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Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony Go Down Bloodied; Big Baby Davis Just Pretends
In a chippy game, Ray Allen needed seven stitches after an elbow from Jared Jeffries, and Carmelo Anthony got five of his own after running into Rajon Rondo. Glen Davis? He just wanted someone to kiss his boo-boo like the better players, so he flopped after a phantom elbow....

Alley-Oop To Derrick Rose Is Special
The Bulls keep winning — they beat Sacramento by 40 points last night in Chicago — and have earned the franchise's first 50-win season since the 1998 title year. They've been so good not only because their point guard is Derrick Rose, a candidate for the league MVP, but also because their team che...

Spanish Announcer Goes Loco After Amazing Final 30 Seconds To Euroleague Basketball Game
We could attempt to recap the final 30 seconds of this Euroleague game between Real Madrid FC and Unicaja Malaga on Saturday, but we wouldn't really know where to begin. It's much better, we think, to listen to this Spanish sportscaster's telling of the epic finish, even if you can't understand hi...

Blake Griffin Got A Technical On This Dunk And It Was Worth It
We haven't had too much of a Blake-reel on the site ever since he dunked over a car and hyped a football recruit, but here he is. Against Phoenix on Sunday, Blake Griffin took a pass from Mo Williams off the pick-and-roll, threw this dunk over Marcin Gortat's head, and got called for the offensive...

Someone Brought A Knife To Today's Cavs/Clippers Game (Updated)
The AP is reporting that "police engaged in a roughly 20-minute standoff Saturday with a knife-wielding man on the floor of Los Angeles' Staples Center, where the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers were set to play later in the day....

LeBron James Turned The Atlanta Hawks Into The Cleveland Cavaliers For 12 Minutes
Your morning roundup for March 19, the day after it became wise to snatch a few domain names ending in ".xxx"....

Derrick Rose Dunks, Reminds Us That NBA Does Not Suspend Play For March Madness
Derrick Rose is so very fun to watch. Here's a give-and-go from Chicago's 84-73 win over New Jersey last night in Newark. It's a great play to watch because it's perfectly fundamental — he plants right, cuts left, and lets out a playground "woop!" for the pass from Kurt Thomas. Rose had 21 points ...

Morehead State's Demonte Harper Just Knew He'd Send Rick Pitino Home As A Loser
Your morning roundup for March 18, the day the world braces for the biggest, brightest full moon in a while....

The Hoops Messiah Of America's Second Most Dangerous City Mulls An NBA Comeback
In 2001, Dajuan Wagner scored 100 points in a basketball game for Camden (NJ) High. After a season-long layover at the University of Memphis, former NBA player Milt Wagner's kid was selected sixth in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers....

The Sacramento Kings' Transformation Into A Third-Rate L.A. Basketball Team Is Underway
The booze-and-gambling inheritors who run the Sacramento Kings filed trademarks earlier this month on several names that might just mean something, according to the The Sacramento Bee. Among them:...

Let's Marvel At D-Wade's Two-Handed Dunk, And Laugh At His Celebration In A Game They Would Lose
Wade's vertical should be measured in Bibbys instead of inches here, throwing one down (way down) in the second quarter of last night's game against OKC. Are we bringing back the Cabbage Patch? Let's not bring back the Cabbage Patch....

Four Shining Moments Reenacted By Lego Basketball Players
Your morning roundup for March 17, the day when the Apostle of Ireland's deathiversary contributes to many facets of the American economy. Act as responsibly as you see fit, folks....

Thad Matta Testified Under Oath That The Fab Five Were Not The Best Recruiting Class Of All Time
Today, Grant Hill responded to Jalen Rose's "Uncle Tom" comment in the New York Times college sports blog. The piece, which is thoughtful and compelling and worth a read, ended with the kicker, "I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five." Fire....
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Most 1990s Sale Ever: Scottie Pippen Some Lady Auctioning Off Beanie Baby Bins [UPDATE]
Pop your En Vogue tape in the Aiwa, kids, and head on over to Scottie Pippen's estate sale in Highland Park, where you can buy (seriously) some Rubbermaid receptacles full of literally priceless worthless keepsakes....

CBS Runs A Misguided "Eye On Baseball" Story About Luis Salazar's Lost Left Eye
Luis Salazar, the single-A manager for the Atlanta Braves who was struck by a foul ball and airlifted from the field a week ago, lost his left eye in surgery after the injury. And instead of running this story on the CBS Sports main page, which tactfully does not include the word "eye" in large capi...

JaVale McGee And The Second-Worst Triple-Double Ever
With time running out in a blowout, Washington's JaVale McGee found himself with 12 rebounds, 12 blocks — and 9 points. You think he wanted that triple-double? The final 3:43 of the game consisted solely of McGee taking shots and turning the ball over as Chicago continued to score....

"I Want My Wife To Stick Her Finger Up My Butt"
No time for tiddlywinks. Your letters:...

NBA Ref Sues Sportswriter Over Tweet About Make-Up Call
NBA referee Bill Spooner is really forking mad about the mean tweet by AP reporter Jon Krawczynski during a Timberwolves-Rockets game on January 24. In the second quarter of the game, Spooner called a foul on Timberwolves forward Anthony Tolliver. Aaron Brooks went to the line and hit two free throw...

Jubilant Nets Fan Does Not Know What To Do With His Hands
The Nets beat the Celtics in Newark last night, 88-79. Deron Williams had 16 points and 9 assists and was 4-for-6 from three-point range as New Jersey won its fifth straight game, and no fan was more enthusiastic about it than this young Polo-shirted man....

Look, WNBA Players Can Be Just As Horribly Insensitive As Male Athletes!
Cappie Pondexter knows God has a plan. And that his plan involved punishing Japan for Pearl Harbor, with an earthquake and tsunami 70 years later....