SPORTS

With Brook Lopez's injury, the Lakers might be the frontrunners for the Magic center.

The star slugger is still without a club.

Spurs remain in third place with the draw.

USC's star quarterback will be back for his senior year.

It's the battle of New York on Christmas Eve.

Why “105” and not a round number?

Following are brief profiles of the 15 teams in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Western Conference ahead of the 2011-12 season.

America has a new favorite team: The Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers and company, thanks to a stellar offense and an undefeated streak that came to an end last Sunday, have dethroned America's former team, the Dallas Cowboys.

Kris Humphries has already dealt with a very public and embarrassing divorce to reality television star Kim Kardashian, but now must also deal with being the least liked player in basketball, according to a new study.

A departure, once the transfer window reopens in January, could well be on the cards.

New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries has had few moments to himself, ever since he began dating reality television star Kim Kardashian. He has been in the news more often than not and mostly for reasons he would probably not want. The latest such incident is no different.

India, even if you won't hear them say it, have never had a better chance of clinching their first test series triumph in Australia than over the next month against a host nation in the turmoil of transition.

The young midfielder will be tasked with, should he transfer to Manchester, bringing creativity to an increasingly prosaic United set-up.

The player had a training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini.

Chelsea may enter a bidding war with Manchester united for the player.

The Red Devils extend their winning streak to four games.

The Gunners get a late goal from Yossi Benayoun to earn the win.

Arian Foster is coming off another big game for Houston.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has a torn right wrist ligament that could take more time to heal if found to be a severe tear, according to ESPN.com.

Nani and Ryan Giggs helped lift the Red Devils to a road victory.

She claimed he texted her several times in a single day, late at night or in the early morning hours.

The Broncos are heavy favorites on Thursday.

The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.

Gina Carano, mixed martial arts fighter turned movie star, will take center stage in Steven Soderbergh's new movie Haywire.

Kate Upton, 19, is an American model known best for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She also models for Victoria's Secret. Rumors have recently surfaced that Upton is dating New York Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez.

It's his party and he'll cry if he wants to...from the bench. UNC receiver Dwight Jones was ruled ineligible to play his last game of the season after word spread he was promoting his birthday party, the 1st Annual Dwight Jones New Years Birthday Celebration, on flyers, violating NCAA rules.

Former MMA Fighter Gina Carano will be featured in stunning poses in the January 2012 issue of GQ Magazine. In the GQ interview, Carano opens up about her upcoming movie, Steven Soderbergh's Haywire, and talks about her transition from a fighter to an actress. The film is set for release in January.

The player was previously linked to Russian club Anzhi.

Reports are that other NBA wives were keeping tabs on Kobe Bryant and that they were the ones who informed Vanessa Bryant about her husband's alleged infidelities, even though they didn't get along well with her.