Broussard Phil Jackson fuels Detroit rumors

Detroit Pistons ' head-coaching vacancy. That's because the Pistons' hire will be a tell-tale sign of how much power truly remains in the hands of franchise icon, and current president of basketball operations, Joe ...

Sources Mattingly wasnt critical of front office

When Dodgers manager Don Mattingly abruptly criticized the lack of fight and competitiveness on his team's "All-Star" roster Wednesday morning, he wasn't aiming that critique at the front office, despite widespread assumptions to the contrary, sources say. In fact, the manager and general manager Ned Colletti were in agreement on those sentiments, sources told ESPN. And ...

Kasten understanding of Mattinglys comments

Dodgers president Stan Kasten said he was "absolutely" understanding of manager Don Mattingly's critical comments about the team before Wednesday's game in Milwaukee and that he had no problem with them. "I didn't know the specifics of what he was going to say -- I was out of town on the East Coast in meetings -- and I don't know what he's going to say ...

Canseco denies allegations of sexual assault

Jose Canseco denied allegations on Thursday that he recently sexually assaulted a woman in Las Vegas, a story he broke himself by posting about it on his Twitter account a day earlier. Canseco, speaking to the media before an eight-game appearance as a player/coach for the independent league Fort Worth Cats, paused for a moment, then said, "I'll comment on that." "I think ...

Roger Federer joined Twitter

In the first two hours, he gained 60,000 followers, which is especially impressive given that most of Europe and Asia were asleep by the time he sent out the message. What should we expect from Federer on Twitter? 1. Highest ratio of tweets to Humblebrags in recorded history. 2. Complaints that @serenawilliams stopped following him. 3. Getting mad at people for ...