Former basketball star, successful businessman, occasional actor, rapper and media personality Shaquille O’Neal received his doctoral degree in education from Barry University alongside 1,100 other students during commencement ceremonies on Saturday. The degree is not honorary. He worked for it. The former All-Star and MVP earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.813 while completing 54 [...]

The Memphis Grizzlies squandered a 27-point lead and a big home-court advantage Sunday to lose 99-98 to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in the first of their playoff games for the season. The Grizzlies started strong. They opened the game hitting their first five shots and seven of the first 10 in jumping ahead 15-6, [...]

Los Angeles Lakers starting small forward Metta World Peace was suspended for seven games without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden during their game Sunday. In that incident, World Peace, after completing a dunk over Serge Ibaka and Kevin Durant in the second quarter, pounded his chest [...]

The Miami Heat won over the New York Knicks, 93-85, at the Madison Square Garden Sunday night to take home the Southeast Division title. LeBron James had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 28 points and nine boards, while Chris Bosh finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat. Now Miami [...]

Khloe Kardashian, star and producer of the popular reality TV show Khloe and Lamar, confirmed to Ellen DeGeneres and her audience the decision of her beau Lamar Odom to quit the Dallas Mavericks. Said she, “Yeah, we’re sad that especially with the season almost over and we’re not able to finish the season with the [...]

The New York Knicks playing minus their second and third leading scorers managed a convincing 91-75 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden. J.R. Smith led the Knicks with 20 points, of which 12 were scored during the fourth quarter. He was instrumental when they finally got some separation in [...]