SPORTS

The Houston Rockets lost two home games to start their best-of-seven affair against the Portland Trail Blazers. Dwight Howard, James Harden and the rest of the Rockets have a chance to get back all the momentum and homecourt advantage if they can manage to get back-to-back wins on the road with a victory on Sunday (Monday morning Australia) in Game 4 of the first round series of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Kate Upton had been bombarded by nasty and disparaging comments about her figure in the past. However, Upton isn't someone who can easily be put down by such remark. Upton stars in the movie "The Other Woman," where, in one scene, she embarked on a sexy beach run wearing a white bikini. As such, the issue of her figure was instantaneously brought up again.

One of the top players in women’s tennis, Victoria Azarenka could miss the 2014 French Open because of injuries of late.

The English Premier League season now enters its homestretch mark, with pace-setters Liverpool and Chelsea gunning for a pivotal win in their upcoming showdown on Sunday at Anfield.

Sorry Lamar Odom and French Montana because Khloe Kardashian is still going solo on her sister Kim and Kanye’s Paris wedding in May.

The Chicago Bulls unceremoniously lost two games at home to start their best-of-seven series versus the Washington Wizards. After a huge road win at in Game 3, the Bulls can get back the homecourt advantage in this first round series and set some semblance of order in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

With a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers should be enjoying their advantage entering Game 4 of this best-of-seven series.

Eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao welcomed on Sunday, April 27, his fifth child with wife Jinkee Pacquiao, also the vice governor or Sarangani province.

UFC 175 is expected to be the biggest event of the year, with Chris Weidman looking to defend his welterweight championship belt against Lyoto Machida in the main event. But there could be more in store in this pay-per-view special, as reports indicated that former Strikeforce bantamweight champion Gina Carano already agreed to make her UFC debut against reigning champ Ronda Rousey in the co-feature bout of the fight card.

Jon Jones will try to defend his UFC Light Heavyweight championship belt for the seventh straight time against no.1 contender Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 172 on Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitscho knocked out Australian pugilist Alex Leapai in Round 5 of their heavyweight championship bout on Saturday in Oberhausen, Germany, ending Australia's quest for a boxing title.

The Los Angeles Clippers found themselves in a huge mess following the racially-sensitive statement by owner Donald Sterling. According to ESPN reporter Stephen A. Smith, several Clips players are already considering not playing in Sunday night's playoff game against the Golden State Warriors as a sign of protest for their owner's racist remark.

Roger Federer is still holding firm the title as the greatest tennis player of this generation, but rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are slowly closing the gap, according to an infographic presented on Sports Keeda.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Neymar, Iniesta and the Incredible Hulk: These are only some of many recognizable personalities who made their grand appearance in Nike's latest star-studded advertisement for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

This is not the type of news the Toronto Raptors fans want to hear. According to former referee Tim Donaghy in an interview with a radio show based in Canada, the league is doing everything in their power to set-up a Brooklyn-Miami series in the next round.

With the series tied at 1-1, the Brooklyn Nets feel good about stealing homecourt advantage from the Toronto Raptors in this best-of-seven affair in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Moving on after a divorce is not that much of a hassle for Khloe Kardashian.

Fortunately for the Grizzlies, and similar to their Game 2 victory, they held off the Thunder in the extra period and got the 98-95 win to avoid what could have been a meltdown.

The East's No. 1 seed are in a world of trouble. First, they were not able to protect their home floor in Game 1 then looked lost on the road in Game 3 as the eighth seeded Atlanta Hawks nailed the easy 98-85 victory on Thursday night.

Marc Jackson’s crew are fine with settling for the 1-1 series while the Los Angeles Clippers look to build on the confidence-building victory as the series continues for Game 3 on Thursday at the expectedly-roaring Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

French giants Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be keen on signing Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in the upcoming window.

New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony will soon hit the free-agency market, and apparently, the Miami Heat has become a very viable destination for the perennial All-Star this summer.

Southampton defender Calum Chambers is tipped to replace outgoing Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna in the upcoming transfer window.

FC Porto striker Jackson Martinez might be moving to Stamford Bridge in a player-plus-cash deal that may involve either of Chelsea forwards Demba Ba or Fernando Torres.

Sydney Swans star Adam Goodess has high chances to mark his return in the upcoming match against Melbourne on Saturday.

New Zealand rugby league captain Benji Marshall is all set to return to NRL after Blues confirmed his early release from the team.

AFL star Buddy Franklin crashed his girlfriend's car 4WD on Wednesday night after he lost control of the vehicle and crashed on a parking lot, damaging five other parked cars

If you do not believe in ghosts, this new video will make you do so. A You Tube user Johnny Bandana has uploaded a new video from a soccer stadium in Bolivia where a ghost like figure is seen running from left to right in front of the spectators. What is most freaking is the fact that the ghostly black figure runs at an amazing speed and the barricades do not seem to pose any hindrance in its run!

A cash reward worth $5 thousand dollars will be given away by mixed martial arts (MMA) apparel brand Americana for anyone who can knockout Ronda Rousey.