Usain Bolt loses to Gatlin in Rome 100

Usain Bolt losses to Justin Gatlin by one-hundredth of a second on Thursday. Gatlin won the 100 meters at the Golden Gala meet.

Gatlin was timed in 9.94 seconds and was restrained in his celebration. The American has won all five of his 100-meter races this year and is shaping up as a serious threat to Bolt at the world championships in Moscow in August.

Bolt, the world-record holder and six-time Olympic champion, struggled in the first 50 meters despite his strong start. He started to gain ground on Gatlin nearing the finish but would have needed a bit more track to overtake him.

Bolt next run will be in 200 in Oslo, Norway, next week before he returns home for the Jamaican championships.

Jason Kidd Announces Retirement From NBA After 19 season

Jason Kidd announced his retirement on Monday from the NBA after 19 seasons, ending one of the greatest playmaker for a point guard in league history.

He won an NBA title and two Olympic gold medals, is second on the career list in assists and steals, and was a 10-time All-Star. But he struggled badly in the playoffs for the Knicks shortly after turning 40 and decided to walk away with two years and more than $6 million left on the deal he signed last summer.

Teammates loved him. The U.S. national team needed him.

"My time in professional basketball has been an incredible journey, but one that must come to an end after 19 years," Kidd said in a statement released by the New York Knicks. "As I reflect on my time with the four teams I represented in the NBA, I look back fondly at every season and thank each and every one of my teammates and coaches that joined me on the court."

Kidd led the Nets to two NBA Finals in 2002-03, he helped the Dallas Mavericks win the 2011 title, and was on the first Knicks team to reach the second round of the playoffs since 2000. Which only means the Knicks are back to first round exit.

Double Flop James and David West

Check out the Double Flop between James and David West in game 4. Heat's LeBron James and Pacers' David West and Lance Stephenson were each fined $5,000 for flops committed in Indiana's 99-92 victory Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. That flop is really ridiculous, I can't believe refs fall for that.

Pacers' Hibbert fined for gay slur and cursing

Indiana Pacers' Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 on Sunday by the NBA for gay slur and cursing at the news conference after Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

"While Roy has issued an apology, which is no doubt sincere, a fine is necessary to reinforce that such offensive comments will not be tolerated by the NBA," Commissioner David Stern said in a statement.

Earlier Hibbert apologized for his "insensitive remarks."

"They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views," he said in the statement. "I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television."

Hibbert ended a response to a question about his defense on Miami's LeBron James with "no homo," a phrase that implies fear of appearing gay. He also called reporters "mother f--s."

check out the clips above.

Manny Pacquiao may never again fight in U.S.

Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao’s promoter said the Filipino boxer may never fight in the U.S. again.

Arum revealed it when he was asked about Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s bold decision to take on Mexico’s star unbeaten world super-welterweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Sept. 14 in Las Vegas.

Does that stroke by the 36-year-old Mayweather indicate he’s never felt so confident in his abilities? Meaning the long-awaited Pacquiao super-fight could be back on the table next year after Pacquiao fights Oxnard’s former world lightweight champion Brandon Rios on Nov. 23 in Macau, China?

“Let’s not even go there,” said Arum, who has failed repeatedly in attempts with Mayweather Jr. and the boxer’s promoter, Richard Schaefer, to stage the super-fight.

“By fighting outside the country, as he’s doing in this Rios fight, Manny doesn’t have to pay U.S. taxes anymore – at a rate of 40% for a foreign athlete.

“If this pay-per-view and other things take off like we think they may, I can’t imagine Pacquiao will ever again fight in the U.S.”

Arum said in addition to holding the fight on the morning of Nov. 24 on the gambling resort locale so the pay-per-view will air live on a Saturday night in the U.S., he’s struck a deal to allow Chinese consumers to purchase Pacquiao-Rios for what equates to $5 to view the bout on their tablets or cellphones.

“We could do as many as $10 million to $20 million in sales with this. It changes everything. Will it work? We’ll see in November.”

Arum has also negotiated with resorts in Singapore for a possible future Pacquiao bout.

source: la times

Pacers squared with Miami after 99-92 victory

Roy Hibbert scored 23 points and pull 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson had 20 points, as the Indiana Pacers used a late run to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday night and tie the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.

LeBron James had 24 points for the Miami Heat. He fouled out with 56 seconds to go. Mario Chalmers had 20 points, while Dwyane Wade had 16 points.

Game 5 will be on Thursday at Miami.

The Pacers started running and continously fending off Miami’s comebacks. But with Indiana leading 81-72 early in the fourth, Miami had a 14-2 run that gave the Heat an 86-83 lead.

Indiana tied the score on Paul George’s three-point play and erased the Miami lead by closing the game on a 16-6 run.

Tony Kanaan finally wins Indy 500

Tony Kanaan ended his 12 years of winning drought with one anticlimactic last lap as he win the Indianapolis 500.

Kanaan is a champion at last. It was one of Indy's most popular victories.

The losing drivers were pleased with the win, evidenced by a scene similar to rivals lining up to congratulate Dale Earnhardt when he finally won the Daytona 500 on his 20th try. Dario Franchitti, whose crash brought out the race-ending caution, stood grinning by his crumpled car, two thumbs up as Kanaan passed under yellow.

"When I saw who was leading, it cheered me up a little bit,'' said Franchitti, last year's winner. ''He's a very, very deserving winner."

The fans gave him a standing ovation as they scream "TK! TK! TK!" when he and team owner Jimmy Vasser went by during the traditional victory lap. It felt magical to Kanaan, like he had given the crowd at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a gift.