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He's not sure about Kobe Bryant. In a video promoting the NBA 2K14 video game that is being released today, Jordan said there's a long list of players he would've liked to have played one-on-one — Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Julius Erving, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Bryant and James, who dons the cover of this year's game. "I don't think I would lose," Jordan said in the video, before smiling and adding, "Other than to Kobe Bryant because he steals all of my moves....

Keaton is considered an OG superhero icon because of his casting as the original film version of Batman back in 1989, which was around the time superhero movies were beginning to make their way into Hollywood. With the superhero genre as popular as it is, Keaton’s return as Batman for Batgirl got him a nice payday. The cherry on top of all that is that he was paid a grandiose amount for little screen time....

Porter impressed for the Nuggets with 18 points in 23 minutes in Game 3 and looked set to build on that with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first half of Game 4 on Wednesday. However, the rookie was unable to add to his tally and missed his only two shots after half-time as the Nuggets fell to a 96-85 defeat that left them 3-1 down in the Western Conference semi-final series....

Whether you want to rip Dungy for his perceived homophobia, or stand by his ability to voice his opinion, the fact of the matter is that this subject has taken over the mid-July sports world. MORE: Dungy clarifies | Distractions are overblown | Pierce agrees with Dungy Following practice on Tuesday, the Rams’ rookie defensive end finally spoke on the matter. Dungy has the right to voice his opinion. The issue that irks many is that Dungy has been an advocate for players like Michael Vick, who spent time in prison for is involvement in dog fighting, or Keyshawn Johnson, who, when Dungy signed to become a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was among the biggest “distractions” in the NFL....

You know who that is and you needn’t be reminded about the man who, in the process of removing the smile off his rivals’ face, clinched seven world championships. Michael Schumacher’s health, for the better part of the past half a decade has been the subject of constant intrigue and speculation. And well, it is not hard to understand why. When banners etched in profuse respect for Schumi reading, “Get well soon, Michael,” don’t do rounds from a circuit one after another, then exhibits dedicated to the German icon uphold the reason why’s he so missed, after all....

The union said Weiner died at his home in Mansfield Township, N.J. Weiner was diagnosed with an inoperable tumor 15 months ago. PHOTOS: Notable sports deaths in 2013 Weiner was a plain-speaking labor lawyer known for his casual dress and easygoing manner. He helped maintain labor peace in the sport after succeeding Donald Fehr as executive director in 2009. He joined the union as a staff attorney in 1988. "Here you had an individual who came to me as a kid for his first private sector job," Fehr told The Associated Press in a telephone interview....

News of Obama’s latest venture came Tuesday, when the Becoming author took to her own Instagram account with a video post offering a personal explanation of why the forthcoming series is so important to her. “As a first-generation college student myself, I know how intimidating it can be to take that leap and pursue your educational dreams,” she wrote as a caption to accompany the video. “That’s why I’m so proud of these students....

Does Harbaugh, who continues to chase that elusive coaching victory over Ohio State and Michigan’s first Big Ten championship since 2004, hear the noise? “It’s almost like World War II propaganda machines,” Harbaugh said Thursday at Big Ten Media Days before lowering his voice to a whisper. “‘Stop! Quit! No need to try! You have no chance. Don’t go any further!’” BENDER: Big Ten, with limited options, right to avoid expansion talk Then he offered a 50 Cent piece of motivation....

Some can’t help but feel that Prime 4 is getting in its own way, in a sense. The game has fallen into ignominy after the announcement of the development reset. That’s not a tremendous surprise—after all, there’s nothing to be said or revealed about a game that doesn’t have anything to show. Every difficulty that Metroid Prime 4 faces in development seems to compound into more difficulties. The challenges are no fault of the Metroid series, but everything that the game has been through is leaving fans anxious and confused, unsure of what to expect for Samus’ future....

Michael Wikan, a senior game designer for Retro Studios between 2000 and 2011, recently commented on the possibility of the Metroid Prime trilogy coming to the Nintendo Switch. He responded to a meme on Facebook about playing the trilogy again on Nintendo Wii, with another responder hoping it’d come to Switch. According to Wikan, porting the Metroid Prime Trilogy to Switch would require a “herculean effort” and he’s skeptical it will happen....

The Mets and Brewers both could be interested in the 33-year-old starter, according to a report from SNY, which cited unidentified league sources. Gonzalez was sent from the Nationals to the Brewers in August. He registered a 10-11 record and a 4.21 ERA in 32 total starts last season. He then signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees in late March, but became a free agent again Monday when he officially opted out of that contract....

The Pallacanestro Cantù made the announcement official Tuesday afternoon. MORE: Westbrook triple-double revoked | Griffin close to full strength | Marbury wins title in China The former NBA Defensive Player of the Year is expected to join the team later this week. The team was so excited by the signing that it changed its Twitter header to a photo of the new star. The 35-year-old will join one of his former Laker teammates, Darius Johnson-Odom....

The loss at the Stade Saint-Symphorien made Frederic Hantz’s side the first to lose eight straight league matches on their own turf in the competition’s history. Metz are rooted firmly to the bottom of Ligue 1 with just four points – all of which have come on their travels – from their opening 15 matches. Their only victory on home soil this season came in the 1-0 Coupe de la Ligue triumph over third-tier Red Star in October....

He must be especially pleased with events lately in Portugal. Benfica forward Raul Jimenez had previously been stuck to the bench in a super-sub role but this weekend started for the third time in April. It’s Porto that’s on track to win the title, though, and Jesus Corona earned a start for the Dragons. ‘El Tecatito’ paid off his coach’s faith with a goal in a 5-1 victory over Vitoria Setubal, with midfielder Hector Herrera wearing the captain’s armband and going the full 90 minutes as usual....

All three are missing for different reasons with midfielder Andres Guardado out because of injury, Carlos Salcedo suspended after getting sent off late in Friday’s encounter and Carlos Vela given a release to be present for the birth of his son. All three players saw time in the opening match of this window with Guardado and Vela in the starting lineup and Salcedo coming into the game to replace Guardado, sliding to right back while Diego Reyes went to center back and Rafa Marquez moved into the midfield....

There’s a massive caveat to go with the overall positive impression: The win came against a hapless South Africa team that was poor at set pieces and poor defensively, with moments of bickering and finger pointing among the players. The South Africans rarely ever came close to being as goal-dangerous as they were in the previous outing against France, a match during which they held a 3-2 lead at one point....

Musk, who purchased Twitter and took the company private in late October, launched the 24-hour poll at 7:47 p.m. ET on Friday. With just a couple hours left, the poll has garnered votes from over 14 million Twitter users, with more than 51 percent of respondents voting “yes,” that Trump should be reinstated on the platform. Responding to his poll, which simply said “Reinstate former President Trump” with the options to vote “yes” or “no,” Musk added the Latin phrase: “Vox Populi, Vox Dei....

After decades on the periphery, the Mexican contemporary art scene is finally establishing itself on the international art circuit. Thanks to a surge in popularity from four major Mexican exhibits in the past year–in New York, London, Berlin and San Diego–it’s now difficult to find a major metropolis that doesn’t have at least one established gallery mounting new Mexican art. Early next year, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art will attempt to outdo the recent big shows with its survey, “Made in Mexico....

That was Alabama’s Nick Saban at the podium, the game’s greatest coach and biggest personality, subdued — wait, humbled — by what just happened. It was Cardale Jones, Ohio State’s carefree, loosey-goosey leader of a third-string quarterback, skipping all the way to the tunnel after engineering the unthinkable in his second career start. And there was Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, the architect of this monumental 42-35 upset that changed everything, this seismic shift in how we think about college football, smiling and putting the night’s significant moments into clear context....

The Marlins are in fourth place in the National League East with 62 wins and have a win rate of 0.411. They have a negative home record of 31-45 and are 4-6 in their last ten matchups. The Nationals, meanwhile, are in last place in the National League East, with 52 wins and a winning percentage of 0.347. They have a negative away record of 28-48 and are 3-7 in their last 10 matchups....