What Harassed Happens in Vegas …
This isn’t the least bit newsworthy, but I had to mention it because:a. Cops suck.b. Vegas rocks.c. Pierce gets props.According to the hard-hitting news journalists at TMZ.com, Celtics star and NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce was handcuffed by Las Vegas police over the weekend after becoming “agitated” during a traffic stop near the Tropicana (hey, [...]
Back for Another Reign?
There’s been a Shawn Kemp sighting, courtesy SLAM magazine, which used to feature the Reign Man on a regular basis (stop filling out those TPS reports at work and watch his top 10 dunks now).Kemp, the former All-Star forward from the former Seattle SuperSonics, is talking comebacks again and is considering taking his game to [...]
Snoop, poll have no love for West Coast
The college football season is less than a month away, and the first worthwhile poll of the season was released over the weekend with little West Coast representation.USC was ranked second behind top-ranked Georgia in the USA Today college football coaches preseason poll. Both teams went 11-2 last season with the Bulldogs finishing ranked third [...]
Mr. Smith Goes to the Doghouse
Not only was I wrong when I said hell would freeze over and turn Dodger Blue before Manny Ramirez was traded to L.A. (OK, that’s not what I said, but mine as well have been), but forget what I wrote recently about Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, too.That’s why predictions are a risky move in [...]
Manny Meets the Press
The Great One has touched down in Los Angeles.During his meet and greet with the L.A. media prior to today’s game against Arizona, Manny Ramirez announced he’d be wearing No. 99 — the same number Wayne Gretzky wore when he played for the L.A. Kings, although Manny admitted he didn’t know much about hockey being [...]
Manny Mania goes Hollywood
For the third straight week, “Quotes of the Week” revolve around Manny Ramirez. (When doesn’t the world revolve around Man-Ram?) But this time, Manny is the object of our affection for good reason – he’s going, going, back, back to Cali. … Manny will officially be welcomed at a 4 p.m. press conference today. We’ll [...]
Wham, Bam, Thank You Man-Ram
You’ve gotta be freaking kidding me.That’s the initial reaction to today’s news that the Dodgers have traded for Manny Ramirez after ESPN reported all day that he was either going to the Marlins or going nowhere.Which got me thinking:
Am I wrong, or didn’t Joe Torre used to manage the Yankees and despise ManRam?
Didn’t Manny [...]
Money Ball 2.0: All Trades Considered
Is it just me, or has there been an insane amount of trades in the last year?The blockbuster trading winds first started blowing exactly a year ago today, when word circulated that Kevin Garnett was getting traded to the Boston Celtics, making the Cs an instant favorite to win the Eastern Conference.
Out West, the Lakers [...]
The Best Team You’ve Never Seen
When ESPN was showing Yankees-Red Sox games and highlights ad nauseum last week, a friend of mine asked a great question:
How many times have the Angels been on TV this season?
Luckily for SoCal baseball fans, the Halos are on FSN on a regular basis – but as for the rest of the country, the best [...]
Houston we have a contender
When news broke that Ron Artest had been traded to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, our resident NBA blogger and Laker lover Ryantific had this reaction:
“(Expletive), did you see Artest is going to the Rockets? Makes them tough.”
The Sacramento Kings sent 6-7 Artest to Houston for a familiar face in Bobby Jackson, draft rights [...]






