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Either Donovan McNabb is a liar, or someone else is behind the rumblings that he’s interested in reuniting with former Eagles teammate Terrell Owens. On Tuesday, just over two weeks after he was traded to the Redskins, ESPN reported that McNabb …
Once again, we have another player testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. This time it’s Cincinnati Reds‘ pitcher Edinson Volquez. At this point, isn’t it just dumb to take any substance banned by MLB? Yeah, I think so …
The NFL released its 2010 schedule yesterday and one of the things I got most excited about was the season opener. The season will officially start on Sept. 9th for what’s expected to be an exciting game between the Minnesota Vikings and the …
For some reason rain delays seem to bring out the best in baseball. Two years ago, Jonathan Papelbon and Manny Delcarmen reenacted a Milli Vanilli video. Another classic was minor leaguer Casey Mulligan doing the Thriller Dance last year. This year, …
A week ago I read an article in the Las Vegas Sun talking about the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr./Sugar Shane Mosley fight. Obviously there’s a ton riding on this fight — possibly $30 million for Floyd should he win and agree to fight …
This was the outfit Dwyane Wade wore to Miami’s post-Game 2 news conference in Boston. I guess Wade figured the look would take the focus off Miami’s hideous play on the court. Chris Webber was saying that one of his friends called …
You’ll have to forgive me for the picture to the right. I scoured the internet for a solid ten minutes before finally settling on a picture of Darnell McDonald in a Reds uniform. Maybe if I had waited until tomorrow, I’d find a picture …
For as diminutive in stature as Padres second baseman David Eckstein is, the guy has a somewhat surprising amount of power. Eckstein hit eight homers in 2002 with the Angels and eight in 2005 with the Cardinals, knocking in more than 60 runs each …
Joakim Noah is quickly establishing himself as an All-NBA talker with his game not far behind. Prior to the start of the Bulls/Cavs playoff series, we noted that Joakim Noah wanted to face the top dogs in the Eastern Conference, calling them the …
Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of Vin Scully calling Dodgers games — a truly remarkable feat. Several people wrote tributes to Vin including Tony Jackson at ESPNLA, Eric Stephen at TrueBlueLA, and the Associated Press. All of those were …
Getting prepared for this week’s NFL draft, I began looking at some of our past draft stories here at LBS. At that point it became pretty clear to me that we have been pretty nails on our predictions. With that in mind, I’d like to pump …
How early is too early to talk about a team’s struggles or successes in Major League Baseball when the season is still incredibly young? Should we give a team until at least the start of May before we either start singing their praises or …
Within the last three years at least five prominent boxers have died. One was an accident, three were suicides, and one was a murder crime. Most recently, Venezuelan lightweight champion Edwin Valero committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail …
Of all eight first-round series in the NBA playoffs, most people figured the Suns/Trail Blazers would feature the least intrigue. Phoenix finished the season winning 14 of their last 16 games, a span that included a 10-game winning streak. …
Usually I’m taking up for the NHL and hoping their popularity grows. Tonight, I’m relieved hockey’s not as big in the U.S. as some other sports. Had hockey been more popular nationwide, Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle might have …
The Spurs lost Game 1 of their Western Conference 1st round series to the Mavericks 100-94. The game was close but close is not good enough when you’re trying to win an NBA title and beat a loaded team like the Mavericks. Spurs coach Gregg …