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Michael Jackson Dies. Chad Johnson Says It's "Just As Sad As 9/11."
The LA Times is saying King of Pop Michael Jackson died today after suffering a heart attack. He was 50. Because this is a sports blog, here's a video, via NESW Sports, of Jackson playing one-on-one with Michael Jordan. RIP. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by IanKinslerFan: Can someone put this in perspective for me with Farrah Fawcett? What girl would she be compared to today? I... 11 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
Sportswear Company Outplays Nike, Loses Anyway
It's a classic underdog tale—an upstart company devises a brilliant product plan, employs pluck and good fortune to make their dream a reality, and takes on the big boys....and then is summarily crushed by a large, multinational corporation. More »
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Comment by the earl of weaver: ...people will buy anything even remotely associated with Michael Jordan. Psssh. That's not true. /closes medicine cabinet with 13 year old bottle... 5 Responses | Other threads
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nba
Tony Parker Needs New Defensive Help
Like many rich people, Tony Parker's house is filled with valuable commodities. Or it was, until the security guard hired to protect said valuables decided to steal some and sell them on Craigslist instead. More »
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Kobe Bryant's Greatness Lacks Airness
"...Jordan broke his challengers, convincing every player in the NBA that no one else had what it takes ...Kobe Bryant, too, tests his opponents' will-but sometimes they pass the test. The real lesson of the Olympics: "Pick up a few pointers from Kobe, and maybe you can take him." [Slate] More » -
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Michael Jordan Loves Chicago Almost As Much As He Loves Nike
An animatronic Jordan doll donned a Blackhawks jersey at the United Center this weekend, to show his support for the "hometown" boys—but not before he had team officials sew a red patch over the Reebok logo. Nothing to see here, Mr. Knight! [Puck Daddy]
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Comment by Quake 'n' Shake: This is the closest we'll ever get to seeing Blackhawks gear on an African-American. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Adorable Michael Jordan Thinks He Can Still Play
Yesterday, I implied that Michael Jordan's reaction to his Hall Of Fame induction might be indifference or dismissal of such a trifle, but it was even worse than I imagined. The guy is actually insulted! More »
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Comment by ZombieTorre: Can they just let MJ, Allan Houston, Shawn Kemp, Reggie Miller, and Shaq form a super team of 90s greats... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Former Chicago Bull Receives Minor Accolade
The Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2009 class today, which means that Michael Jordan is finally getting some kind of recognition for his basketball career. More »
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Comment by ghostsoftheSCupcountry: The guy is almost universally recognized as the greatest player of all time. Bill Russell would like to call bullshit on... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Michael Jordan's Son Leads Team to Illinois High School State Championship
Watching his boy Marcus dominate from his spot in the stands, His Airness was reportedly quite misty-eyed. Maybe he was embarrassed by the Kurt Rambis prescription specs? More »
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By Gourmet SpudComment by KOGOD: Jerry West's kid falls into that group. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Michael Jordan On Verge Of Getting Married Again?
So says the remarkably unreliable gossip hounds at Media Takeout who've "caught wind" that "word on the street" is MJ and girlfriend Yvette Prieto are about to get hitched. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by ArkansasFred: Things I've learned: 1.) A "pinktoe" is a young white woman with a proclivity for black mean. 2.) Media Takeout has... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Meet Dr. James Andrews: The Man Who Operates On Your Favorite Player
In the last two decades, Dr. James Andrews became the de facto orthopaedic surgeon to sports stars everywhere. His name is synonymous with sports surgery, as is his location in Birmingham, Alabama. Now Fast Company takes you inside the operating room with the man who fixed Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Drew Brees, Roger Clemens, Bo Jackson, and pretty much any other famous athlete you can think of who has been injured. Meet Dr. James Andrews. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by LeNoceur: My urologist uses the same greeting. 2 Responses | Other threads
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michael jordan
This Is Why He's Michael Jordan And You Are Not
I'll be honest, I think it's one of the coolest things in the world that Michael Jordan smokes a cigar while he plays softball. Think of how many people in the world could actually get away with that? Probably George Clooney. Or Fidel Castro. Anybody else does it they just look they're trying too hard to project an air of power and invincibility they don't possess. But Jordan could smoke a cigar during church and still pull it off. But it turns out the little photo-op captured by TMZ didn't impress the American Cancer Society, who fired off a strongly-worded letter condemning MJ's toke-age: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Dead Wrestlers Society: He's not playing softball, he's just trying to fight off Cuba Gooding, Jr. 4 Responses | Other threads
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michael jordan
Michael Jordan Finds A New Underwear Buddy
It is perhaps fitting that the greatest athlete of our generation — sorry, the generation before ours — has spent the last three years pretending to scout for the Bobcats and making underwear ads. Sure, hey, who doesn't hang out with Kevin Bacon, playing pool and tossing packaged briefs back and forth? More »
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By Will LeitchComment by kayceebk: @Laser Guided: No, but he is still making money off of The Wraith more » | Other threads
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larry brown
Larry Brown, Moving Again
Forgive us for not posting the flashing alert siren on the top of the site now that Larry Brown is heading to the land of Charlotte. This will be his ninth NBA job, which is pretty insane; did Chris Gatling even bounce around that much? The real shock is that there was no Lupica column about it this morning. Alas, tomorrow. More »
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Michael Jordan Vs. "The Sheen Machine"
Back in 1988, there was some sort of network program called "War Of The Stars," We're guessing it was like that "Network Stars" show, but, you know, less popular, and with more Dick Van Patten. Well, NESW Sports has dug up archive footage of a young Michael Jordan playing basketball against ... Martin and Charlie Sheen. More »
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Sleep Like Mike
If you've got extra space in your crib and have asked yourself recently, "What's a great way to blow some of my hard-earned cash on a completely unverifiable piece of athlete memorabilia?" then today is yours to rejoice in: You could be the owner of Michael Jordan's old, dirty water bed from when he was just a spindly-legged millionaire shooting guard with a receding hair-line and pair of ugly red and black high-tops. More » -
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Sure, He's, Uh, Doing Some Bobcats Scouting
We were busy at this show tonight, so we're late on the uptake, but we will say this: We don't think we'll ever get used to seeing Michael Jordan wearing Illini colors. We wonder if Tar Heels fans will ever get used to it either. More »
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By LeitchComment by Come a little Miroslav Klose You're My Kind of Man: @Ickenham: Maybe she's into that? more » | Other threads
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Michael Jordan Is Paying A Wee Bit In His Divorce Settlement
Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan got engaged on New Years Eve, 1987. Jordan was in his third year in the NBA at the time, and had just filmed a Nike commercial with Spike Lee. They were married almost two years later — in Las Vegas, of course — and they signed a "post-nuptial agreement," whatever that is, a year after the wedding. We don't know the exact terms of that "post-nuptial agreement," but it clearly didn't work out well for Michael. More » -
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Michael Jordan Ready To Bag Champaign Coeds
Beware, Alpha Phis gallivanting around at Kam's or C.O.'s: Michael Jordan's gonna hit your campus soon, and he doesn't care for your "no cigar smoking inside" rules. More » -
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Take A Number To Grind With MJ
This photo, taken in Cabo San Lucas just a few weeks ago, proves once again that Michael Jordan, even years after retirement, continues to display the true heart of a champion. You have to admire a guy who isn't afraid to bump and grind while still smoking a cigar.
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By LeitchComment by HochuliApology: if that was really Jordan, more people would be looking at him from the floor. Like Ewing, Ehlo, Sitka...Starks... more » | Other threads
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NBA Remembers That Jordan Is An Executive
So last week, while taking a break from golf to watch the NCAA Tournament, Michael Jordan had the following to say about soon-to-be-former Texas phenom Kevin Durant. More »
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By LeitchComment by lorne bialystok: I like that the NBA can fine Phil Jackson more than what I make in a year for essentially farting... more » | Other threads
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Meet Michael Jordan's Online Mistress
As you might have heard, Michael Jordan — the "head of basketball operations" for the Charlotte Bobcats, hee hee — recently filed for divorce from his wife Juanita. He has been rumored to be involved in affairs for years, and now he's officially getting the Olbermann treatment: Someone has set up a Michael Jordan Mistress blog. The woman's name is Lisa Miceli, though a Web search makes it difficult to verify that as a feasible name of a Jordan mistress. It's still pretty entertaining, though. More »
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By LeitchComment by The Fake Gimel Martinez: I think we missed a very interesting quote here: I am thinking about doing a totally nude calendar for charity and... more » | Other threads
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Michael Jordan Clears Himself of Excess Baggage
Well, now I get to post while drinking. Fun. For your information, I'm drinking Yuengling because I'm at my parent's house and it's a choice between this and lactose free milk. More »
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By LeitchComment by Arn Ziffel: I guess it's true he'll get to have the social life of a college kid again. Man it's going to... more » | Other threads
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Hey, Somebody Wake Up Jordan Already
As we enter Day, what, 15? of the Where's Iverson Gonna Get Traded? countdown — we think it's a shame they can't find a way to get him to Minnesota, and we can't fathom why it makes sense to send him to Boston — we look back at yesterday's big news. Supposedly, Iverson turned down a trade to the Charlotte Bobcats, though the team has denied the story, wisely, because it's probably not a good thing when word gets out that no one wants to play for you. More » -
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Jordan Banned From Mountainous Region Of Western U.S.?
There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth last month at the news of Michael Jordan's acrobatic withdrawal from the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament at Stateline, Nev. Particularly annoying for many fans who had devoted large hunks of time — and considerable coin — to get to the tournament to see him was the fact that Jordan bailed only two days before the event. More » -
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Deadspin Field Trip: Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a real celebrity golf tournament? Yeah, neither have we. But because it's right next door to two major casinos, we are proud to report that Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler, who does more work around here than people realize, is going to attend The American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Stateline, Nev., this week. The tournament gets underway on Friday, but practice rounds begin tomorrow, and that's when the fun commences. Now, be aware that when Rick says he's "going to attend," what he really means is "he knows where there's a hole in the fence large enough for a person to squeeze through." More »
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Cultural Oddsmaker: Yeah, Call it a Comeback
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Well, He Has To Find SOME Reason To Sue
Wouldn't you think, if you were fortunate enough to have a striking physical resemblance to one of the most famous athletes/personalities on the planet, it might have some benefits? Might get you into a club easier? Maybe pick up a girl or two? More »
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By LeitchComment by grungedave: Has Isiah Thomas offered Heckard a max contract yet for looking like Jordan? Or is Isiah still trying to... more » | Other threads
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Sadly, It Appears, Michael Jordan Is Back
So here's a scary thought for you: Imagine thinking of Michael Jordan the same way you think of Isiah Thomas right now. More »
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By LeitchComment by Frank the Tank: After the emotional high of J.J. Redick's pissing antics and my main man Ozzie Guillen's headhunting carnage this past week,... more » | Other threads
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Favre, Jeter, Kobe, Barry... All Your Favorites
Harris Interactive conducts a poll every year to determine America's favorite athletes. Michael Jordan has occupied the top spot every year since 1993, but this year, Tiger Woods shoved him out of there like Bryon Russel, and Tiger took MJ's top spot. I guess the people of America really loved that goatee. More »
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By mjdeadspinComment by Creamy Goodness: This poll is total crap without Clinton Portis and/or Southeast Jerome, RIP. more » | Other threads
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Standing Taller Than Air
As you know, we try very hard to stay apolitical over here; one of the joys of sports is that you can watch a game with someone with the exact opposite belief system of you, and as long as you're rooting for the same team, you're best friends. More »
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By LeitchComment by Roger Klotz: Good thing he was overseas, or one of his brothers' bets could of gotten him killed, like his dad. more » | Other threads
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Michael, Magic, And Charles Want To Own Your Team
Magic Johnson is envisioning a plan where he, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley would combine to own and run an NBA franchise. I don't know how good that team would actually be, but I don't think there would be any question about which team's owners would be having the most fun in the luxury boxes. More »
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By mjdeadspinComment by spine_11: sounds like vegas is getting an expansion team. maybe in the spirit of pete rose-they can all be player/managers. 'coarse i... more » | Other threads
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michael jordan
Pro Stars JAMMIN'!
We know it's not random YouTube Wednesday — that makes it sound like a radio promotion, doesn't it? — but this was too delicious not to post. We don't remember that old cartoon show in the early '90s called "Pro Stars," but it apparently featured animated versions of Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Bo Jackson doing what they do best: Fighting crime! More »
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By LeitchComment by salvomania: Kinda creepy seeing the lascivious expression on MJ's face---maniacal smile, eyes wide, tongue hanging out---as grabs and carries off the... more » | Other threads
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Rewind: Jordan, Barkley Chesnning It Up
We posted something about this way back when we started this whole venture, but it's too funny not to mention again, particularly now that our corporate overlords at Gawker have picked it up. More »
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By LeitchComment by Hercules McAwesome: I'm trying to decide if the guy who had this video is gay for sending it to Gawker instead of... more » | Other threads
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He's A Sole Man
Guys used to have a good laugh at women for going to designer dress shows. "What's the point in looking at clothes you can never own?" we would ask. "It's pointless. Ah, you women are nuts." Of course, we would say that quietly to ourselves; we weren't stupid. More »
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By LeitchComment by Clyde Klutzzer: I had to check myself twice when I woke up two weekends ago at 8am to go cop some limited... more » | Other threads
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Old Athletes, Still Getting Fired Up
Weekend emperor The Mighty MJD dug up this fine tidbit of fun from The Miami Herald: Apparently a slightly intoxicated (really!) Lawrence Taylor caused a big scene at a Miami nightclub last week, embarrassing Michael Jordan and a not-gay-at-all Charles Oakley. More » -
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Athlete Run-Ins: Getting Ballsy With MJ
As we go through our athlete run-in stories, we notice a somewhat disturbing trend: The number of fans who bother athletes, taunt them into doing something stupid, and then tell the stories like they're cool. We like to make fun of athletes too — Lord knows it's not difficult — but, on the whole anyway, they are human beings and shouldn't have to deal with random dopes running up to them on the street and yelling "You suck!" Particularly when the only person with anything to lose in the interaction is the athlete; if he punches a guy, assholes like us will rip on him for it for all the world to see the next morning. It's a tough racket. More » -
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Michael Jordan's Sudden Inability To Speak
We have such huge blog crushes on the maniacs at Wizznutzz that it's somewhat embarassing to us and to our family. We love it muchly when they rip on Michael Jordan, like they did in this maddeningly brilliant post, but we've just discovered, via Mr. Irrelevant, their best find yet. More »
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By LeitchComment by Permanent4: Well, he's good, but he's no Tom Baker. ("Symphony! Number one! Even for monkey shaggers!") more » | Other threads
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The (Gasp) Michael Jordan Backlash
True Hoop brings up something we've been noticing in recent years: People are finding it acceptable to trash Michael Jordan. In retirement, it's safer to take jabs, we guess. More »
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By LeitchComment by Larry Bird Flu: It's pretty amazing that the second year of his Wizards comeback, statistically, was fairly impressive (for a player his age)... more » | Other threads
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Jordan Demands Your Rapt Attention!
We haven't heard from Michael Jordan in a while, and Michael Jordan doesn't like it when we haven't heard from him in a while. In a "wide-ranging" interview with "60 Minutes" — for Jordan, "wide-ranging" interviews basically mean there's no actual fellatio shown on screen — Jordan talks to the unfortunately earringed Ed Bradley about his tendency to be "stupid" while gambling, how he could still play in the NBA now if he wanted and even how to properly guard Ed Bradley down in the paint. More » -
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Michael Jordan Freaks Charles Barkley
We know this has been on the Web for a while, but still ... More »
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