David Matthews

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said he wanted to play in Europe if there was an NBA work stoppage next season, but the German knows it could be a complicated proposition.

AEG and Farmers Insurance announced a 30-year, $600 million naming-rights deal with as as yet unbuilt stadium in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. Is there an NFL team on the move?

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play in his first Super Bowl on Sunday but he could be forgiven for wondering if his time would ever come after spending three years as Brett Favre's understudy.

Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward feels coach Mike Tomlin's 'militant' approach to establishing his authority in the locker room has given the Super Bowl winner a team that is purely of his own making.

LeBron James added to his former team's misery by helping the Miami Heat to a 117-90 blowout win over Cleveland on Monday, handing the reeling Cavaliers a franchise single-season record 21st straight loss.

The New York Jets fitness coach who was suspended for intentionally tripping a Miami Dolphins player from the sidelines during a December game, has resigned, the NFL team said on Monday.

The Dallas Mavericks kicked off the Super Bowl week party by sending the Washington Wizards to their 24th straight road loss with a 102-92 win on Monday in front of the cheering Pittsburgh Steelers.

The New Jersey Nets gave a rude welcome to one time trade target Carmelo Anthony on Monday, beating his Denver Nuggets 115-99 in his first visit to New Jersey since the proposed deal broke down.

The NBA announced it was fining Miami Heat guard Eddie House $25,000 Monday, after making what was deemed an obscene gesture during Sunday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

With ongoing turmoil in Egypt, a friendly between the U.S. men's national team and Egypt scheduled for February 9 has been canceled.

Pimps will traffic thousands of under-age prostitutes to Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, hoping to do business with men arriving for the big game with money to burn, child rights advocates said.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that the teammates of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not defend the beleaguered quarterback during a disciplinary inquest by Goodell.

Following the news of Tony Gwynn's diagnosis of cancer, more and more MLB players are publicly distancing themselves from chewing tobacco.

Super Bowl XLV will feature a match-up between two of the most storied franchises in the National Football League: the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. Guest contributor Spencer Lund previews the big game to kickoff IBTimes' Super Bowl week coverage.

Over the weekend, Blake Griffin and the Clippers faced off against the Charlotte Bobcats and Griffin didn't disappoint the Los Angeles crowd that came to see the wunderkind power forward.

The Boston Celtics gained a measure of revenge from last season's disheartening loss in the NBA Finals by routing the Los Angeles Lakers 109-96 on Sunday.

The struggling Indiana Pacers have fired coach Jim O'Brien, the team said Sunday.

Team Lidstrom edged Team Staal in a rollicking NHL All-Star game Sunday that ended in an 11-10 score line more likely to be seen at next weekend's Super Bowl than a hockey game.

American Bubba Watson held off late charges by Phil Mickelson and Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas to clinch his second PGA Tour title with an emotional one-shot victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.

The NFC raced to a 42-point first-half lead before coasting to a 55-41 victory over the AFC in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.

There's a host of sports on television this weekend, so take a look at the best of what the sports world has to offer for your viewing pleasure to end your week.

Celebrated comedy actor Bill Murray attended this year's NFC Championship game in Chicago and pushed a fan of the Green Bay Packers.

The recent uprising in Egypt has called into question whether or not the U.S. men's national team will play Egypt next month in Cairo.

Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey who suffered an ankle injury during the AFC Championship game might miss the Super Bowl as a result.

The family of New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon might sell minority stakes in the baseball team because of a lawsuit that seeks to recover money from Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.

Social media giant Twitter and the NFL have teamed up to bring fans the most comprehensive coverage of this year's Super Bowl imaginable.

The New York Knicks found their range from beyond the three-point line to overcome a nine-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter and upset the visiting Miami Heat 93-88 Thursday.

Andy Murray ground down David Ferrer 4-6 7-6 6-1 7-6 Friday to reach his second consecutive Australian Open final, raising British hopes of ending a 75-year drought for a men's singles grand slam champion.

LeBron James and his Miami Heat team mate Dwyane Wade were both picked for the NBA All-Stars Thursday, joining Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose and Amar'e Stoudemire in an Eastern Conference starting team overflowing with talent.