The press tour for Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's mega fight was surrounded with negativity following circus like acts at all four stops last week. At the first presser in Los Angeles, McGregor faced backlash after telling Mayweather to "Dance for me, boy." while the 49-0 fighter was shadow boxing in front of him.

Ever since Deshaun Watson dropped back, rolled to his right and completed a two-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second remaining in the 2016 national championship, you’d think things would have changed for Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. But according to the 2015 ACC Coach of the Year, his life hasn't changed much.

Five years ago, James Harden was traded from Oklahoma City to Houston for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick. At the time, both sides felt it was a good deal. The Thunder replaced Harden's 16.8 points per game with Martin's 17.1 points per game, received Lamb — the No. 12 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft — and two additional first-round picks.

On June 27, just five days after being traded, Jimmy Butler was introduced as the newest member of the Timberwolves. Butler's arrival served as both a win-now statement by Minnesota's front office and a beacon of hope that Golden State's stranglehold on t

Down 3-0 in the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers have a chance to make history in Game 4 on Friday night — but it's not the kind of history they want to make. Through three games, the Warriors' points per game differential with the Cavs is 15.3, which is the highest margin of any team that has been swept in NBA Finals history.

There hadn't been an NBA game since May 25 prior to Thursday. With the Warriors sweeping the Spurs and the Cavs only needing five games to top the Celtics in the East, we’ve been left with plenty of time to speculate on the NBA Finals series we all knew was coming. A long absence from watching Lebron James or Stephen Curry allows a question like, “What happens if the Cavaliers lose?”.

Anticipation for Cavs-Warriors III is building to the point where it could rival the final installment of what many consider the greatest sports trilogy ever — Ali-Frazier III aka “The Thrilla in Manila.”. For those who do not understand the magnitude of Ali-Frazier III, just imagine the excitement that would surround a third Connor McGregor and Nate Diaz fight.

As it stands, the San Antonio Spurs cannot afford to simply sign upcoming free agent Chris Paul, who is expected to exercise the early termination option in his contract. According to Marc Stein, Los Angeles is worried about losing its star point guard to western conference rival San Antonio, despite the Spurs not having room to fit Paul under their current cap.

As a co-host of the nationally syndicated show The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God interviews the music industry's biggest stars on a regular basis. He has sat down with Jay Z, Kanye West and even Ed Sheeran since his show began in 2010. His knowledge of music and pop culture has made him one of the most popular radio personalities in the world.

Charlamagne Tha God is done beefing with FS1 personality Jason Whitlock. In an interview with Sporting News, Charlamagne said not to expect him to sit down with Whitlock or The Herd’s Kristine Lehay on The Breakfast Club or any other medium. MORE: Charlamagne Tha God talks Colin Kaepernick and respect for LaVar Ball.

Minnesota United said it has signed defender Francisco Calvo, the second member of the Costa Rican national team to join the club for its Major League Soccer season debut. Calvo, 24, reportedly had been sought by other MLS clubs. Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath said in a statement released Tuesday that the club "added another really quality piece to a growing roster."

Richard Pitino was Dupree McBrayer’s biggest fan last season, even when the freshman guard struggled. “I was probably the only one last year who kept saying, ‘I think Dupree is going to be a really good player,’ ” the Gophers’ head basketball coach said, “and everyone would start looking at me funny.”.

Thomas Academy senior Eddie Perry prepares for a basketball game, his gym bag is loaded with equipment that none of his teammates carry: extra cords, batteries, a backup hearing aid, even an old cochlear implant. If the cochlear implant in his left ear or the hearing aid in his right ear were to fail during a game, Perry would lose his ability to hear.

At the Timberwolves' practice Thursday, Karl-Anthony Towns noticed a different feeling among his teammates coming off Tuesday's 99-94 win over the Bulls in Chicago. "We came in today and had a different swagger about us," Towns said, "a different swagger that we have never had. An arrogance in a way that great teams have."

After grabbing a plate of food for lunch in between practices, DeLaSalle defensive back J.T. Baker walked with Carson Tunheim toward a group of tables to sit down. “Detroit Lakes,” Baker asked Tunheim, “Where exactly is that?”. Questions like Baker’s are common among 94 teammates who are trying to get to know each other during training camp this week for the annual high school football All-Star Game, set for Saturday at U.S.