While the NHL seems to referee their matches to a conclusion that most judge to be a fair outcome (yawn, Pens and Red Wings again in the finals), the NBA is getting caught up in defending the stewards of their games series after series.
A Lakers win last night is being hailed by a player [...]

Sorry Commish, but basketball is a team sport. Exciting teams are more captivating than an exciting player on a decent team. Even if that player is LeBron James or Kobe Bryant. What is more impressive, the LeShot or the Magic-reaction? I pray to Wilt that the Magic and the Nuggets meet [...]

Orlando takes the first game, in Cleveland, against a tired-looking LeBron & Co. We just had a feeling that the Cavs would feel the pinch of real competition after their decades-long layoff. Sure, LeBron had a great game, but the show of weakness (unable to leave the court right away due to cramping) does not [...]

Mark Sanchez in GQ? Without ever taking a snap in the NFL? Um, we all know about brand building, but this seems a tad premature.
Wait ’till opposing linemen feast their eyes on this spread and the ‘come hither’ All-American looks profiled in June’s issue. Nothing says bull’s eye like a short-short beach-blanket bingo spread of [...]

After lollygagging all weekend and getting caught up in Game 7 after Game 7, it’s hard to catch all the nuances that make playoff action so special. For example, this little nugget almost fell through the cracks:
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a woman was accidentally hit by a chair swung by Ducks general manager [...]