The NBA playoffs got off to about as bad a start as possible on Saturday, as Bulls point guard Derrick Rose suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee during Chicago’s 103-91 victory against the 76ers.

In one of late night host Jimmy Fallon's signature bits Tuesday night, "Slow-Jammin' the News," President Obama urged Republicans in Congress to vote to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1.

Chicago's fifth starter has endured more than his share of difficulty since being drafted in 2004, but with one gem joined some of the greats of the game.

Paul Bond After his "chop their heads off" metaphor, the rocker tells Glenn Beck: "I don't threaten. I don't waste breath threatening." read more

With all due respect to the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the fight for civil rights and equality truly began on a national level on April 15th, 1947—the day Jackie Roosevelt Robinson officially debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. While he did not record a hit on the stat sheet in terms of baseball that day, for progress with race relations, he began the move towards …

George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., has been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. Zimmerman is being held without bail. "Just moments ago we spoke by phone with Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin," Angela Corey, the special prosecutor investigating the case, [...]

When was the last time you saw ESPN dedicate over two hours of their live national broadcast for the Marlins?…don’t worry, I’ll wait. That’s right, never. The  Miami Marlins  have suspended manager  Ozzie Guillen  five games for the comments he made about Cuba's Fidel Castro. During an  interview with Time Magazine , the Marlins' skipper was quoted saying “I love Fidel Castro,” and has since …

To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape or a colorful garden or a cottage brimming with warm light.

AUGUSTA, GA. — Tiger Woods ’s second tee shot of the day hit, in order, a tree, a cart path, and a bush, never to be seen again. Rory McIlroy ’s highly anticipated Masters began inartfully, with a double bogey. Phil Mickelson made the turn and immediately found himself shin-deep in the shrubbery, a long adventure en route to a triple bogey at the 10th. And Luke Donald , the No. 1 player in the …

As the bell tolled for the opening bout of WrestleMania XXVIII, the Great White Shark Sheamus stalked Daniel Bryan as advertised. Bryan was doing his usual thing with AJ in the corner, smooching and talking about how wonderful he is. Then, just as he turns from his kiss, the Irish Warrior takes his head off with a Brogue Kick! Eighteen seconds in, the World Heavyweight Championship is on Sheamus …