Coonin’, on a Sunday Afternoon

Yes they do... both Black and White. Paul Mooney said it best in “Why We Laugh: Black comedians on Black comedy”: “They know what they’re doing… It takes practice to coon.” And the practice of cooning occurs across the board in America. Politicians coon -just ask Michael “You aren’t going to blow my high, baby” Steele. Entertainers coon – ask way too many [read more...]

Kyle McAlarney: Just Another Case of Keeping the White Man Down; FBS Short: More ESPN Racial Shenanigans with Charlie Strong

Kyle McAlarney thinks he can ball with the big boys. He is a 5′11 point guard. His hops aren’t great but he can shoot the three. He plays defense adequately but not at a consistently high level. In college he was busted for marijuana and was removed from his team. Then his mother implied race had something had something to his [read more...]

NBA Quick Note: Trail Blazer’s Oden to Miss Rest of Season

Trail Blazer's center Greg Oden is carted off the floor after fracturing his knee cap. Just when it appeared that Greg Oden’s injury troubles were behind him and he was improving game by game, the Portland Trail Blazer’s center is lost for yet another season: Greg Oden will likely miss the season after fracturing his left knee cap during a game against [read more...]

Michael Beasley in Drug Treatment (find out which league has a drug treatment problem)

What’s up with Michael Beasley? Despite the sports news reports that Beasley is suffering from a social anxiety disorder which he relieves with marijuana (see Ricky Williams), Dr. Drew Pinsky, of radio and television fame who has been seen in capacities as varied as co-hosting a comedy question and answer show revolving around teens and sex to hosting his own, [read more...]

NBA Offseason is in Season: Cleveland Cavaliers

One question has been missing from the Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland trade ———— why? O’Neal, who becomes a free agent after the 2009-2010 season will make $20 million this season. And with the 2010-2011 the salary cap season every NBA team has waited for, why not keep O’Neal for one more year, unload him and his $20 million which, by [read more...]

What I Missed While I Was Gone…

Okay, I’ve been away fro nearly one month. In that time, much has happened in the world and the world of sports. In my first post back on the grind I decided to chronicle some of the events I missed: Terence Moore wrote his final column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (I know that was April 27, but what the hell, I [read more...]

NBA Draft Meebo Live Chat Thursday Night!

Hey all, I just wanted to stop in for a second to let everyone know that Thursday night is NBA Draft night. I’ll be conducting a Meebo Live Chat throughout the entire evening. I hope those who can will stop by and add their 25 cents to the convo. I am positive there will be some seriously lively and humorous [read more...]

Chill Time……. and a Meebo Live Chat Schedule

People I have an admission to make…. I AM BURNT! To a crisp. I have tried to work through this feeling but I just cannot. Other than forced stoppages due to illness and health-related stuff I have been watching and writing sports non-stop for nearly three years.  And now it is time for a break - a real break.  This is a weird [read more...]

Short Note: NCAA Nabs Memphis Hoops Program

Uh oh, this looks like one of those, head coach leaves one school for another and leaves trouble behind but nipping at his heels deals. The NCAA is alleging that new Kentucky head coach John Calipari left behind some serious trouble at Memphis: The allegations include “knowing fraudulence or misconduct” on an SAT exam by a player on the 2007-08 team. The [read more...]

Lakers Steal Game One from Denver

When the Los Angeles Lakers needed him most Kobe Bryant played scorer, facilitator, and best opposing player defender. For the Denver Nuggets Carmelo Anthony did the same. Both players grabbed six rebounds and each had four assists. In the fourth quarter Anthony scored a very respectable nine points to tally 39 for the game. Bryant, though scored 17 of his [read more...]

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