Ric Bucher of ESPN reports tonight that Shaq is flying to Phoenix in the morning to take a physical and if everything proceeds without incident, the trade between the Heat and Suns will go through. That is, Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Heat for O’Neal. But, of course, consider the source.
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Today we celebrate the day LAUREN WENT DOWN. And …
• Why did Bob Knight leave Lubbock? The Texas Tech coach quit for his kid.

• A high school footballer is heading to Cal on a full scholarship - just don’t tell Jeff Tedford.
• So distraught over the loss, a former Pats staffer (Matt Walsh, […]

So DEADSPIN’s Will Leitch is in Lipstick City tonight to promote his new book, “God Save The Fan.” Ironically, we’re mired in Miami and won’t be back until Sunday, else we’d have gone to witness the proceedings at Book Soup in WeHo. Or at the very least hit the afterparty at Big Wangs (and scour […]

Barry Jackson of the MIAMI HERALD reports this afternoon that “The Heat has told center Shaquille O’Neal’s representation that it is talking about trading him and he should be prepared for the possibility of a deal, according to two officials close to the situation. Phoenix has discussed sending forward Shawn Marion and point guard Marcus […]

Last month, we presented video of a college sports anchor having a little trouble in front of the camera - sort of a “Boom Goes The Dynamite: The Sequel”. Now the nervous desk jockey is enjoying the fame of his foul-ups.

The HUNTINGTON (IN) HERALD PRESS catches up with Thomas Brodbeck, the Huntington U. student whose […]

The SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE writes up about Raiders player Jarrod Cooper - who could be seen as the anti-Michael Vick.

Cooper has been volunteering at the Oakland Animal Shelter, helping care for abused animals. Since he’s with the Raiders, you’d assume his visits were part of some mandated community service. But Cooper comes on his own […]

Kobe Bryant pimped his latest Nike shoe today on Fox Business Channel, and his intro of the “Nike Zoom III” sneaker was a double entendre delight.

Bryant: “(The shoe is) patterned after a black mamba – a snake – but it’s also a nickname of mine.”
Shouldn’t that have been, “it’s patterned after a black mamba, a […]

• MJD of YAHOO SPORTS growls about one Super Bowl ad panda-ring to offensive stereotypes:

• In a similar vein, PYLE OF LIST brings up their choices of 9 racist moments in sports history.
• TOWEL ROAD points out Sunday’s game wasn’t just for Giants and Pats supporters, but also for Bears fans.
• RIZZO SPORTS BLOG tosses […]

The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER (via HHR) reports today that “Some people in (Hoboken) City Hall are kicking around the idea of renaming the block of Washington Street between 14th and 15th Street after our neighbor who led the Giants to one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.”

That “neighbor” is Eli Manning, who lives in […]

The Sacramento Kings, despite the crazy on-court urges of Ron Artest, were finally starting to find themselves. The club had won five of its last six games, with a renewed Mike Bibby and a slimmed-down Brad Miller as catalysts.

(Lovely cornrows, Bradley!)
But much like an Artest mood swing, suddenly Sacto is once again sullen, thanks to […]