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If Chris Paul is an MVP candidate who needed two years before posting stats that really started blowing people away, how is it that late-first round draft pick Darren Collison could put up numbers that mirrored the great CP3, all in his rookie …
There was no doubt that the Browns would cut Derek Anderson before paying him the $2.5 million roster bonus they owed him for the upcoming season. The only question was when. Tuesday was that day and the one-time Browns Pro Bowler wasted no time …
Last week, Peter King of SI shared a humorous story about Saints coach Sean Payton lifting the metaphorical middle finger towards Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Jones had called ahead and reserved a special bottle of wine for an upcoming dinner at St. …
The blonde hair look was short-lived for Ron Artest. As we posted on Saturday night, Artest showed up to the Lakers game in Orlando Sunday with his hair bleached blonde and the word “defense” written in his hair in purple, spelled out in …
Aroldis Chapman first burst onto the international scene when he showed his stuff at the WBC and Cuban National Series. Although Chapman didn’t dominate in either competition, scouts saw his ridiculous fastball and impressive breaking ball. …
The Knicks have done everything possible to position themselves for improvement beginning next year. They acquired Tracy McGrady from the Rockets — not for his random DNPs due to knee problems — but for his expiring contract. With around …
Kevin Garnett’s a notorious trash-talker in the NBA and he has the game to back it up. It’s this mental edge that probably has helped him become such a ferocious rebounder and stellar defender throughout his career. Sometimes KG has used …
Kobe Bryant and Matt Barnes were all over each other the entire second half in Orlando Sunday. Barnes isn’t the first player to try and make a name for himself by attempting to psyche out Kobe, but he definitely was the latest. The two …
With all the stories coming down about people getting into trouble for what they’re writing on Facebook and Twitter, we might have to come up with a word to describe the situation. For instance, two weeks ago Jamere Holland posted some idiotic, …
Telling jokes and trying to entertain an audience is a tricky proposition. Sometimes you’re tempted to make personal attacks or politically incorrect statements. The good news is that some awards shows aren’t live, allowing the bosses a …
Sunday’s game between the Lakers and Magic was fairly physical and heavily defensively-oriented. Both teams have strong interior presences which made it tough to score baskets down low. Lakers’ big man Lamar Odom figured he wasn’t …
If Ron Artest didn’t already draw enough comparisons to Dennis Rodman, he certainly will with his latest hairdo. Artest changes his hair so frequently he actually should have his own “Ron Artest’s hair” category here at LBS; …
While some teams were busy in free agency inking guys such as Julius Peppers and Antrel Rolle, others were busy wooing the likes of David Carr. 49ers star linebacker Patrick Willis was unimpressed with the Niners’ efforts and voiced his opinion …
UPDATE: The Pistons are saying Stuckey did not have a seizure and that he never lost consciousness. He has returned to Detroit after spending the night in the hospital Pistons point guard Rodney Stuckey got carted off the court late in the third …
Anderson Varejao is quite the character as we’ve come to find out. No surprise he was out in front leading the Cavs in their effort to set a Guinness World Record for “largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets” aka …
The name Bill James should be familiar to all baseball fans who read Moneyball and to fans who follow the Red Sox. As a pioneer of several new-era statistics, James used to publish his Baseball Abstract from ’77-’88 on a yearly basis. His …