It was August 26th 1995, just after 8 o’clock on a balmy 94-degree summer evening in a modest southern California suburb, just outside of San Fernando. In the middle of a fresh-cut lush green backyard lawn, a boy laid flat on his back, gazed blankly into the night sky, and popped a baseball back-and-forth from his…
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Jeremy Lin led the New York Knicks to a win over the Los Angeles Lakers while pouring in 38 points and 7 assist. Now allow me to repeat that without laughing. Some dude from Harvard has won 3 straight games, and he just led the Knicks to a win over the Lakers with 38 points (damn…
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So Will Ferrell announced the starting lineups for the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets last night. How he got the job is kind of confusing. I guess he was in town to film a movie, and David Stern called and said, “Hey Will, could you come to the arena and do a favor for…
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Now that Kobe Bryant has passed Shaquille O’Neal for the fifth spot on the all-time scoring list. Now I think we can fully assess the trade that sent Shaquille O’Neal to the Miami Heat for a bag of peanuts and a lawn chair. One has to conclude that the Lakers won that trade. I know that’s a news flash…
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I can’t tell you how great it feels to watch Peyton Manning Stand up to the Indianapolis Colts. I might throw a parade. As a matter of fact I’m putting together a party at King of Diamonds (Miami style), and Pacman Jones is on the guest list. We’re going to have singles and scrippers. Make sure…
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The NFL season is less than a week away from being over, and now I’m faced with the same predicament I face every single February … the “what now?” predicament. I am fully aware that other sports exist; the NBA is in full swing, March Madness is right around the corner, and hockey is, um,…
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Derrick Rose is the next coming of some Zeus like basketball figure. He’s the greatest ever. “Derrick Rose is this mixture between Michael Jordan and Brock Lesnar. I literally don’t know how you stop him!” Well I’d just let him take jump shots because dude can’t shoot. Alright let’s come down to reality (For all…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have found themselves in a very interesting position. While they’re losing games in a Cleveland like fashion1. They are also poised to follow the small market blueprint to success. If you haven’t been paying attention to the NBA for the last three decades let me catch you up on the Cavaliers history…
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The singer Prince once changed his name, and now the baseball player Prince has officially changed his team. The difference is the singer amassed a large fortune before changing. The baseball player will amass his after. Prince Fielder’s new team – the Detroit Tigers – signed him to a contract reportedly worth 214 million dollars over the next nine seasons. That number is big…
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This is the main event. You have Ball So Hard University on one side, and the Golden Boy on the other. John Harbaugh vs The Hoodie. There’s the always doubted Joe Flacco against New England’s Swiss Cheese defense. This is what we call, “Go Time” on the block (knock that stick off my shoulder style). Both…
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