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more about #russia more comments → Artie Fufkin: That's pretty sad that the owner of a basketball team was murdered....Ohhh, women's basketball. nevermind. #mikhailprokhorov more » Pedro Cuatrocinco: Kalmanovich is also a former KGB spy who spent time in an Israeli prison for espionage. Run it by Francesa. I'm sure he's all over it like Francesa o... more » Hit Bull Win Steak: and a light bulb appears above the collective heads of Redskins Nation. #mikhailprokhorov more » Phintastic: Possible assassinations of NBA owners could give the regular season the jolt of excitement it's been lacking. I'm on board with this. #mikhailprokhorov more » ArkansasFred: This is what happens when you name Robert Ludlum commissioner of FIBA’s EuroLeague Women. #mikhailprokhorov more » MattinglysSideburns: To make matters worse, at the time of his murder, Kalmanovich was dressed as Costas Christofi for Halloween. #mikhailprokhorov more » AzureTexan: You know, it's the whole "shoot first, pass second" mentality that will destroy Russian basketball. #mikhailprokhorov more » Steve U: I'll tell you one thing - those drive-by assassins sure had solid fundamentals. #mikhailprokhorov more » ArkansasFred: I think it's safe to assume that Kalmanovich was hiding a secret physics formula that would turn all of the world's borscht into something exponential... more » dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac: Bill Laimbeer better have an airtight alibi. #mikhailprokhorov more » MarkKelsosMigraine: Personally, I enjoy the Spartak Moscow women's basketball team's zany mascot, "Toothless Woman in Babushka Waiting in Line 7 Hours for Big Mac!" more » Hustler of Culture: Russia sounds exciting #mikhailprokhorov more » Steve U: but you have to be prepared to accept the grayness. Unless, of course, you happen to be Emmitt Smith, Keith Hernandez, or Walt Frazier. #mikhailprok... more » BruschisBrewsky: I'm sorry, but I cannot look away from the fact that this man's hairline starts in the middle of his damn forehead. I blame Soviet nuclear testing. more » Chris Hanson's Axe: What's... "Soviet stuff"? Well, I could create an empire based on the shady business deals I made under a weak and corrupt post-communist-empire gove... more » -
#basketball
Owning A Russian Basketball Team Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
If future Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov ever invites you to watch a game in the owner's box, don't accept. Not only will you be stuck watching the Nets, there's a decent chance you'll be caught up in an assassination attempt. More » -
#nba
To Sell Nets, NBA Might Have To Look The Other Way On The Soviet Stuff
Running a financial and criminal background check on a Russian oligarch is not as easy as it sounds. "Information can be had, but you have to be prepared to accept the grayness." Wait, that's exactly how it sounds. [NYTimes] -
#soccer
Your Monday Morning Hooligan War
Russian soccer fans launch a knock-down, drag-out brawl that I'm guessing has very little to do with soccer. Kudos to the winning side for keeping the headstomping of unconscious dudes on the sidewalk to a minimum. [DirtyTackle] -
#nba
Russian Dude Will Build Arena, Buy Nets, Annex New Jersey (UPDATE)
Russian basketboligarch Mikhail Prokhorov has gone from maybe chipping in a few dollars to build a new arena for the Nets to offering to take over the whole dang team—and maybe the entire NBA while he's at it. More » -
#soccer
Russian Soccer Fan Takes Penalty Kick, Wins Visit To Gulag
Goofball runs on the pitch before pivotal penalty try in the Spartak Moscow game this weekend—and nails the kick himself! Gooooal! His "re-education" is going very well, by the way. [Off The Post] -
#nhl
Russian Website Publishes Photos Of Alexei Cherepanov's Blood Doping Injections
Russian hockey prospect Alexei Cherepanov died on the ice last year and in the post-mortem was accused of blood doping, an accusation made slightly more credible by these photos of him happily taking injections in his arm. More » -
