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How Franz Lidz Landed The Jason Collins Scoop For His Former Magazine
Superagent Arn Tellem had a proposition for his longtime friend, magazine writer Franz Lidz. If an active NBA player wanted to come out of the closet, would Lidz be interested in the story?...
Don Cherry Was First To Let A Female Reporter In An NHL Locker Room
It sounds crazy in light of his most recent outburst, but according to an open letter from Robin Herman, Don Cherry was the first coach in the NHL to let a female reporter in the locker room. ...
Kevin Durant Blew By Four Houston Defenders For A Vicious Dunk
As powerful and graceful as this dunk was, Serge Ibaka's last second layup/tip-in attempt was just goofily anemic. The Rockets win 105-103 and keep the series alive at 3-1....
Dutch Striker Misses Wide-Open Goal From Point-Blank Range
There's got to be a point where one gets so close to the goal that it becomes physically impossible to miss. Nicoletta den Ridder was not that close. ...
A Column Is Who You Are, And Other Lessons: A Q&A With Pete Dexter
From Pete Dexter's first novel, God's Pocket (1983):...
Raptors Forward Quincy Acy Went For A Dolphin Ride
And gave the world this adorable picture....
Pitcher Throws At Batter Who Requests Timeout
That's Bryan Bullington pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. Bryan Bullington is not about to suffer fools like Ryota Arai who call timeout when he's already started his wind up. ...
NBC Covers Famous Gay Athletes, Confuses Billy Beane For Billy Bean
Wait, that's what Moneyball was about?...
Why Does It Matter If Jason Collins Is A "Bad" Pro Basketball Player?
Right behind the army of people congratulating Jason Collins for coming out today was a smaller army of dedicated wiseasses who were determined to remind you that Jason Collins has had a rather unremarkable 12-year NBA career....
Here's Everything ESPN Covered Before Mentioning Jason Collins
The sports world blew up at a little after 11 a.m. this morning when Sports Illustrated posted its Jason Collins coming-out story. News takes a while to travel up to Bristol, apparently. How did ESPN cover it?...
How <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Broke The Jason Collins Story
A little over four weeks ago, Sports Illustrated senior writer Franz Lidz heard from a player rep that his client was ready to come out of the closet. Lidz didn't know who, but he let SI's editor, Chris Stone, know early on March 31, a Sunday, that something was afoot....
NBA Player Jason Collins Says He's Gay
NBA free agent Jason Collins, who played his college ball at Stanford and has been bouncing around the league for the past 12 years, came out in a Sports Illustrated cover story today. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center," the essay begins. "I'm black. And I'm gay."...
<em>Inside The NBA</em>'s Got Lockjaw, Can't Tell You That It Loves You
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Black Magic
Here is Woody Allen's Sport magazine story about Earl "The Pearl" Monroe:...
Sympathy For the Devil
Here's a treat—Joe Flaherty's 1981 Inside Sports piece on Jake LaMotta:...
Dwight Howard Gets Ejected And Kobe Bryant Returns To A Hero's Welcome
Dwight Howard was ejected in the third quarter of Game 4 against the Spurs after he received his second technical foul. The shorthanded Lakers were already getting manhandled with Howard actually in the lineup so this game, and series, is over....
This Heckler At Staples Center Really Wants Matt Bonner's Attention
We don't know why this gentleman, presumably a Lakers fan, wants the attention of Spurs big man Matt Bonner. (Perhaps he suspects Bonner of having gotten him pregnant.) Regardless, he is very close to TNT's court mic, which we've isolated here....
JaVale Has Hidden Two Tickets To Tonight's Game In A Marshalls Store
Some folks relax before work by taking in some sights, others cool out by hanging in a department store chain known for off-price fashion and home furnishing choices frequented by your mom. To each his or her own. ...
If You Haggle Over The Cost Of A Photo With Virgil, He'll Flip You Off
He'll still pose for the picture, of course, he'll just slyly give you the finger while he smiles at the camera....