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In sports, we love to make comparisons. Comparisons are important for two reasons: they help us gain a better understanding of what we are seeing, and they help us project future success. Some comparisons are rooted in race and skin color (see Dirk …
Former Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round, 67th overall. Leshoure will likely be splitting time with Jahvid Best, so it’s not as if he was drafted to be the team’s franchise player. …
The Miami Heat have so many weapons, it’s extremely hard to determine a course of action to defend them. The Dallas Mavericks decided in Game 3 they were going to take the ball out of LeBron James’ hand and make his teammates beat them. …
It was a disappointing weekend for Angels fans. The Halos lost two of three games to the Yankees, which is worse than usual given the Angels’ record against the Yanks the past 10 years. Mark Teixeira homered twice for the Yankees off Joel …
As if losing the French Open finals to Li Na wasn’t hard enough, Francesca Schiavone also had to suffer the embarrassment of being stripped of the championship trophy. Of course that’s only because it was given to her accidentally. Busted …
Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear had his first career MMA fight Saturday evening in Quebec City. Brashear was facing joke of an opponent Mathieu Bergeron and won in only 21 seconds. Though the 21 second victory makes it seem like Brashear was …
On Saturday evening, around 200 Ohio State fans marched from the Buckeyes campus in Columbus to Jim Tressel’s house. They marched to support their former hero, the coach who resigned on Memorial Day in response to the controversy over which he …
Promoter Bob Arum said in a recent interview that Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned down a $65 million offer to fight Manny Pacquiao. Keep in mind that Arum is Pacquiao’s promoter, that he has a personal issue with Mayweather, and that his job is to …
If you thought that LeBron James‘ performance at the end of Game 5 against the Bulls put an end to the conversation about him not being clutch, you were wrong. Some media personalities who are controversial for the sake of being controversial …
Mario Chalmers drained a three-pointer at the end of the first quarter of Game 3, giving Miami a 29-22 lead. The question is did the Heat commit a backcourt violation on the play? The answer is yes. Front court had been established by Udonis Haslem …
For as much as we’ve mocked Chris Bosh over the season — for many deserved reasons (like this) — it was disappointing to see so many people criticizing him for a “flop” in the first quarter of Game 3. While it looked …
The new Winnipeg hockey team fulfilled its “Drive to 13,000” campaign in only 17 minutes by selling 13,000 season tickets Saturday. Additionally, the waiting list for tickets was capped at 8,000 a few hours later. Not too bad for an arena …
In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Vancouver winger Alex Burrows bit the finger of Patrice Bergeron towards the end of the first period (watch the video). The NHL didn’t suspend Burrows because they could not conclude he bit Bergeron. It was …
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was busted in 2007 for betting on games he reffed and he ended up in prison. Since getting out, he’s written a book and he’s analyzed the refereeing in the playoffs. During the Eastern Conference Finals, …
Jim Tressel resigned as head coach at Ohio State last week amidst a merchandise-for-tattoos and weed scandal engulfing the program. Worst of all, Tressel lied to his university and the NCAA about the problems, covering up for his players. The NCAA …
Some players have a call that doesn’t go their way and still win their match. Other players lose a call on a decision that gets overturned and fall apart. Such was the case for Francesca Schiavone at the French Open finals Saturday. Schiavone …
