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(September 17, 2011, by Darr247) Read more Dear Metta, Methinks World Peace might be a lot easier to attain had you not put in ... (September 17, 2011, by Mr. Charlie) Read more A court commissioner granted a request by Ron Artest to officially change ...
A court commissioner granted a request by Ron Artest to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the bid was blocked because the Los Angeles Lakers' forward had unpaid traffic tickets.
A court commissioner granted a request by Ron Artest to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the bid was blocked because the Los Angeles Lakers' forward had unpaid traffic tickets.
His publicist, Courtney Barnes, said the player chose Metta as a first name because it is a traditional Buddhist word that means loving and kindness toward all.
"Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world," World Peace said in a statement released after the hearing. "After this short delay, my tickets have been paid and I'm glad that it is now official."
Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is unbeaten in 41 fights, returns to the ring for the first time in 16 months Saturday night in Las Vegas, facing Victor Ortiz (29-2-2) in a fight for a piece of the welterweight title.
Diego Chara, Kenny Cooper and Darlington Nagbe scored as the Portland Timbers boosted their Major League Soccer playoff hopes with a 3-0 victory over the visiting New England Revolution.
When the superstar returns to game action is another story. He was victimized by hard hits in successive games Jan. 1 and 5 and was forced to miss the rest of the regular season and the postseason with a concussion.
Defenseman Drew Doughty didn't report to the Los Angeles Kings' training camp in El Segundo, Calif., while waiting for a new contract.
Doughty became the second-youngest Norris Trophy finalist in league history as a 20-year-old in 2009-10, his second season. Only 19-year-old Bobby Orr ever earned earlier consideration for the award as the league's top defenseman.
Rafael Nadal dropped a mere four games in helping Spain to a 2-0 start against visiting France in the Davis Cup semifinals. Nadal routed Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 on his favorite clay surface and David Ferrer cruised past Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 to put Spain ahead 2-0 in the best-of-five series.
Defending champion Serbia, playing without top-ranked Novak Djokovic, trailed Argentina 2-0 in Belgrade in the other semifinal. Djokovic has an ailing back.
His replacement, Viktor Troicki, lost to David Nalbandian 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Janko Tipsarevic was beaten by Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the other singles match.
Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia ran the fastest time of the year in the 10,000 meters at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Belgium, less than three weeks after not finishing the world-championships final in South Korea because of hip and hamstring problems.
Galen Rupp was third, setting an American record of 26:48. Rupp surpassed the previous record by a full 11 seconds, set by Chris Solinsky in April 2010.
Jamaican sprinters fared well, as world-record holder Usain Bolt won the 100 in 9.76 and world champion Yohan Blake took the 200 in 19.26.
Jonathan Borlee of Belgium won the 400 in 44.78 and South African Oscar Pistorius ? a double amputee who runs on carbon-fiber blades ? was third in 45.46.
Clever, 28, was cited after Thursday's 13-6 victory over Russia and admitted to a dangerous-tackle charge, which Jeff Blackett, an IRB independent judicial officer, deemed to be "at the lower end of the scale of seriousness."
After Coutts won the first race, Barker took the final two in the best-of-three sailing semifinal in Plymouth, England. Barker was Coutts' understudy in the 2000 America's Cup; Coutts is a four-time America's Cup winner.