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David Stern - Is He Satan, The Devil, Or Perhaps Just Beelzebub? (Spurs in Seven!)
May 21, 2008 | 12:29PM | nba is the worst
Up until the past few years, David Stern was considered among the best of the major sports' commissioners, having presided over the very successful mid to late '80's with Larry Bird's Celtics, Magic Johnson's Lakers, and last but not least, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. The NBA's popularity was on the upswing, and the future for Stern was rosy, to say the least.... Read More
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Jumping Ship in Seattle
Feb 18, 2008 | 5:52AM | HalfBaked
A decade or so ago, when the NBA was FAN-tastic and all the rage, when Michael Jordan was flying through the air winning titles and wagging his tongue and all was right in the basketball world, commissioner David Stern was a genius. Fans flocked to arenas, teams made money, at least most of the teams made money most of the time, a... Read More
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Who are the marketing geniuses behind this one?
Nov 07, 2007 | 1:52PM | WeirdWorld
When your sport is teetering on the edge of irrelevance, sometimes you've got to get a little creative with regard to your marketing strategy.
Roger Federer staking his claim as the greatest male tennis player of all time not doing anythin... Read More
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If You're Not Double-Faulting, You're Not Trying
Oct 27, 2007 | 7:37AM | HalfBaked
Always on the alert for stories highlighting the ridiculous in the world of sports, the following headline immediately grabbed my attention, although maybe not anyone else's, unless you're a tennis fan, or perhaps a gambling nut. Here's the Associated Press headline that I found so interesting: "ATP fines Davydenko for not... Read More
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My 2 Cents
Aug 20, 2007 | 2:25PM | RoRo
Vick you deserved it do the crime do the time. Now we'll be bombarded for the rest of the year with up to the second reporst on Vicks senten... Read More
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A good month for a few good men!
Aug 17, 2007 | 6:20PM | LuckyMike3
Well, only kinda good...I'm referring to the men; it's been a great month for some ####. This has been a good month, thoug... Read More
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Rumblings from the Across the Sports World
Aug 16, 2007 | 10:27AM | MistakeontheLake
Since I'm heading off to the coast for a long weekend (and by coast, I mean the Lake Erie coast, naturally) I thought I would pull together a few notes on the recent goings-on around the wide world of sports.
Layups...
Allan Houston became the latest in a bizarre string of retired superstars to recei... Read More
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Donaghy
Aug 15, 2007 | 11:16AM | minicooperfan85
what is up with this referee? i mean how much does this sort of thing happen? i've seen plenty of sports games where the calls are absolutely horrible so where does it end? there is a lot of money to be had in that gambling type. baseball umpires are probably the worst i would say. Read More
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Respect for the Game
Jul 29, 2007 | 12:37PM | jv4life_13
When I was 8 years old, I, like many other kids in the suburbs, played soccer at the local YMCA.
I was pretty good, not the best on my team, but easily one of the better players. And throught ... Read More
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HE SAID: Professional Sports. Why Bother?
Jul 27, 2007 | 9:08PM | ReverendRhythm
Somewhere in the suburbs of Atlanta, a father struggles to explain to his son why his favorite football player has been suspended from the National Football League. Upon learning of these repulsive violations, the son dejectedly folds the black, number 7 Fal... Read More
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BUSTED!!!!!
Jul 26, 2007 | 8:57AM | bweldon
No this is not about some corrupt politician, who was found to have his hand in the cookie jar (or our back pocket).
This is about the cheating in sports. It has been said many times that it is only cheating if y... Read More
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