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Quick, someone alert Don Henley: it appears the boys of summer have gone. The worst part about it is that it isn’t even June yet. At some point over the last six weeks you probably can remember how one player or another made you crazy and remember …
As we wrote in March, the Angels had one of the best giveaways ever planned for their May 10th game against the White Sox. They gave away wrestling masks to every single fan in attendance with the goal of setting the Guinness World Record for the …
It wasn’t long ago that the Dodgers were one of the hottest tickets in LA and one of the top drawing teams in baseball. This year, the Dodgers are eighth in MLB in home attendance (according to ESPN’s figures), trailing their neighbors to …
Last week we told you that Chad Ochocinco was planning to ride bulls during the NFL lockout on the Professional Bull Riding tour. Now we have some details on the actual event. PBR COO Sean Gleason issued Ochocinco a challenge which he accepted (no …
Three-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun is signed with the Milwaukee Brewers through 2020. Three years ago Braun signed an eight-year contract with the team that ran through 2015. Both sides decided to extend that deal with a …
“Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum killed the Los Angeles Lakers. Ron Artest is a mess. Lamar Odom could net L.A. some great pieces. The Lakers should trade for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. It’s the only chance L.A. …
MLB met with umpire Joe West a year ago to try and harness his behavior. Now it’s time for them to pull the plug and finally fire him. West was a part of two ejections in the Red Sox-Twins series this weekend and his comportment has been …
Is soccer the most gnarly sport in the world or something? Europeans would certainly argue that that is the case, but until recently I was more inclined to associated diving and dancing with soccer than toughness. While the NFL becomes increasingly …
A little over a month ago, Dennis Rodman had his jersey retired by the Detroit Pistons. Some consider Rodman to be a legend for his basketball career — particularly his tremendous defense — while many, many others only know him as the …
Many crushed Lakers fans spent the day Monday sulking and wondering how a team that was supposed to reach the Finals got swept by the Dallas Mavericks. Some people focused on the drama between Pau and Kobe. Others looked at the cheap shots by Andrew …
For those of you wondering why Ray Allen was left open after taking the handoff from Garnett by the baseline, it’s because nobody on Miami thought he could dunk. Boy did he prove them wrong in the worst way. I never knew Ray Allen could get …
Many media members have decided that Dwight Howard is going to leave Orlando for Los Angeles. Dwight hasn’t indicated that was the case, but he also didn’t help himself when he refused to answer a question about his future in a recent …
Kevin Durant and Greivis Vasquez are squaring off against each other in the NBA playoffs, but they’re actually used to playing on the same side. TNT shared a story about Vasquez and Durant during Game 4 of the Grizzlies-Thunder playoff series, …
Chris Bosh, there are just some things that are better left kept to yourself. How you felt entering your first playoff game in Boston on a monstrous stage is one of them. As Pro Basketball Talk shared with us, Bosh admitted he was (take your choice …
On Saturday, we passed along the news that actor Larry Thomas, better known as the Soup Nazi, attended the Mets-Dodgers game at Citi Field. The Soup Nazi was at the game “to give DVD prizes to fans at Citi Field who correctly answered trivia …
It’s starting to look more and more like Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be returning to the ring. Last week we told you his uncle and trainer, Roger Mayweather, said he anticipated Floyd would fight by the end of summer. Adding to that speculation …
