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LBJ’s blocked shot? BFD.

Monday, June 10th, 2013

In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James blocked a white guy's shot and it was somehow enough to blow up the internet universe. Though there's no question LeBron's fourth-quarter stuff of Tiago Splitter was an impressive feat of athleticism, the overreaction made me wonder what life would have been ...

The 10 Worst Top-5 MLB Draft Busts of the last 30 years

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

It's one thing to be recognized as one of the best in your craft. But to be recognized as one of the worst in your craft -- well, that takes some real doing. Without further ado, here are the 10 most disappointing players selected in the top-5 of the Major League ...

Patrick Corbin: The budding star we haven’t heard of

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

The best pitcher in the National League so far this year is a second-year starter taking the league by storm. And it's not the one who was just on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Mets sensation Matt Harvey is commanding all the attention, but it's Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin who is ...

Game 7: The worst/best experience in sports

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

From a fan's standpoint, I believe the key to successfully preparing for a Game 7 is to resign yourself to the fact it'll never happen in the first place. That's the beauty of falling behind 3-1 in a series -- simply extending the series to a winner-take-all game is a ...

Decensae White: Former Bob Knight player arrested for rapper’s murder

Monday, May 27th, 2013

Have you heard the one about the former Bob Knight recruit, the Russian mobster and a murdered 19-year-old rapper named Lil Phat? There's no punchline. Though it sounds like a story line straight out of CSI: David Caruso, this is as real as it gets. Former Texas Tech basketball player Decensae White ...

Will the NBA expand to include Seattle (and-one)?

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Seattle thought it was getting its Sonics back -- for a moment, anyway -- until a group led by rich Seattlites Chris Hansen (not the pedophile catcher) and Microsoft bigwig Steve Ballmer was totally c-blocked by a vote of the NBA's ownership. The decision was not a vote against Seattle, ...

Mario Williams sues ex for $785,000 engagement ring

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Since it's impossible to earn a ring on the field as a Buffalo Bill, Mario Williams is going to court. The highest-priced free agent defensive end in NFL history will go to a hearing Friday in Houston after suing his ex-fiancee for the $785,000 engagement ring he proposed to her with. ...