• nba

    Utah Jazz's Family Ticket Pack Packs More Family

    Many NBA teams have a four-pack family plan on quieter nights, perhaps against less popular opponents. You know, tickets, hot dogs, maybe Cokes... the usual. By our quick count, over a third of the league brandishes such a package. (Here's a hint: if your team was already selling out games despite being lousy, you don't have a family pack.) However, the Utah Jazz had to make certain adjustments to make it work for them: More »

    2:30 PM on Sun Nov 30 2008
    By Tuffy
    6,721 views, 42 comments

    Most discussed White Speed Receiver: So who gets the assists for 5 of the 6 kids? Only the oldest actually looks like John. more »

  • NBA

    Miserable Stephon Marbury Gives Thanks to Knicks by Ripping D'Antoni's Dog-Walking Skills

    The Knicks are quietly stumbling toward legitimacy this season under Mike D'Antoni, but still can't seem to peacefully rid themselves of the one player who embodies their past failures, Stephon Marbury. D'Antoni even extended an olive branch toward Steph by offering him a starting job, but that didn't go well. Marbury not-so-respectfully declined and went to the New York Post to air his grievances. The most Starbury quote fingered D'Antoni as shady: "I wouldn't trust him to walk my dog across the street." More »

    12:26 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By DAULERIO
    4,273 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Gourmet Spud: Mike D'Antoni walks dogs at a ridiculously fast pace. more »

  • nhl

    Is The NHL Gaining On The NBA (Again)?

    You may have missed this in the Friday afternoon "please let this week be over" crunch, but it's not too late to read this important post over at Puck Daddy. Well, important if you care about the friendly rivalry between delusional NBA apologists and bitter NHL pedants. Believe it or not, there was actually a time when it looked like the NHL might surpass the NBA as America's favorite post-Super Bowl diversion—and it might have if it wasn't for that pesky financial collapse/missing season. That dream is still a long way off, but looking at the numbers suggests the two sports may be closer than you think. More »

    2:45 PM on Mon Nov 24 2008
    By Dashiell Bennett
    6,072 views, 66 comments

    Most discussed Wyshynski: And yet neither of these stories deals with what can only be called The NHL Closer Effect. more »

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    The Legend Of Scotty Brooks

    As you may be aware—if anyone can ever truly be "aware" of Oklahoma City basketball—the Thunder fired head coach P.J. Carlesimo on Friday, because frankly ... the beard has seen better days. More importantly, he has been replaced on an interim basis with a name I thought I might never hear again—Scott Brooks. Maybe I'm revealing my age a bit, but I was appalled to read that news and then see it followed by this statement from a young blogger: More »

    2:00 PM on Mon Nov 24 2008
    By Dashiell Bennett
    7,769 views, 35 comments

    Most discussed bigredgambler: Man don't remind me of the thriving Patroon's from back in the day. Vince Askew, Scotty Brooks, Nate McMillan and more »

  • nba closer

    The Thunder Lose To The Hornets, Take Two

    Chris Paul had a triple double in the Hornets 109-97 win over the Thunder. With 29 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, Paul had help from David West who scored a season-high 33 points. Oklahoma City, who fired their coach P.J. Carlesimo Saturday was playing under the guidance of interim coach Scott Brooks. Clearly the change wasn't enough, as the Thunder dropped two games to the Hornets in as many days. More »

    10:30 AM on Sun Nov 23 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    1,047 views, 1 comment

    Latest by 7-8 Deville: Eat the head! more »

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    Vince Carter's Your Daddy

    Vince Carter bitch slapped his former team, scoring 39 points, hitting a game-tying three at the buzzer, and reverse dunking in the Nets 129-127 OT win over Toronto. The loss was bittersweet for the Raptors' Chris Bosh who finished the game with 42 points. New Jersey's Devon Harris contributed his own 30 points to the win before calling Carter's performance "incredible". More »

    10:30 AM on Sat Nov 22 2008
    By Sarah Schorno
    2,204 views, 11 comments

    Most discussed Token_Tennis_Fan: Is Carter or Marbury more loathsome? more »

  • NBA

    Ron Artest Speaks the Awful, Unvarnished Truth

    It's pretty rare to have an interview with Ron Artest that isn't entertaining, but the one he did in the latest issue of "King" magazine is unbelievably candid. Writer Thomas Golianopoulos was a former elementary school classmate of Artest's back at P.S. 122 in Astoria Queens, which evidently gave him a level of trust beyond most reporters. Artest answered his questions with even less of a filter than usual, revealing some pretty amazing stuff. Here are some of the most interesting/disgraceful/memorable quotes from "The Education of Ron Artest": More »

    2:30 PM on Fri Nov 21 2008
    By DAULERIO
    16,338 views, 71 comments

    Most discussed Matt_T: I remember I had to come to school in purple pants, purple jeans. I was pissed. Prince is going to slap more »

  • NBA

    Will The Real Shaq Twitter Feed Please Stand Up?

    This story involves technology and is written by an old person, so try to bear with me as I attempt to follow along. A few weeks ago, someone started using Twitter under the name Shaquille O'Neal. Everyone was all in a tizzy, until it was revealed that the person behind it was not really O'Neal. Fine. But now reports say that Shaq was so upset over the whole ordeal that he has started his own authentic Twitter, under the name The_Real_Shaq. So why should we believe this one? Let's go to the tale of the Tweets and see what we find. More »

    5:15 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Dashiell Bennett
    6,948 views, 26 comments

    Most discussed Encouraging Referee Pitman: Can I nominate "twitter" for most effeminate word in the English language? more »

  • NBA

    George Karl Does Not Miss Allen Iverson

    So how is that Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups trade working out? Funny you should ask! The Nuggets are 5-1 since adding Billups. The Pistons are just 3-3 with A.I., but they did win three straight on the road and gave the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season. So everyone's happy, right? You bet they are! But maybe no one is more quietly pleased than Denver coach George Karl. Ok, maybe not so quietly—since he's just flat out saying that Iverson was a coach's nightmare. (Especially if your coach happens to be George Karl.) More »

    11:00 AM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Dashiell Bennett
    7,248 views, 37 comments

    Most discussed Gourmet Spud: He's not the only one with bad feelings. According to Nene, "A.I. borrow Nene's soap; no give it back." more »

  • nba

    Scot Pollard Enjoys Showing Off His Championship Ring

    Hey look, everyone! There's former Celtics superstar(?) and current free agent Scot Pollard showing off his championship ring the only way he knows how: by making sure his other useless fingers are out of the way and huddled inside his fist, allowing him to raise his important middle finger loud and proud to the camera. Evidently, this is Pollard's new "thing". More »

    7:00 PM on Sat Nov 15 2008
    By Rick Paulas
    14,556 views, 14 comments

    Most discussed Kid Canada: pretty much every personality type in Boston is represented here But where are all the black people? more »