While 16 teams battle to reach the NBA Finals, nine awards are handed out during the playoffs. So far, six awards have been given out, but fans of the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks ask the question: When is the Rookie of the Year (ROY) award going to be announced? When the award was given out last year, it was given to the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose one day before Game 3 at Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. Although ROY contenders Tyreke Evans of the Kings and Stephen Curry of the Warriors aren’t in the playoffs, Brandon Jennings’ Bucks have already played Game 3 in Milwaukee. Unlike Rose last year, Jennings didn’t get a trophy. This seemingly

The WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) did not disappoint Sunday at Arco Arena with an action-packed card. The first fight of the night was a battle that set the stage with Will Campuzano’s bloody victory over Coty Wheeler. Charlie Valencia had a split-decision win over Akitoshi Tamura. Iranian Olympian Kamal Shalorus showed his stand-up skills winning by decision over Dave Jansen. Mike Brown had an easy dominating victory over Anthony Morrison in the first round. In the main event, Jamie Varner lost his lightweight championship belt to Benson Henderson with a submission in the third round. Even though Urijah Faber (23-3) versus Raphael Assuncao (14-2) was not the main event on paper, mos

Cage fighting has seen a huge growth in popularity. Fans who normally watch it on TV can see the live action in person. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber returns to Arco Arena this Sunday as the co-main event in World Extreme Cagefighting 46. Faber (22-3) will face off against Raphael Assuncao (14-2) to try and regain a shot at the featherweight title. Hometown hero Faber is coming off a serious hand injury from his last fight. During his match-up against Mike Brown, Faber broke is right hand and required screws in his left. The match was eventually ruled in favor of Brown. Faber's hands sustained serious damage and many questioned whether he would fight again. Sunday's match up will be