By: Dove --- New York was buzzing last night (Sept. 23) as 2K Sports officially launched the NBA 2K11 game! Celebrities and tastemakers (photos below) flocked to the beautiful Hudson Terrace to try the game for themselves, and enjoyed performances by Buckshot, Sean Price and Skyzoo of the legendary Boot Camp Clik and Grammy Award-winning entertainer Common. Several NBA Players were on hand ...

By: Dove --- Last night (Sept. 20) in New York City, dozens of entertainment and fashion professionals came together with celebrities and athletes to join model/actress Melyssa Ford and Def Jam Senior VP of A&R Shawn Pecas for a rousing Monday Night Lights football viewing party at The 40/40 Club! The game was a nail-biter, with Reggie Bush seriously injuring himself during play. Despit...

By: Isha “Ice” Cole --- Philadelphia Eagles backup Quarterback Michael Vick will start in this Sunday's game (Sept. 19, 2010) versus the Detroit Lions, while Kevin Kolb is still out with a concussion. Thus far, Vick has only had two starts as Wide Receiver since signing with the Eagles in 2009. In last weekend's match up between the Eagles and the Green Bay Packers, 30-year-old Vick put ...

By: Isha “Ice” Cole --- Player: Sheryl Swoopes Born: March 25, 1971 College: Texas Tech Pro Teams: Houston Comets, Seattle Storm Years Pro: 12 (1997-2009) For decades women could only imagine the day when they would be able to play basketball on a professional level. In 1996 their dream finally became a reality when the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was created. ...

By: Dove --- You'd almost forget we were still feeling the pain of a recession the way sports teams hand out checks! Vernon Davis just signed a reported $37 million extension ($23 million guaranteed) five-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, making him the highest paid Tight End in NFL history. Davis also still has another $5+ million coming from his $23 million rookie deal this year, wh...

By: Dove --- Last week Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway announced that he would consider coming out of retirement, specifically expressing interest in the Miami Heat. ESPN reports that, despite longtime knee injury problems, Hardaway really wants to return to basketball. "I'm just throwing my name in the hat," Hardaway said on ESPN's Outside The Lines. "I'm just one to put my name out there and say,...

By: David Aldridge, TNT analyst Courtesy of NBA.com / TNT.tv --- The Boston Celtics' expected rebuilding began Thursday (June 24) when veteran forward Rasheed Wallace officially decided to retire after 15 NBA seasons, a league source said. Wallace's retirement had been expected after the Celtics' seven-game loss to the Lakers in the Finals, but Boston had held out some hope that the 35-yea...

By: Dove --- Microsoft kicked off this week's E3 conference in Los Angeles with the unveiling of the new Xbox 360, which will partner with their hands-free Kinect controller... ultimately rivaling the Wii. The Xbox unit has slimmed down, but packs a meaner punch with twice the hard drive (250 gb) and built-in Wi-Fi - all for the same price as the current model in stores! The folks over at W...

By: Dove --- This week Warner Bros. Interactive released their reveal trailer for the upcoming Mortal Combat revamp, although there is no set release date. The game will be produced for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Here is the rundown from G4TV.com: The newest chapter of the iconic fight franchise marks a triumphant return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic...

By: Dove --- If you've already got your sights set on Madden 11, then you'll definitely appreciate this roundtable with the EA Sports development team, discussing the little details they've put into the latest version of the franchise. Watch as Senior Product Marketing Manager Anthony Stevenson gathers insight from Art Director Mike Young, Creative Director Ian Cummings and Senior Producer Phi...