Twitter rumors say Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic is dating tennis star Maria Sharapova. Darren Rovell spotted Marsha at a U2 concert and they’ve been together for a hot second according to Matt Cronin of tennisreporters.net. Read the full story

Ron Artest threw an Inaugural Season Kick-Off BBQ for 30 of his closest Twitter followers and judging by the pictures everybody had a good time. More impressive than Artest throwing a cookout for 30 strangers was his choice of transportation: A red Indycar. Read the full story

The Dallas Mavericks stomped the Los Angeles Lakers 94-80 at Staples Center Friday night in a game where the final score didn’t reflect what truly happpened. Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, and Jason Kidd helped the Mavs turn a seven point halftime lead into a 22-point blowout in the second half. LA got the deficit below 20 but they never challenged Dallas.

It wasn’t all bad for the Lakers. Trailing 78-64 with 9:43 left in the fourth Kobe Bryant faded away behind the 3-point line with two defenders in his face. The shot bounced off the rim to the opposite side, giving Shannon Brown the chance to dunk on Josh Powell. Read the full story

The Los Angeles Lakers held their media day Tuesday giving Ron Artest an early chance to bond with L.A. sports reporters. Nothing much came from the interview unless you wanted to know if Ron is motivated and how Lamar Odom’s wedding went. Read the full story

The Los Angeles Lakers will defend their NBA title with a team that looks better than last year’s squad. If Andrew Bynum can stay out of his own way, and Ron Artest falls into line like Kobe and Phil want him to, they’ll represent the West in the NBA Finals.

Phil Jackson knows repeating is difficult and he’s laid out a couple of plans to get the team ready. He wants to familiarize Ron-Ron with his new environment and to limit the players use of social networking sites. Read the full story

Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are reportedly tying the knot this Sunday after six weeks of dating. Lamar has supposedly invited some, but not all of his teammates. I don’t know if that’s because a guy like Pau Gasol is overseas or because the Candyman doesn’t want Adam Morrison showing up loaded and ruining his special day. Read the full story

Kanye West reached legendary status Sunday night when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech. He officially became the biggest jackass of this generation, this decade, and his interruption has given YouTubers plenty of material.

Kanye has busted in on President Obama, swine flu news, and now he’s giving the Keyboard Cat treatment to Kobe Bryant. Read the full story