Wisconsin’s mystique over Indiana continued Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers made timely shots in the second half, and top-seeded Indiana did not, in a 68-56 loss for the Hoosiers at the United Center. Ryan Evans had 16 points, Ben Brust had 12 and Sam Dekker and Jared Berggren added […]

Jerry Buss — owner of the Los Angeles Lakers — died early this morning at the age of 80, this according to multiple reports. Buss had been hospitalized for the past few months due to a previously undisclosed intestinal problem … though it was revealed yesterday he’d been battling cancer the entire time. After starting his career […]

The aunt and uncle of San Francisco 49ers tight end Delanie Walker were killed in a car accident Monday shortly after 5:30 a.m. CT, hours after the 49ers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana State Police confirmed Wednesday. Walker’s agent, Vincent Taylor said Alice, 42, and Bryan Young, 54, were […]

Thursday there came a direct statement from Phil Jackson’s agent that the legendary 11-time champion coach was not interested in the Brooklyn Nets coaching job in he wake of Avery Johnson’s firing. But an agent’s job is to negotiate, so you take that with a grain of salt. You can’t really negotiate without leverage and you don’t have much […]