The New York Knicks’ season ticket-holder showcase was not well received by...
Like the New York Knicks, Manhattan's Beacon Theatre in upper Broadway is a fabled and well-respected institution worth the sort of blessed treatment usually afforded to the Yankees, question about Ed...
View ArticleDave Winfield Jr. picks future collegiate home … for basketball, not baseball
Just in time for the throes of baseball's postseason, the son of a baseball legend has officially selected his future collegiate home, with a twist: He's not heading there for baseball. As first...
View ArticleScottish bookstore shelves Lance Armstrong bio in ‘Fiction’
So we all pretty much agree that no matter what the truth may be, Lance Armstrong's reputation is in tatters, yes? Given the United States Anti-Doping Association's damning report on Armstrong's...
View ArticleA sampling of the amenities that made Arsenal club of the year for customer...
Arsenal have been named named the club of the year in a new set of awards run by the Premier League and the VisitEngland tourism board for providing the best customer service to fans. That service was...
View ArticleBrook Lopez attends NY Comic Con, meets heroes, leaves teammate behind
Twin big men Brook and Robin Lopez are well known as a little goofy, particularly for the overtly serious and tough mindset of the NBA. In this world, it's a little weird for a 7-footer to admit a love...
View ArticlePatrick Willis doesn’t know who Matt Millen is, responds to Millen’s...
Before he became the worst general manager in this history of professional sports and a perfectly execrable football analyst, Matt Millen was actually a pretty decent NFL linebacker. Quite good,...
View ArticleTarget Practice, Week 6: Antonio Gates shows up, finally
If there was anything for Chargers fans to feel good about following Monday night's collapse (obviously there wasn't, not really, but let's just fake it), then the reemergence of Antonio Gates was...
View ArticleBrandon Prust shows how much easier P.R. is for players with impromptu game...
I hate to open this post talking about the difficulties of the owners, but on the public relations front, they do face a few . For one thing, when it comes to being young and handsome, and thus,...
View ArticleConcession Speech: 2012 Oakland Athletics
With the regular season over, teams are facing an offseason filled with golf rounds and hot-stove strategy. But we're not going to let them get off that easy. No sir. No way. In an attempt to bring...
View ArticleAlbert Pujols fondly recalled at NLCS by St. Louis fan with snarky signs...
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals seem to have done well for themselves without slugger Albert Pujols, who signed a $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels last offseason. After all, here they...
View ArticleHeisman Watch: Geno Smith and Collin Klein square off
This week is very special for the Heisman race — it's the first time two legitimate Heisman contenders will face each other. West Virginia's Geno Smith will square off against Kansas State's Collin...
View ArticlePrized Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel cleared to play right away
Two of the top five freshmen in the nation still await word from the NCAA on their status. A third will officially be allowed to play. Whereas UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad and Kyle Anderson remain in limbo...
View ArticleSidney Crosby didn’t try to break Claude Giroux’s wrists, but if he did, good
Shortly after the Philadelphia Flyers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, Claude Giroux went under the knife to repair fractures to both of his wrists. But the symmetrical scars remain, and...
View ArticleBall Don’t Lie’s 2012-13 NBA Season Previews: The Philadelphia 76ers
For the first time in two years we'll have an orthodox, full-length NBA season to look forward to. No lockout nonsense, and precious little obsession as to whether or not LeBron James will ever win...
View ArticleConcession Speech: 2012 Baltimore Orioles
With the regular season over, teams are facing an offseason filled with golf rounds and hot-stove strategy. But we're not going to let them get off that easy. No sir. No way. In an attempt to bring...
View ArticleUtah youth coach who decked player avoids felony charges
A 38-year-old youth football coach has been cleared of potential felony charges after a federal court found that the shoulder barge he used to knock down a 13-year-old opposing player during the run of...
View ArticleCarlos Beltran hurt, replacement Matt Carpenter homers for Cards in NLCS Game 3
ST. LOUIS — Even the replacement for the best postseason slugger in history came out swinging in the playoffs. Filling in for an injured Carlos Beltran, rookie Matt Carpenter lined a go-ahead two-run...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers blasts Shannon Sharpe’s ‘stupid’ and ‘uninformed’ criticism...
There was no doubt that before the Green Bay Packers laid the wood to the Houston Texans' top-ranked defense in a 42-24 road win on Sunday night, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had not been at his...
View ArticleDallas Mavericks reinstate Delonte West, finally bringing end to interminable...
I think we all remember where we were when we found out that veteran combo guard Delonte West had been suspended indefinitely by the Dallas Mavericks for conduct detrimental to the team following a...
View ArticleThe woman at the center of the silly A-Rod flirting controversy has been...
Just in case you were wondering what type of woman would have the power to distract the great Alex Rodriguez from his game, it looks like we have some more info. The New York Post says her name is...
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