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Three Presumed Mismatches In NBA Playoffs Tonight
If the 76ers hadn't pulled off that Game 1 upset in Auburn Hills, tonight's NBA Playoff games would have the feel of a night off. The Celtics were terrifying against the Hawks in Game One and seem unlikely to remain so. The Lakers appears well on their way to continuing Allen Iverson's enobling fail...
ESPN Insists You Watch Them Torture Miguel Tejada
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN's E:60 unleashes its orchestrated ambush of Miguel Tejada in all of its uncomfortable, Schapp'd-up glory. They couldn't sit on the story long enough because, well, a 33-year-old man posing as a 31-year-old is something that needs to be revealed as soon as possible so that...
Pistons Eat Jerseys, Choke On Game
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who's in bed smoking a cigarette after a fulfilling weekend of playoff action. When he's not replaying the events over and over in his head, you can find him basking in the afterglow at Basketbawful. Enjoy! Memo to the Pistons: You might wanna take these gu...
Free Darko On Detroit-Philadelphia
We're looking at every NBA Playoff series through the eyes of both Free Darko and Basket Bawful. Here's Free Darko's look at the Cleveland Cavaliers-Washington Wizards series. Your author is Dr. LawyerIndianChief....
Get Along, 76ers
Here are some more not-so-revealing photos of an NBA dance team, courtesy of internet rapscallion Don Chavez, who pulled these pictures of the Sixers dance team acting like an ample-bosomed professional dance team out at a bar, from some unsuspecting member's Webshots album. The significance of thi...
Philadelphia Versus Detroit: The Feel-Good Killer Series
Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Eastern Conference today, continuing with the series between the Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers, which begins Sunday....
Highway Robbery In The NBA
In more than 20 years of following professional basketball, I've never seen anything like this. The Philadelphia 76ers had seemingly beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers 90-89. Time had expired. The Sixers were in their locker room celebrating. But stop the presses! The referees had — after reviewing the ...
The NBA Playoff Guest List Is Ready. Guess Who's Not Invited?
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who don't want to work. He just want to bang on the drum all day. When he's not quoting obscure 80s lyrics, you can find him watching old episodes of The Smurfs at Basketbawful. Enjoy! Psyche! Part I. The game was over. The Sixers had won. In fact, the team...
Jason Smith Might Be A Little Itchy
According to ex-adult entertainer Mary Carey, Sixers rookie big man Jason Smith was the victim of her spider-monkey-esque make-out session on Monday night. Smith, the Sixers 20th pick in the 2007 draft, has provided playoff-bound Sixers some additional big-man depth off the bench this season but, ac...
The Sixers Are Good Now, So Mary Carey Shall Climb Them
How about those Sixers? it was only a few short months ago that the team was in a completely understandable death spiral, thought to be rebuilding, being encouraged to dump its expensive players to stock up for the future. And now? Well, the Sixers are on the cusp of miraculously making the playoffs...
Avery And Spitzer Connected By More Than New York
Rangers left wing Sean Avery, former beau of Elisha Cuthbert and Rachel Hunter, has popped up in the black book of Manhattan madam-to-the-stars Kristin Davis (not to be confused with actress in unwatchable Manhattan fantasy show for harpies Kristin Davis). Unlike fellow Davis client former Gov. Eli...
Davidson Is Now Just One Game Away
Storming The Floor looks at last night's Sweet 16 action....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Michigan State
Memphis Tigers (35-1) vs. Michigan State Spartans (27-8) When: 9:57 p.m. ET tonight Where: Houston...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Kansas Vs. Villanova
Kansas Jayhawks (33-3) vs. Villanova Wildcats (22-12) When: 9:40 p.m. ET tonight Where: Detroit...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Texas Vs. Stanford
Texas Longhorns (30-6) vs. Stanford Cardinal (28-7) When: 7:27 p.m. ET tonight Where: Houston...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Wisconsin Vs. Davidson
Wisconsin Badgers (31-4) vs. Davidson Wildcats (28-6) When: 7:10, tonight Where: Detroit...
The Sweet 16 Begins, And Bruce Pearl Is Ready
We bring you this picture of Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, from The Dirty, because, well, because the tournament's about to kick back going again, and it's Bruce Pearl....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Tennessee Vs. Louisville
Tennessee Volunteers (31-4) vs. Louisville Cardinals (26-8) When: 9:57 p.m. Where: Charlotte...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Western Kentucky
UCLA Bruins (33-3) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (29-6) When: 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Phoenix...
STF's South Regional Preview
Now that we are down to just sixteen teams, STF will profile each Regional lineup to see how we got here, what the Sweet 16 really means to each participating school, and who has the best chance to advance to San Antonio. The final here, the South Region....