By virtue of having a league-low 17 wins last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves were the front runners to draw the top pick in Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery. They did not quite get that, as the Cavaliers came away with the #1 pick, but the Wolves got the next best thing– the second pick. This puts them in great position to add some young talent alongside budding superstar Kevin Love, but according to a report by Mark Miller of Yahoo! Sports, [...]

Roger Goodell has been making his way around the league this offseason, talking with fans and local governments alike, trying to assure people that the lockout will be solved as soon as possible and that all will once again be well in NFL towns. KSTP-TV reported that during a stop in Minnesota on Tuesday, the commissioner allayed fears that the Vikings could be moving to Los Angeles. The big concern is a bill that would ask taxpayers to help finance [...]

Boston Celtics assistant coach Lawrence Frank was considered one of the bright young stars among NBA head coaches when he was leading the New Jersey Nets. Now, he is a finalist to take the helm of a team once again. Houston FOX 26 Sports is reporting that Frank met with officials of the Houston Rockets for a second time on Monday to discuss their head coaching position. According to FOX 26: Lawrence Frank was in Houston Monday for a second [...]

It’s been suspected for some time that Chad Ochocinco’s days with the Cincinnati Bengals were done. Decreased production and an increasingly contentious back-and-forth with head coach Marvin Lewis have helped make Ochocinco expendable and it’s believed that once the lockout is lifted, he could be released by the Bengals. If so, his landing spot could be in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons may be the leading candidate for Ochocinco’s services, thanks to the hiring of Bob Bratkowski [...]

After helping lead the Indiana Pacers to their first playoff appearance since 2006, Frank Vogel may get the chance to prove what he can do over the course of a full season. According to Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star, team president Larry Bird says Vogel has the inside track to the head coaching job. “I haven’t really gotten into the interview process, but obviously he’s the frontrunner and we’ll bring him back at the end (of the interviews) and [...]

It doesn’t look like boxing fans are getting any closer to the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight that they’ve so desperately wanted. But it does appear that fight aficionados will get a decisive bout between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that Marquez is in the process of signing a contract to meet the Filipino fighter on November 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Rumors of the fight [...]

Another chapter looks to be in progress in the will-he-or-won’t-he saga of Carson Palmer. The disgruntled Bengals quarterback has accepted an offer to sell his home in suburban Cincinnati, according to Dennis Janson of KyPost.com. While the sale is not yet final, Palmer’s acceptance of an offer from a buyer would seem to end speculation that he listed the home as a way to send a message to the Cincinnati front office. Palmer has made demands to be traded to [...]

Memphis Grizzlies owner Mike Heisley is adamant that the team will not be trading forward Rudy Gay, according to Geoff Calkins of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. In a conversation with Calkins, Heisley denied rumors that Memphis was looking to trade its star forward, and expressed frustration over the existence of such rumors: …quite frankly, it (ticks) me off. I think it’s cruel to the guy. He died during this period. That’s how much he wanted to play. And to now [...]

According to a recent article on ProFootballTalk, the Pac-10 is considering playing football games on Sunday if the current NFL lockout negates the upcoming season. Said the report: In a recent interview with KTAR in Phoenix, Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott said his conference will be ready to play on Sundays, if the NFL isn’t. “We certainly have an eye on it, and I think we’ll be flexible and opportunistic if the situation presents itself,” Scott said… “I personally expect that [...]

According to Fox Houston, current ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy will not return to coaching next season, despite rumors the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in hiring him to coach the team. Said the report: Former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy told FOX 26 Sports he is “very happy” in his current role as an NBA analyst and is not looking to land another coaching job. Van Gundy created a firestorm after a radio show [...]