Sunday, the New York Yankees clinched the American League Wildcard position, upon losing game 162 to the Boston Red Sox. This outcome set in place a first round series matchup between the Yankees and the AL Central Champion Minnesota Twins. The highly anticipated best of five will pit the teams against one another for the fourth time in the last eight postseasons.  

It has been nearly three months since LeBron James made the decision to take his talents to South Beach.  During this period of controversy and consternation, iFollo.com has provided readers with the current and historical ramifications of “the decision

Since LeBron James' controversial decision to take his talents to South Beach, much attention has been given to the level of venom emanating from his former basketball hometown of Cleveland.

Thursday, at 9:27 PM ET, NBA superstar LeBron James announced that he will be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign a free agent contract with the Miami Heat.

On June 24, the Sacramento Kings drafted DeMarcus Cousins with the fifth pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.  The 6-10, 290 pound forward/center averaged 15.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks during his lone season at the University of Kentucky.  In the days since, it has come to light that Cousins preemptively and unknowingly may have created a potential grudge between his Kings and the two-time defending NBA Champi

Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers captured NBA Championship number 16, defeating the Boston Celtics 83-79 at Staples Center.  While guard Kobe Bryant earned NBA Finals MVP, the Lakers best player in Game 7 was the ever mercurial Ron Artest.  The forward totaled 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals in the low scoring slugfest.

As the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers look ahead to their Game 7 collision, both teams are using this off day to prepare for Thursday's epic do or die contest.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have battled to a 2-2 tie in the 2010 NBA Finals. As the teams prepare for a crucial Game 5, much discussion will focus on game strategy and player performance.  What is often overlooked is the dietary and hydration awareness involved with competing at the highest levels of athletics.

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As the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics prepare for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, it is interesting to note the difference in accessibility between the home team and road team, particularly in a championship series situation.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made an instant splash during his rookie NBA campaign.  The seventh pick from Davidson, averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.9 steals in the 2009-2010 season. Though the Warriors finished at a familiar perch of 30 games below .500, maybe Curry's play is a harbinger of what is to come in Oakland.

One of the pleasant surprises of the Milwaukee Brewers 16-25 season has been the continued stellar play of third baseman Casey McGehee. Going into Friday's game vs. the Minnesota Twins, McGehee is batting .325, with nine homeruns and 37 RBI. In fact, during McGehee's first 164 games in the big leagues, he is hitting .302, with 25 homeruns and 108 RBI. 

It is no secret that Boston Celtics' guard Rajon Rondo has emerged into the best player on his team's deep and talented roster.  Whether it is getting the ball inside to Kevin Garnett, creating space for Paul Pierce, spotting up Ray Allen or getting it done on his own, Rondo is most certainly the Celtics' catalyst.

Chicago Bulls' guard Derrick Rose is one of the NBA's rising superstars.  Rose, the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, has absolutely lived up to his advance billing.

The Chicago native averaged 21 points and 6 assists, during his second NBA campaign.  Rose has also displayed signs of future playoff success by averaging 22 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, during his first two postseason appearances.    

Since debuting with the Chicago Bulls in 1999, the life and career of Los Angeles Lakers' forward Ron Artest can be described as the combination of impressive, sad and bizarre.  Artest's wacky road has included All-Star and All-Defensive accolades, the most famous player/fan altercation in sports history and a claim that he used to consume Hennessy cognac during halftime of games.  

Via a myriad of on and off-the-court occurrences, Artest can easily be considered one of the most infamous men ever to set foot on the NBA hardwood.

When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City, prior to the 2008-2009 season, they arrived with a commodity who would immediately transform OKC into a hub of NBA basketball.  That commodity is the all-world talent known as Kevin Durant.

While the Portland Trailblazers' decision to draft Ohio St.'s Greg Oden over Durant is well chronicled, what is sometimes forgotten is how much of a dialema this was for the people of Portland and the Blazers' organization.