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A new lawsuit by NBA player Michael Beasley alleges that an agent offered him improper benefits while he played college basketball at Kansas State.

Chaz Bono, who was recently eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, did an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday where he said judges picked on him for being overweight.

The NBA world tour roster hasn't been officially settled just yet with only three days until the tour begins. A handful of headline stars such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose all pulled out on Wednesday.

Well, now the Big 12 is just playing realignment games with the Big East.

The relatively instability of the Big East is having an impact on football recruiting for some of its coaches, but hasn't had much of an impact in basketball.

The Big East needs to finally open up its eyes and offer an invite to Memphis.

The Big East was dealt another major blow on Tuesday when word leaked out that West Virginia had agreed to join the Big 12.

The NBA is set to cancel an additional two weeks after a lack of progress in negotiations between owners and the NBA Players Association, according to a report.

Big East school West Virginia is the Big 12's top expansion target should Missouri head to the SEC, according to a report.

NBA Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki might be looking for work early next year but it is clear professional baseball will not be in his future.

David Stern has a cold. The NBA commissioner is sick of the NBA lockout and sick of the negotiations and labor talks that have come with it in the past few weeks.

ACC commissioner John Swofford essentially ruled out the conference accepting Notre Dame at the ACC basketball media day on Wednesday.

Hollywood actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have become a part-owner of his hometown basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers.

Big East commissioner John Marinatto reiterated Wednesday that the conference will not allow Syracuse and Pittsburgh to move to the ACC before their 27-month waiting periods expire.

The Texas Rangers planned to have Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki throw out a first pitch before a home game in the 2011 World Series, but Major League Baseball has rejected their request.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino thinks that Pittsburgh and Syracuse acted too quickly in deciding to leave the Big East for the ACC after a long history with the conference.

John Marinatto held an unusual conference call Tuesday with the hopes of dismissing the topic of the Big East conference's realignment. Marinatto, the Big East commissioner, wanted Wednesday's men's basketball media day to be about basketball, not the seismic changes the Big East has undergone because of football's influence.

As is the case with many of the conference realignment rumors, the list of teams that the Big East is targeting for expansion seems to change on a daily basis.

New York Knicks center Ronny Turiaf will become the sixth NBA-based Frenchman to play in the French league when he joins Villeurbanne ASVEL during the NBA lock-out, the Pro A team said on Monday.

The cancellation of the first two weeks of games in the National Basketball League (NBA) has left Europe's Euroleague, albeit temporarily, as the world's top club competition promising an exciting season.

The Big East won't officially extend invites to any schools until the remaining schools agree to an increased exit fee, according to a report.