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The Rutgers-USF Women's Basketball Game Ended With A Scuffle And Two Middle Fingers Last Night
With under a minute to play and her team up five against USF last night, Rutgers forward Chelsey Lee rebounded a missed shot and was promptly fouled — spiritedly — by Bulls center Porche Grant. The 6'2" senior kept advancing, and eventually got thrown out of the game with a flagrant technical foul...
Pre-Mamba Kobe's High School Highlights, To The Tune Of "One Shining Moment"
Before Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion with a shoe contract and a short film, he was just a regular high school kid who was documented by famous sports photographers on his way to class and who brought R&B stars to the prom. To remind us of that fact, someone from his alma mater, Lower Me...
They Called The Cops On UTEP Coach Tim Floyd Last Night
Your morning roundup for Feb. 24, the day Edward James Olmos turns 63....
What We Talk About When We Talk About The Carmelo Anthony Trade
As the clamor surrounding the Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams trades mercifully subsides, it would be easy to lend credence, as some basketball observers have done, to a silly and shopworn conclusion: that the inmates are running the asylum. Last week, Dick Vitale used almost those exact words to...
Carmelo Anthony Decided That New York Was The Place To "Bring My Talent"
In the Knicks' live press conference this afternoon, it took approximately two questions for Carmelo Anthony to explain that he had sat down with his family and made a "decision" (or a Decision?) to "bring [his] talent" to New York. He shall be known as LeCarmelo....
MSG Demands New Yorkers Get Emotional About Carmelo's Not-Really Homecoming
The New York Knicks will officially introduce Carmelo Anthony with a press conference at 5:00 p.m. today, and he'll suit up against the Bucks two hours later. The hype has been sufficiently hyped: a bargain StubHub ticket is currently about $170 for a Mezzanine Corner seat. Not to be left out, the...
Italian Fans Will Miss Gallinari, Russians счастливый To See Mozgov Go, According To Ethnic Sources
Today's Times offers a second-day story on the Melo trade. You will best appreciate the piece if you read it in silly accents and embrace two of the ethnic stereotypes not often associated with the NBA!...
Caltech Basketball Win Raises Record To 1-310 In Last 311 Conference Games
Your morning roundup for Feb. 23, the day Rahm Emanuel starts cursing at the phrase "staggering unfunded pension liabilities."...
Jim Dolan And Isiah Thomas Were Not Responsible For This Photo
Your morning roundup for Feb. 22, the day Carmelo Anthony made orange look good again....
Lament Of The Knicks Fan Living Under The Specter Of Isiah
We see the masses in Tunisia, in Egypt, in Libya, and we rejoice. We rejoice for the rare illustration of that most deeply held human belief — that the people must not be subject to the leadership they do not choose. We rejoice, and yet we are conflicted, because we feel ground under a similar despo...
Here's Kobe Bryant Getting A Little Testy With Reporters Last Night
After scoring 37 points on 14-for-26 shooting in last night's All-Star Game, Kobe sat through a lot of post-game interviews. He seemed a little tired — irritable, even. Maybe it is from being around all the young folk, after all....
Despite Appearances, This Goalie Is Not Wearing A Mask Of Human Skin
Your morning roundup for Feb. 21, the day we swear off coffee....
Justin Bieber Is More Valuable Than Scottie Pippen On The Basketball Court, Too
Your morning roundup for Feb. 19, the day Wisconsin edges closer to Cairo of the Heartland....
More Meaningless, Meaningless Words From Carmelo Anthony
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Melo talks trade, except he doesn't really....
How The NBA Ruined The H-O-R-S-E Competition
This is Regressing, a numbers-minded column by our clever friends at the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. Today: The NBA's H-O-R-S-E competition was doomed to fail....
NBA All-Star Joe Johnson Likes Bling, Dislikes Paying For It
According to a complaint filed by Pak's Jewelers in Milwaukee, Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks placed a $74,389.20 order for a variety of bejeweling accessories but "never paid any portion of the monetary balance."...
Grant Wahl's FIFA Candidacy Is Stupid, And That's Kind Of The Point
SI's Grant Wahl has announced his intentions to run for President of FIFA against Sepp Blatter when Blatter's term expires in June. It's a big joke, of course — a man without any executive experience. The sad part is that it's less of a joke than Blatter seeking a fourth term....
Now, Blake Griffin Is Posterizing Backboards With His Head
Your morning roundup for Feb. 17, the day local politics in at least one American city gets real (entertaining)....
Kanye West Will Crash Rihanna's NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show On Sunday
He had 2010's best album, best album cover, and best tweets. And now, in the midst of a relatively silent period for Ye, an in-the-know tipster tells us he'll make a surprise appearance during Rihanna's halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Sunday....
Katie Baker Has Been Poached By Bill Simmons For His Forthcoming Editorial Project
Our great friend and part-time contributor (even though everyone who worked here considered her full-time), has decided to leave the lush life of freelance writing while praying her day job co-workers at The Prominent Money Managing Vampire Squid would not find out its Katie Baker was the same as t...