Left out of the LeBron James sweepstakes, the New Jersey Nets will move onward with their ambitious 'Blueprint for Greatness' campaign. Some thought the Nets would be in the running for James due to his relationship with minority owner Jay-Z, but that was not the case.

Major League Baseball's All-Star break is less than a week away, but for some players and teams it cannot come soon enough. Wanting to get a jump on their vacation plans, the Cleveland Indians have asked Major League Baseball if it would be OK for them to forgo their final series before the break, and get out of town a few days early.

Only hours before quite possibly the most eventful free agent period in NBA history where everyone seems up for grabs, it was discovered that one player is not even a free agent. The Knicks notified the league they had failed to remember guard Sergio Rodriguez was already under contract with the team.

After years of watching him look the other way during each of the pitcher's outbursts, family members of Tommy O'Neile, 36, have finally convinced him to seek treatment for being an unwavering supporter of Carlos Zambrano. They knew things had reached the breaking point when O'Neile still stood behind the Cubs pitcher after he got into a shouting match with first baseman Derrek Lee.

Inspired by a win over the Marlins followed by a three game sweep of interleague rival Washington, the Baltimore Orioles are looking to climb into fourth place in the American League East by extending their current winning streak another fifty games.

While discussing pros and cons of several NBA draft picks including size, shooting range and length, ESPN's Jay Bilas randomly mentioned he was blown away by the impressive wing span of the bald eagle.

Thanks to a dramatic goal by Landon Donovan in stoppage time, the United States World Cup team has locked up a mention on ESPN's Sportscenter for at least another few days or so. Had the U.S. lost to or tied Algeria, they almost certainly would have been left out of cable and satellite television's most prominent highlight and sports news program.

Many wondered if Kobe Bryant would need to win the 2010 NBA title to validate his career, and secure his legacy among the all-time greats. However, needing help from Ron Artest to win a championship has disgraced Bryant's career forever.

It was a hard fought, intense game, but the Los Angeles Lakers have won back-to-back titles by narrowingly defeating the scrappy cast from the movie The Grown Ups.

By coming up on the losing end of a friendly wager over the outcome of the Brazil-North Korea World Cup match, North Korea dictator Kim Jong-il was forced to wear some ridiculous glasses in his latest public appearance. Jong-il had made a bet with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before the match.