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Watch Kevin Love Hit A Baseball Into The Upper Deck
The video below comes from a local Fox affiliate in Minnesota, and it shows Kevin Love taking batting practice before a Twins game last Friday. And wouldn't you know it, Kevin Love is pretty damn good hitter. He's got a smooth swing for a guy who's 6-9 and doesn't play professional baseball, and th...

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Enes Kanter Added 20 Pounds Before Losing 51 During His "Summer of Enes"
Jazz big man Enes Kanter documented the latter part of the randomness that was his "Summer of Enes" on Twitter:...

This Makes Too Much Terrible Sense: Isiah Thomas Is Up For A Studio Gig At ESPN
Is ESPN just trolling us? Phil Mushnick reported in The New York Post last week that Isiah Thomas is a "candidate for a studio position with ESPN," and a spokesman confirmed with USA Today that he had an audition....

The Denver Nuggets Unveiled New Alternate Jerseys In Your Local Business Park Conference Room
The dropped ceiling. The fluorescent lighting. The undeniable look of flesh without a soul. This is a random Monday afternoon, maybe an hour or two after lunch, in InterCorp, Ltd. with offices in Anytown, USA. And this is where the Denver Nuggets gave the world a look at their new alternate jerseys...

Mark Cuban: No One In The NBA Would Stop A Franchise From Moving To Seattle
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: Cubes thinks it's a matter of time before the Sonics return to Seattle....

LeBron James Is Now Being Used To Sell Heroin
That's according to the Philadelphia Daily News, which said cops in suburban Upper Darby busted a "major heroin dealer" who possessed 140 packets of the stuff—all of it marked with LeBron's name and the image of a dunking basketball player:...

The New York Knicks' Sad Media Day In 10 Tweets And One GIF
Thanks to Twitter, NBA fans can now get up-to-the-second quotes and information from the various beat writers who cover their favorite team. That's not necessarily a good thing for Knicks fans, though, as is evidenced by the tweets coming out of the team's media day today....

College ShameDay: Who Embarrassed Themselves On Saturday (Besides Cal's Quarterback)?
Our weekly college football shame index....

Your Darko Milicic Being A Crazy Person Update: Darko Says He'll Kill Someone On The Court If Necessary
Newly signed Darko Milicic's participation in last week's media day was very enlightening, but he's still not done saying weird things. Darko now states that he will do anything to help the Celtics succeed, even if he has to kill someone. Wait, what?...

The NBA Is Finally Doing Something About Flopping
It's been a big story over the past few seasons: NBA players—in increasingly large numbers, rather than in isolated instances of Divacs and Lambieers and Reggie Millers—had outsmarted the league and taken advantage of the difficulty on officiating NBA games by just falling on the floor all the tim...

Jason Babin Is Rational About Rivalries: "I Don’t Use The Word 'Hate' Unless We’re Talking About Terrorists"
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: It's just football, people!...

"Those Guys Are Fucking Animals," And Other Fun Moments From Darko Milicic's Media Day
The Celtics officially announced the signing of Darko Milicic during today's media day, and Darko immediately demonstrated his ability to play the role of over-the-hill-veteran-who-doesn't-give-a-fuck-anymore with aplomb....


38-Year-Old Rasheed Wallace Would Only Be The Fourth-Oldest Player On Knicks Roster
According to ESPN's Jared Zwerling, Rasheed Wallace is all but officially announced as a New York Knick. Ideally, he'd play some minutes behind Tyson Chandler and lead the team in technical fouls. Wallace was last seen in the NBA yelling at referees after the 2010 NBA Finals....

Michael Jordan And Scottie Pippen Allegedly Had A Dance-Off At Pippen's Birthday Party
Scottie Pippen's birthday was on Monday. (Happy belated birthday, Scottie Pippen!) He and his wife celebrated at a Chicago club, along with Antoine Walker, Ahmad Rashad, Nazr Mohammed and Michael Jordan. More importantly, it appears that the party ended with Pippen and Jordan engaging in a friendly ...

Seahawks Truthers Continue To Insist Golden Tate Caught That Touchdown
Everyone still refers to Seattle's game-winning touchdown as "controversial," but that's a misnomer. It's actually one of the least controversial plays out there, one that everyone from sports writers to casual fans agree should have been an interception. This is only a slight simplification, but th...

Charles Barkley Lost Money On Packers-Seahawks, And He's Mad As Hell
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: Barkley learned a valuable lesson about replacement refs and bad breaks....