Ten Most Influential People In Sports

I figured I would limit this group to those who are more or less based in the United States, or whose influence is most felt in the United States. Around the world, you could no doubt add many to this list,...

NBA Global Expansion: Plays Pre-Season Games in England, Builds Stadiums in C...

NBA Commissioner David Stern is looking to expand the league's global brand by playing exhibition games throughout Europe this week. During a press conference in London, Stern also announced plans of a joint...

Summer of scandal and the death of sport?

"...With each passing day it gets harder and harder to watch sports without feeling the need to take a shower afterwards. If you're a principled, thinking person, you may spend a lot of time, as I do, realizing that your continued attention to the game is helping finance...

The Dave Zirin Interview

Dave Zirin is a lightning rod for trouble. He is a white man who boldly stepped into the arena of sports and race and politics – and took the side of the underdog. He has been attacked by writers like me (dwil) who questioned his conviction, his purpose, and his motives;...

Tim Duncan-Joe Crawford: David Stern Wipes Away a Link to the NBA’s Past

I wrote two days ago that it is better for the NBA that Joe Crawford’s career is more than likely finished as a referee. Perhaps, after 31 years dating back to the year after the NBA-ABA merger, it is better that Crawford steps down as an on-court steward of the...

NBA All-Star Game 2007-08: To NOLA, Or Not to NOLA?

I saw a post by “Bethlehem Shoals” on AOL Fanhouse just a minute ago titled, “Hunter: NOLA Can’t Handle All-Star Weekend.” So I took the relay throw from Shoals by way of a link to a Newsday article by Ken Berger, and further hunted around the Internet to finish off...

Mayhem Main Event at NBA All-Star Weekend

I’ve gone from being one of pro basketball’s biggest fans to the point where I don’t even look at basketball stories on the sports pages. I don’t know what these thugs playing the sport call it, but it...

Why Carmelo Anthony must play in the NBA All-Star game

The league's leading scorer has been left in the cold - but Commissioner David Stern still has time to put things right.Article Here 

New Ball May Bounce & Slip Right Out the Door

"The NBA changed the ball for the first time in 35 years, using a micro-fiber composite instead of the traditional leather because of what it said was a "superior grip and feel." Most players simply feel irritated."

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