The rumors of a possible Swine Flu infection were overshadowed this morning as LeBron James admitted to ESPN that he had a lump removed from his jaw back in June.
James discovered the lump early last year and had to undergo numerous tests to find out whether it was cancerous or not.
“I was working with some good professionals,” he said, according to ESPN.com. “They were telling me they didn’t think it was cancer, but we had to be sure, of course.”
Thankfully, the lump was benign.
I’m surprised that this information is just coming to light now, but it’s understandable why James would …read more

Lou Holtz is best known for being the outspoken commentator and ex-coach of Notre Dame. Today, he announced that he might get into politics as well. Holtz is considering running for one of the Congress seats in Florida as a Republican. The GOP seat he’d go after is currently held by Democrat U.S. Representative Suzanne Kosmas.
Holtz may be a grid iron demi-god, but he doesn’t have any government experience. At 72, he has never run for office before. After coaching at Notre Dame and South Carolina, he retired at the end of the 2004 season and became an analyst at …read more

There has been a lot of conversation lately revolving around whether or not the WNBA is worth the investment. The league itself is struggling to remain financially viable for the NBA and teams are constantly folding year over year. Another city pops up, willing to take a chance and form an expansion team. Why? If there’s no money to be made, what’s the point?
The truth is that the WNBA’s impact is far more than financial. I read an article on ESPN about how President Obama’s daughters love watching women’s basketball.  One particular quote stood out the most: “Sasha and Malia, …read more

According to ESPN, Mike Krzyzewski (a.k.a. Coach K) will return as the head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2012 Olympics. He will also  remain as coach of the national team at the 2010 world championship in Turkey.
First reported by The Boston Globe, USA basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo convinced Coach K  to stay in the job after he led the U.S.A. to the gold medal in Beijing last summer.
“With the success that we had, I would do everything in my power to keep everything intact,” Colangelo told The Associated Press without confirming the decision.
Aside from his …read more

The city of Los Angeles has an opportunity to win two championship basketball titles this season. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to yet another NBA championship, and Candace Parker can easily do the same for the Sparks in the WNBA.
Last season’s Rookie of the Year and MVP took some time off to have a baby. Now, she’s back and ready to play.
Parker let the world know via Twitter that: “I’m bbbbaaaaacccccckkkkkkk!! headed to first practice!”
According to ESPN, Parker practiced for the first time since her maternity leave but told the Los Angeles Times she would have a better idea about …read more