Archive for August, 2010

The Kingdom that James Built

August 31, 2010
By Joey Payne
The Kingdom that James Built

It would be impossible to be outdated on all that is LeBron James.  With a television, radio or any sort of human contact, this summer has made it tough to go a day with out hearing about the King.  Leaving a Midwestern city known only for its rock and roll and rough winters, LeBron...

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Once You Go Retro

August 30, 2010
By John Peurach
Once You Go Retro

There was indeed a time, ladies and gents of the hardwood jury, when The Association, in order to form a more perfectly unified trim-fit round ball union, required that those already handpicked (and/or otherwise so skill-like inclined) would, when called upon to check into whatever professional contest was on the schedule, be sporting lower...

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Canadians in the Midst

August 29, 2010
By Greg Neuhaus
Canadians in the Midst

Listen up, America. It’s time to be as bold and brazen as our founding fathers and call out other country’s faults as we see them. We can’t sit on the sidelines and let our neighbors destroy the fabric of this country one thread at a time until we’re standing all alone in sub-zero temperatures...

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A Tale of Two Cities

August 28, 2010
By Gabriel Meiffren
A Tale of Two Cities

There’s no doubt this upcoming NBA season has the distinct possibility of being one of the most exciting seasons to follow in recent memory. Now that the free agency dust has settled, we have a more concrete idea of what these teams will look like come October 28th. So what teams will be the...

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Tomorrow Never Knows

August 27, 2010
By Geoff Harris
Tomorrow Never Knows

It’s definitely the Dog Days of Summer. Temperatures bubbling into the hundreds.  Pets with their tongue hanging out.  Yesterday, I even saw a lizard waving a white flag. What’s worse, there’s only one major sport to watch – baseball.  (Pre-season NFL football doesn’t count.) “America’s pastime,” the gentile sport of baseball, is just that:...

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Magic Got Mail

August 26, 2010
By Geoff Harris
Magic Got Mail

An Open Letter to Magic Johnson Dear Magic, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. During this year’s Eastern Conference finals, you were gushing over Rajon Rondo, calling him the best point guard in the league. Well, gush no more, Magic. Your failed syndicated TV talk show lasted longer than Rondo played on Team...

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Pulling the Trigger

August 23, 2010
By Greg Neuhaus
Pulling the Trigger

“how you gonna come? with your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun?” -joe strummer with all the movement and excitement the nba has experienced this off-season, you’d think the stars realigned with the galactic equator and prepared for the beginning of the end of the world. like december 2012...

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Tough Juice Ain’t So Tough Anymore

August 18, 2010
By Renee Harris
Tough Juice Ain’t So Tough Anymore

“Them niggas only gonna lose nine times and we won’t beat them once.” Caron Butler said to stunned reporters Tuesday, he continued “I told Dirk we shouldn’t even have to show up for the Heat games, but Dirk said Cuban is a pain in the ass and that he wouldn’t pay us if we...

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Haslem Hassled by the Man

August 16, 2010
By Greg Neuhaus
Haslem Hassled by the Man

can a brother not enjoy his sunday afternoon without the man getting in his face and crushing his groove? not in miami. and not if your name is udonis haslem. the star forward for the miami heat was arrested on charges of marijuana possession sunday afternoon, according to the uptight dicks in the starched...

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A Bee in my Bonnet

August 11, 2010
By Renee Harris
A Bee in my Bonnet

Trevor Ariza Goes to the Hornets. Even after Ron-Ron hit big shots, made amazing steals and caused everyone to love him for admitting his flaws and shouting out his therapist, I still obsess over Trevor Ariza. I’m not the only Laker fan to do so.  I don’t know if it’s because the Lakers tossed...

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