Earlier this year, Manny Ramirez signed with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. It’s been several years since Ramirez was a relevant name in baseball. After finally wearing out his welcome in Boston — and winning two World Series during that stint — Ramirez took over Los Angeles when he was traded to the Dodgers. His at-bats were appointment viewing, not because he was chasing a home run record like McGwire, Sosa...

Two words. Women. Sneakers. For some men, this might be two of their favorite things ever in life (okay, maybe just me) to ever be written. However, for many men, if you are fortunate to find a dope woman and a dope pair of kicks in your life that you really love, you’ve done quite well. If you can find a dope woman and a dope pair of kicks at the same damn time??? Well, you’ve won the game. Don’t worry about passing go to collect...

When Ed hit me up to talk about my memories of Grand Theft Auto with respect to its release in the coming months, I had to ask him to be more specific. Being an avid gamer for almost 20 years and having spent hundreds of hours playing almost every version of GTA, this post could span pages upon pages of material. He told me to have at it, so I figured I’d take a very organic approach. I’m just going to write about all the wonderful things I’ve...

This wasn’t supposed to happen. Between the grand “everything must go” yard sale of its 2011 offseason haul at the trade deadline last August to repeated injuries and two embarrassing manager firings in two years, it seemed the only thing of any dignity left standing for Boston was the Green Monster. But that all has changed in the early going this season, because the Red Sox learned from their losses. Baseball is not like the NBA or NFL; you...

Last week I released “The 10 Things To Focus On In The NHL Playoffs.” One reader commented that he wants “to see if Iggy,” Jarome Iginla, “can finally get that ring.” I immediately regretted leaving Iginla off my list. The NHL loves to watch its elderly stars culminate their careers with the Stanley Cup in their hands. Ray Bourque in 2001 stands out, but there’s also Lanny McDonald with the ‘89 Flames, Dominik Hasek with the...

If you haven’t seen the photo above, then yes, let the shock and awe of this woman hit you right in the face with the middle finger. This is Joakim Noah walking off the court after being ejected in an eventual 118-75 Miami Heat drubbing of the Chicago Bulls. Noah was ejected (along with Taj Gibson, who went on an eff you tirade that was somewhat epic) after arguing with officials and began to head to the locker room, but before he could get...

On the recent edition of The UC Show, the three amigos spoke about the dominance of Floyd Mayweather, as he showed the world last Saturday night that there is still no blueprint to beat him. Tinsley took the mantle and voiced his thoughts on Money Mayweather as Kenny and Ed chimed in as well. As the Bulls/Heat were engaged in Game Two, a massacre brought on Chicago courtesy of Miami, Bryan Crawford called in to face the music, once again showing...

You ask any person who has played any version of the world famous Grand Theft Auto video game franchise how many hours they’ve logged playing said game, they’d probably answer one of two ways: - “I’ve probably played hundreds and hundreds of hours.” - “Dog, I’m playing the game RIGHT now.” So for those of us who have committed way too much time playing a game that always has a new trick (or 38) up its...

Back in August, the Philadelphia 76ers did something they hadn’t done in forever, swinging for the fences and acquiring all-star center Andrew Bynum in a four-team, blockbuster trade. It brought excitement and optimism to Philadelphia as the long-suffering Sixers fans waited for the first true player with superstar potential since Allen Iverson was chucking his way into their hearts. The problem is the Sixers and their fans kept waiting … and...

I think it’s time we all forgot about the starting point guard who’s not playing for the Chicago Bulls and start focusing on the Chicago Bulls as a team. I won’t front, I’ve largely ignored the Bulls for much of the year. Don’t be upset. Why on Earth would I want to watch a team missing their mvp and most exciting player? How much enjoyment could I possibly receive from watching Carlos Boozer yell profanities while failing to box out or...