The NFL’s contract with Radio City Music Hall has expired, and the league is courting suitors to host the draft, starting next year.

One of the early frontrunners is LA, despite, you know, not having a team or anything.

When you’re a hot young Latin American prospect, and you wind up getting your release from the freaking Pittsburgh Pirates, you must have screwed up pretty badly.

Taking a swing at one of your teammates with a bat? Yeah, I’d say that qualifies.

The annual “Will He Or Won’t He” that once surrounded Brett Favre’s prospects of retirement has been thankfully put to rest. Sadly, that game has been replaced by the “Won’t He Or Will He” charade based on the potential whim that Favre may come out of retirement in time for next season.

So one can imagine […]

Reports coming out of Los Angeles indicate that Kobe Bryant will be announced as the NBA’s most valuable player.

This would be the first time the Lakers guard received the award, and would cap off a fascinating season for Bryant, both on the court and off.

THE 700 LEVEL has the video of that awesome Pat Burrell walkoff homer from last night.

DEADSPIN covers the “official” Julio Franco retirement announcement, which was originally in Spanish.

The juggernaut Boston Celtics, led by the trio of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett, assembled a tremendous 31-10 road record during the NBA regular season.

In the playoffs, they’ve played exactly three road games–and lost them all.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been described as outlandish, arrogant, innovative, idiotic, and selfish, and all of those are true. But now we can add another descriptor to that infamous profile of his.

(thanks to WithLeather for the photo)
Jerry Jones is an a$$ man.

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past week, you know that the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby is today. NBC will be bringing you the two hours of pageantry and buildup, followed by two minutes of heart-pounding action. You know, just like your weekend plans. But with horses.

That’s obviously a pedestrian perspective […]

It would seem odd that tennis champ Maria Sharapova would take issue with any kind of publicity shoot. We could expect that much from someone who has posed for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s swimsuit issue and done extensive endorsements for Nike and Canon, yes?

So why would the WTA be threatening to fine her $700,000?