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The NFL lockout is has come to an end and America’s long nightmare is finally over. Both sides have come to a 10 year agreement that will guarantee football through the year 2021.  Starting today, teams can sign their drafted rookies and go after undrafted rookies as well. On Wednesday, the first 10 teams will […]

With no end in sight for the NBA lockout and with both sides very far from reaching an agreement, many players are considering the option of playing basketball overseas. While many foreign players dream of coming to the NBA you rarely see an NBA player, in his prime, talk about playing overseas. Normally the only […]

Over the weekend Derek Jeter became just the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to reach 3,000 hits and the only New York Yankee to ever reach that plateau. Think of all the Yankee greats: from Babe Ruth to Mickey Mantle, from Joe DiMaggio to Reggie Jackson, and now Derek Jeter stands alone at […]

Monday June 13th started out as a good day for me. I was back in Phoenix after spending the weekend in California visiting family. The sun was shining. LeBron James had failed in his latest attempt to win a championship and I was all over that story. And then Chuck D decided to follow me […]

This blog was supposed to be about how the Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA Finals. It was supposed to be about how a team was greater than a collection of superstars. But like everything else in the basketball universe this year, it wound up being about LeBron James. I just couldn’t help myself. I […]

When a person is a Trending Topic on Twitter it usually means you have done something great or something really bad. Or you have just died. When I saw “Tracy Morgan” was trending my first thought was, “Oh no, is Tracy Morgan dead?” As it turns out, he is alive. But his career may be […]

The 2011 NBA Finals is now tied at 2 games apiece. The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat are putting on a great show for all the fans. Every game seems to come down to the last possession, making for great theater. Some people are even asking if this is the best Finals in the last […]

Jim Tressel is no longer the head coach of the Ohio State football team. He resigned yesterday amidst a growing scandal which involved OSU players selling memorabilia in exchange for tattoos and other items. The fallout was pretty predictable. Buckeye fans were asking what the big deal was. “After all,” they reasoned, “it’s only tattoos.” […]

Scottie Pippen sent shock waves throughout the sports world today when he suggested that LeBron James “may be” the greatest player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers. Even better than Michael Jordan. Most people could not believe their ears and some even questioned Pippen’s sanity. Michael Jordan is a Sacred Cow as far […]

Here we go again. The NBA has fined Chicago Bulls center, Joakim Noah, $50,000 for yelling a homosexual slur at a fan during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday. He was shown on live TV screaming, “Fuck you, faggot!” As you may recall, Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for saying the same […]

The world is just a little safer today because Barry Bonds has been convicted on one count of obstruction of justice. It is now safe to leave your homes. Bonds can now add “Convicted Felon” to his resume alongside “Seven-Time MVP” and “All-Time Home Run Champion.” The jury could not come to a verdict on […]

WARNING: If you get upset while reading “offensive” words, please do NOT read this. You will be offended. David Stern and the NBA have fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 for calling a referee a “faggot.” I know there are many of you out there who are upset that I printed that word. And I understand why […]