Ron-Ron Comes Strong at Yao and the Rockets
Yao Ming shot an arrow across the bow of 'Good Ship Ron-Ron' Artest yesterday. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, all the way from China ('they can't buy cell phones with chickens' can they Jay Crawford?) Yao said this of Artest:
"When I text-messaged with Luis (Scola), we talked about team chemistry. That's only what worries us. We worry [read more...]
ESPN-ing Blackness
(This is written in reaction to a general feeling of what I consider to be a "defeatist malaise" among people who would want to see truly diverse voices in mainstream media (MSM)…) Jemele Hill recently wrote a commentary about the NFL and it's new emphasis on stopping "gang sign" among its players. Beyond its initial two sentences, the piece wavers between [read more...]
The Brain Leak
The Brain Leak
(Week of 6/30/08 - 7/6/08)
As displays of symbolic patriotism mark the skies and BBQ grills stoke the flames of tradition across the country during the venerable holiday weekend, the Leak firmly adheres to its original commitment of never taking a day off. In such spirit, it is with no regrets that I forgo the three-day weekend to [read more...]
Searching – Unapologetically – for Larry Bird
On Cold Pizza's First and 10 the question was raised: Sage Steele introduced the segment by stating that the NBA has been on the quest for the next Larry Bird since - Larry Bird. She asked why no Bird-type white player has been found and stated that there is a "constant search for the next one." Talk about airing an open [read more...]
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Website Poll
Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
