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LOS ANGELES -- Jon Robinson and I spent this week running from appointment to appointment with video game and console developers at the E3 Conference, gathering information we'll continue to roll out in the coming weeks. But we certainly have som...

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will come down to a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. Who could have predicted this showdown? Turns out a quick look at social media might have. Analyzing everything from total number of Facebook likes to ...

Unless you're a huge MMA fan, you probably didn't notice that the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended a welterweight fighter named Nick Diaz last week for flunking a drug test. It got buried under the avalanche of news about Ryan Braun, but th...

UFC fighters are fiercely competitive and know they could be cut, bruised or placed in submission holds that can render them temporarily unconscious. But mention "fighter pay" to them and they become consumed with fear, flight instincts taking over.

@Page2 recaps the top sports social media stories of 2011.

@Page2: The athletes' guide to staying out of trouble on social media.

Samsung Next Level Player of the Week nominees include CC Sabathia, Homare Sawa, Abby Wambach and Dominick Cruz

The Rogers Centre, formerly known as Skydome, will host its first mixed martial arts event on Saturday, when UFC 129 "St. Pierre vs. Shields" lands in Toronto. Organizers expect a crowd of some 55,000, which would shatter the North American attendanc...

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Shaq and Big Baby, together at last. The dog days of August are finally here, the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and A-Rod (finally) hit home run number 600. Now, everyone is talking about...baske...

A fact sheet compiled by the Chicago Sun-Times and picked up by USA Today's Sergio Non reveals some interesting statistics on the social networking aptitude of various sports clubs: The NBA is first in Facebook followers with 2.5 million. Second...

A fact sheet compiled by the Chicago Sun-Times and picked up by USA Today's Sergio Non reveals some interesting statistics on the social networking aptitude of various sports clubs: The NBA is first in Facebook followers with 2.5 million. Second? The...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Celtics Lead Series 3-2 as Kobe's 38 Not Enough Paul Pierce said he needed to score more for the Celtics to win, he was right. "The Truth" led the C's with 27 points in the 92-86 victory over the Lakers. Kevi...

Dallas Braden Perfect for A's in 4-0 Victory 26-year-old Dallas Braden walked onto the mound Sunday looking for his 18th-carer decision; he walked off of it with the 19th perfect game in MLB history. Braden is just the seventh southpaw to throw a p...

Carlos Osorio/AFP/Getty Images Ernie Harwell Dies at Age 92 After a long battle with cancer, beloved Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell died in his home Tuesday at the age of 92. Harwell was the voice of the Tigers for 55 years, ending his career a...

With a self-professed desire to be one of the biggest sporting leagues in the world, the UFC is unique among that group in that it doesn't necessarily have to be bothered with regulatory protocol. The NBA, NFL, and MLB staff, train, pay and pena...

With a self-professed desire to be one of the biggest sporting leagues in the world, the UFC is unique among that group in that it doesn't necessarily have to be bothered with regulatory protocol. The NBA, NFL, and MLB staff, train, pay and penalize ...