Bryan Crawford and I were arguing over who would win in a shooting contest hosted at the Team USA basketball practice between Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook. Bryan and his usual homerism towards the state of Illinois clearly had him talking crazy about Deron and how he used to be chunky back in the day. I, on the other hand, was clearly leaning towards Mr. Zero Appreciation, my own homerism towards the Oklahoma City Thunder, and his buzzcut...

This is an impromptu post, as I’m not usually as reactive to crazy things that are randomly said without proof or evidence. But I’ll be damned if this wasn’t on videotape, and I saw Kyrie Irving talking crazy to Kobe Bryant, getting Kobe riled up and getting Kobe to accept a $50,000 wager on the two of them to play 1-on-1. A few points quickly. 1. Kyrie Irving is possibly having the best week out of any basketball player in the...

First off, hat tip to @Jubanator14 for the inspiration. Salute to you sir. Secondly, it’s possible I’m going to be raging against the Dwight Howard machine repeatedly until he’s on a new team. So, anytime I feel like poking fun at him, I will. Thirdly… #GOTDAMNDOGDIDYOUSEERUDYDUNKONDWIGHTSNECK? Yes, the United States won the game in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Yes, that was Kobe Bryant that got shook at the three-point...

The anchor is getting lifted on the All-Star break in Major League Baseball today, and the opening act of the summer is over. The pre-All-Star break is always entertaining and gets the scene warmed up and ready, but the real season starts today: the push for October. There’s no shortage of drama coming into play now. With the bump provided by the extra Wild Card spot in play, there’s nine teams in the immediate competitive picture, sitting three...

Yes, that LMFAO song with Lil’ Jon called “Shots” is what ran through my head when I realized that Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen had both officially signed with the Miami Heat on Wednesday. I tweeted this yesterday, and there was a range of reactions from, “Ed you’ve lost your damned mind,” to “OMG that could be the scariest thing ever.” Potential starting lineup….Allen, Wade, LeBron, Rashard, Bosh....

Look at the photo above and ask just ask yourself which guy has it together the most. Truthfully, they all do. These four men – Allan “Bud” Selig, David Stern, Roger Goodell and Gary Bettman – are not exactly poor. They’re paid handsomely to represent the financial interests of team owners while shepherding the operations of their leagues, including but not limited to marketing, player development, discipline and style of play....

There comes a point where folks will just say, enough is enough. Dwight Howard, that time has come with us the fans and you  and your shenanigans and tomfoolery. On this edition of The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Show, we discuss why Shoulders Man has reached “ad nauseum” status with us, plus the social media implications that come along with Howard holding us hostage. Plus, we’ll talk about the second-half of the MLB season with Matt...

That Super Bowl win just feels like a long, long time ago. The New Orleans Saints were bordering on being the next America’s Team. After that dirty trick Katrina ransacked New Orleans, the Saints became the new freedom riders for everyone in the Big Easy. Soon thereafter, the Ain’ts converted to the Super Saints and a Lombardi Trophy was brought home to Louisiana for the very first time. Now, in 2012, things have definitely changed for...

The MLB All-Star game, no matter what your feelings are on its merits to determine home field for the World Series, always manages to provide a few truly memorable moments. Last night’s fireworks started right away and kept on coming. Here, I take you for a walk down memory lane and provide the 10 best MLB All-Star game moments from the last 20 years. Ichiro’s inside-the-park home run, 2007 The saying often goes that a triple is the hardest...

I meant to post this awhile back, but there’s never a bad time to reflect on anything Mike Tyson-related. Holyfield-Tyson II was brought to the sporting world on June 28, 1997, in which Tyson decided to take a chunk out of Holyfield’s ear. In a fight that was originally billed as “Holyfield-Tyson II: The Sound and the Fury,” the bite served as the loudest sound in the world, and the aftermath of the fight furiously derailed...