Rick Thomas

Chances are you've never heard of Daniel Negreanu. Yet the high school dropout is one of the best poker players of all time.

High-profile athlete-celebrity romances are nothing new. In fact, since baseball star Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe way back in 1954, they have been a more or less commonplace aspect of American culture. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are currently one of the most famous of such pairings. Most people wouldn’t place Olivia Culpo and current …

Over the course of his 20-year boxing career, Mike Tyson earned a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting and most ferocious fighters of all time. In some cases, that intensity crossed the line. Just consider Tyson’s 1992 rape conviction (New York Times) and subsequent stint in prison, or the time in 1997 when he bit …

Kevin Durant has many interests and hobbies outside of basketball. Tattoos are one of his passions, so what's the meaning behind his ink?

All celebrities grapple with ego to some extent, but none as fiercely as professional athletes. In sports, achieving superstardom is directly tied to performance. Those who rise to the top often end up with an inflated sense of self. From Sugar Ray Robinson, to Randy Moss, to Barry Bonds, the sports world is full of …

Matt Leinart and Josie Loren were both successful in their careers before meeting. Who is Loren and how did she meet Leinart?

Steph Curry's family is one of the most beloved families in sports. Time after time, they've proven to be a model how to care for each other.

The celebrity world is full of avid sports fans who love to root for their favorite teams, from Jack Nicholson, to Spike Lee, to Mark Wahlberg. A small subset of celebrities even dream about owning their own franchises. Yet with most American sports teams valued in the billions of dollars, achieving that goal can prove …

Here we take a closer look at Curry's NBA career, the rap career of Kris Kross, and the brief moment when those two worlds converged.

Pop music stars don’t come much bigger or more famous than Rihanna. Since her 2007 breakthrough album “Good Girl Gone Bad,” Rihanna has sold an estimated 60 million albums and 215 million digital tracks. Over the years, she has had 14 number-one singles, while also winning eight Grammy Awards for musical excellence. While Rihanna may …

Michael Jordan is widely acknowledged as the greatest player ever to put on an NBA jersey. Over the course of his 15 years in the league, he set countless individual records, won five MVP awards, and was selected to 14 All-Star teams and 10 All-NBA first teams. Oh, and he also won six titles as …

A new study finds a whopping portion of LeBron James' social media following to be fake.

Before missing most of the last season with an injury, Victor Oladipo had established himself as one of the most talented point guards in the NBA.

The NBA has an eligibility rule stating that players must wait at least one year after graduating high school before they can declare for the draft.

Many people don't even know such basic information as whether Johnson is married or not. Here we recap Johnson's claims to fame.

Every young basketball player dreams of one day making it to the NBA. Yet even for those who prove talented enough to take their skills to the college level.

Darius Rucker has had an enormously successful music career, by almost any standard. He earned fame as a member of the 90s alternative rock band Hootie and the Blowfish, before branching out on his own to forge an equally successful country music career. Rucker’s enduring popularity has made him a very wealthy man, with a …