It’s been just half a year since Nokia revealed its first Windows Phone 8 device, and we’ve already got another flagship to review. The Lumia 925 marks a departure in design for Nokia — it looks nothing like its predecessors, barring an expanse of screen and some capacitive Windows buttons. This time around, the phone [...]
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 8:05PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Roc Nation rapper J. Cole recently shared his opinion on fellow hip-hop artist Macklemore and why despite some of the criticism he receives the West Coast spitter is paving lanes. In Cole’s perspective, Mack’s choice in lyrics and musical content has only helped to expand hip-hop’s [...]
The New York Jets‘ decision to draft Geno Smith was the clearest sign that the team had lost faith in — and was prepared to move on from — quarterback Mark Sanchez. Letting tight end Dustin Keller walk out the door was a less publicized (but perhaps equally clear) sign. Keller was Sanchez’s security blanket, [...]
LONG POND, Pa. — Fans strolling down the Pocono Raceway garage had to look twice. Sure, Richard Petty standing outside his hauler is a common scene on race day. Throw in Jim Brown and it was a Hall of Fame twin bill tough to top. The evolution of the NFL:Take [...]
HOOPSWORLD catches up with Augusto Lima at the 2013 adidas Eurocamp. Watch More Video Here LeBron James Taking Too Much Heat? Four NBA Most Valuable Player awards and one NBA Finals MVP tend to garner a player plenty of respect among his peers and those who have come [...]
Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 10:35AM Written by Cyrus Langhorne With his new Watching Movies with the Sound Off just a couple weeks away from hitting store shelves, Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller admits he is not thriving off competing against J. Cole‘s Born Sinner and Kanye West‘s Yeezus. In Miller’s perspective, too much emphasis is being [...]
One day removed from a jovial meeting with the president at the White House, John Harbaugh was back to business Thursday for Baltimore Ravens organized team activities and took the opportunity to call out linebacker Courtney Upshaw. Kinkhabwala: White House welcome “He understands the defense exceptionally well,” Harbaugh said, per the Carroll County Times. “He’s working [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — This whole Heat accompli thing — the long-held notion that LeBron and friends were going to frolic to a second straight NBA title — is on the precipice of needing some serious revision. Unless this is who LeBron James and Miami are, unless they need to absolutely milk the drama for [...]
Donovan McNabb is a fan of Robert Griffin III. He’s rooting for the Washington Redskins quarterback to succeed in his career, but McNabb’s not shy about expressing his disapproval with some of Griffin’s life choices in recent months. “It’s too much right now; it’s just too much,” McNabb said in a candid interview with The [...]
Dwyane Wade gathers himself during Game 5 (Getty Images) Four full days off may not seem like a ton of time to the San Antonio Spurs, who will have to wait nine days between the Western Conference finals and NBA Finals, or even the Dwyane Wade we knew and admired from earlier this spring – [...]
[Click on the poster to see it in hi-res] Joss Whedon isn’t a man who likes to take things easy. After filming a blockbusting, game-changing superhero epic that smashed box-office records and became the third highest grossing movie ever – we’re talking about Avengers Assemble – you’d probably agree that he’d be entitled to a [...]
Former Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe discusses the NBA Draft and more in today’s video of the day! Watch More Video Here So Much For Growing Pains Raise your hand if you thought the Pacers would’ve been this competitive through the first two games of this series in [...]
Dewayne Dedmon was questioned about his decision to leave USC early at the NBA draft combine. Randy Belice/NBAE/Getty Images CHICAGO — Here’s a secret about the workout portions of the NBA combine: For the most part, it’s worthless. Since the NBA did away with five-on-five drills in 2009 — largely due to the fact that [...]
Oh, right. (Photo via @johnhollinger) Hey, maybe you guys can help me out with something — does anyone reading know if the city of Memphis, Tenn., in general and its NBA basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies, specifically, are fond of bluffing? Oh, that’s right — I should have remembered, because of the towels. OK, cool. [...]
Updated: May 11, 2013, 5:15 pm ET by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports Stephen Curry and Tony Parker woke up battered and bruised on Saturday, the next turn in this Western Conference Semifinal tied to their health and their respective teams bracing for good fortune and good healing before the midday tipoff in Game 4 on Sunday. [...]