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Stephen Jackson should have never signed with the Bucks. Considering he’s nearing the end of his career, signing with a lousy team made little sense unless he simply wanted money. A mere 30 games into the season, the honeymoon is already over. …
It may be time for the folks over at ESPN to permanently retire the phrase you see in the screen grab above. If their writers and anchors simply don’t use it, they might be able to avoid major controversies. Early Saturday morning, an extremely …
During cold and flu season, we always have to worry about illness affecting a team’s ability to prepare for a game. It seems like we deal with the issue every year during the NFL playoffs. Eli Manning was ill during the week leading up to the …
You know how we know Jeremy Lin is special? The milk shake created in his honor and the $40,000 his game-worn jersey pulled in on eBay are decent indicators, but the photo above takes it to an entirely new level. According to ESPNNewYork.com, …
Winning a Super Bowl without leaders is nearly impossible. Every successful NFL team has players who aren’t afraid to let their voice be heard in the locker room and on the field. Maybe that explains why the Cowboys haven’t won a Super …
Tim Wakefield defines class. In an era where it oftentimes seemed like players were more concerned with steroid-pumping and gum-flapping than they were with baseball, Wakefield approached the game the way everyone should. For the better part of 19 …
Until the season is underway, we have no way of knowing how Hanley Ramirez truly feels about playing third base for the Marlins. Jose Reyes is the team’s shortstop and Hanley can either deal with that or put up a stink. At the end of the day, …
Would Jeremy Lin still be a sensation if he played for a team like the Charlotte Bobcats? No matter how you look at it, his story is Linspirational (sorry, couldn’t resist). Having gone from a few days away from hitting the unemployment line to …
Statistics will tell you that Metta World Peace is nearing the end of his career. Last season, he averaged 8.5 points per game — more than two less than any other year of his career. He also posted career lows in rebounds (3.2) and played less …
When you graduate from Harvard, bounce around the NBA after being cut by multiple teams, get a chance to log some minutes, and then turn into one of the best players in the league, even the most famous people in the world want to shake your hand. …
Now that’s what I call taking it too far. We all know the story of what an incredibly terrible person Milan Lucic is. He grew up in Vancouver and had the nerve to be drafted by the Boston Bruins. Not only that, but he was then enough of a d-bag …
When Bubba Watson decided to buy the Dukes of Hazard General Lee car for $100,000 a few weeks ago, he bridged the gap between the world of golf and the world of racing. Not only did he get himself a sweet ride, he also entered into an agreement with …
The whole trampoline dunk thing is generally reserved for people who need it. By that I mean the people who usually use one to dunk are less than 7-foot-1 and 325 pounds. Now that he’s done playing, Shaq is probably getting closer to about 350. …
As if things weren’t tough enough for the New York Mets and their fans, they have now become a charity case. It’s one thing to be made fun of. It’s another for people to feel badly for you. According to the NY Post, Jose Reyes is …
Three years ago, Cory Weismann went through a life-changing experience. The Gettysburg College senior nearly died when he suffered a stroke following his freshman season. The stroke left Weismann unable to walk and speak at the time, but three years …
How far is too far? Hockey fans cheer for big hits and fights. When two guys drop the gloves, they want the guy on their team to rearrange the other guy’s face. It’s worse with rivals. Fan bases can develop an unbelievable hatred for one …
