head coach, signing him to a three-year deal on Wednesday.

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James will be on the cover of a video game for the first time since turning pro, becoming the face of 2K Sports' basketball simulation game, NBA 2K14.

The Denver Nuggets and head coach George Karl finally decided to part ways following another first-round exit in the postseason, a source close to situation reported on Thursday.

Floyd Mayweather walks away $6.5 million richer on Monday after betting $5.9 million on the Miami Heat who won the game against Indiana Pacers in the eastern conference finals play off.

Floyd Mayweather walks away $6.5 million richer on Monday after betting $5.9 million on the Miami Heat which won the game against Indiana Pacers in the eastern conference finals play off.

As the Miami Heat grinded their way past the resilient Indiana Pacers and into their third straight NBA Finals appearance, basketball fans around the world are now eager to witness perhaps the most competitive championship series in three years.

Kobe Bryant and mom in a he-said/she-said dispute over Kobe’s childhood mementos.

Last Friday, Kris Humphries finally decided to end his feud with his wife for 72 days, Kim Kardashian. It was reported that the basketball player ended his legal battle with the reality star because he feels sorry for her.

Just recently, Michael Jordan filed for a marriage license to wed his longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto.

The "Black Mamba" still has it. Kobe Bryant was hailed "Western Conference Player of the Week" by NBA for his games played during March 4 to March 10.

After meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, retired American basketball star Dennis Rodman's next target is to meet the soon-to-be elected pope in a bid to help save the Roman Catholic Church battered by scandals and now without a chief shepherd after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned on Feb 28.

Ben Barba of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs is in the public eye once again due to his gambling activities with other six teammates, according to Empire and Exchange Hotel owner Rob Sullivan which confirms the rumour that Mr Barba indulged in the vice almost regular every Saturday afternoon. But he is not new in the act, since many professional athletes in the past have been damaged by one screw-up to another, not only due to gambling but also bad business and other bad habits.

Owner and innovator of the Los Angeles Lakers dies on Monday at the age of 80. Now that the Lakers is left without their pioneer, what will happen to the team?

A rookie from Toronto Raptors smashed the ring with a dunk and became the 2013 NBA Slam Dunk Winner.

Without a doubt, LeBron James is one of the best players in NBA today. But he admits that he is nothing compared to one legendary player, Michael Jordan.

It's inevitable. Public figures become easy targets of cyberbullying. No matter how popular you are, no matter how much money you have, once you're out there, you'll always have trolls following your tail. That's exactly what happened to Kobe Bryant.

Apart from his music, Lil Wayne also has a reputation of causing riots at NBA games during the past year. This time, the security has had enough and decided to kick the rapper out of the Heat-Lakers game.