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Bruins Owner Jeremy Jacobs To Be Inducted Into The Hockey Hall Of Fame
NHL.com
BOSTON - The Hockey Hall of Fame announced today, June 26, that they will induct Bruins Owner and Chairman of Delaware North Jeremy Jacobs into the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Jacobs was selected as part of the "Builder" category, which is ...

After rocky road in LA, Russell seeks smooth start with Nets
FOXSports.com
NEW YORK D'Angelo Russell wasn't only traded, he was insulted on the way out the door. After the Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, team President Magic Johnson said Russell played well but stressed that ...

Paul George trade talk puts Indiana Pacers in a (commonly seen) NBA pickle
NBA.com
Unfortunately, the Pacers' new President and General Manager -- he took over the post after Larry Bird resigned following Indiana's first-round loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers -- has experience with the best laid plans of a franchise falling to pieces ...

Long wait for NBA's award winners is almost over
ESPN
The 2016-17 season was unlike any other in NBA history for a number of reasons, and the league will add another milestone to that long list Monday night when -- 75 days after the regular season ended -- it finally hands out all six major individual ...

UFC fighter joins in on joking after defecating during match
UPI.com
June 26 (UPI) -- Justine Kish suffered her first loss in UFC this weekend, while also losing control of her bowels. Felice Herrig won the three round bout by unanimous decision. She had two take downs of Kish (6-1). On one of those takedowns, Kish had ...

McEnroe vs. Serena: 44 years after 'Battle of the Sexes,' the same dumb debate
Washington Post
Here we are in 2017 discussing whether Serena Williams can beat the 700th-ranked male tennis player or a 58-year-old guy with a big mouth. Why is it that we're still framing a battle of the sexes as the ultimate test, as if until a woman athlete proves ...

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid makes All-Rookie First Team
ESPN
Joel Embiid was the worth the wait. The third overall pick in the 2014 draft, who missed the first two seasons of his career because of injuries, made the NBA All-Rookie First Team on Monday. A broken bone in his right foot that required surgery cost ...