The Ladies… will be on SbB all weekend to live blog the NFL Draft. They’ll be here for eight hours each day beginning Saturday at 2pm ET. See you then!
• Bolivian basketball babe Claudia Porras still proves she’s a model player.

• Today’s the day Rick Monday cemented himself as a real American hero for […]

Lute Olson decided to take his divorce squablings to the public airwaves - and soon-to-be ex-wife Christine quickly followed suit.

The Arizona basketball coach called in to the Johnjay & Rich show on Phoenix radio station 93.7 KRQ Friday morning, to discuss an article in the ARIZONA DAILY STAR about financial issues between the Olsons.

The SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL pitches news that a Christian-based baseball organization is causing the Little League to raise a holy stink over trademark violations.

Little League Inc. is suing Jay Kaplan for calling his Florida-based group Christian Little League. The LL had previously sent Kaplan a cease & desist letter in early March before finally filing […]

A Philadelphia gas station showed off their Sixers support Friday by hosting a special limited-time offer: 76-cent gas for 76 minutes.

The PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER pumps up news that the Lukoil station at Spring Garden St. & Delaware Ave. sold the 76 cents-per-gallon gas from noon to 1:16 p.m. today.
Seems extreme? Not when unleaded is reaching $3.69 […]

• The LONDON DAILY MAIL has the skinny on Mike Tyson ballooning into a true heavyweight.

• FAN IQ’s CRITICAL FANATIC guzzles down these NFL Draft drinking games.
• BALL DON’T LIE bounces along video of Barack Obama showing off his mad basketball skillz.
• PRO FOOTBALL TALK feels smart, as ex-Michigan WR Mario Manningham scored a 6 […]

As a public service, State Farm would like to remind you that Pedro Guerrero is still alive (remember, Eddie Guerrero is the dead one). And that the extremely intelligent former 1981 World Series MVP for the Dodgers is now the front man for the State Farm-sponsored Fiesta del Jonron Tour, a Cinco de Mayo celebration […]

It’s been a swift, painful descent for broadcaster Jim Gray, whose contract with ABC and ESPN expired last year and has struggled to find work since.

So much so that as Tom Hoffarth, in his media column in the LA DAILY NEWS, reports that Gray was trolling the hallways of the Staples Center Wednesday night during […]

If you live in Los Angeles, you probably aren’t a big fan of Rick Monday. The current, insufferable Monday-Charley Steiner Dodger broadcast combo is the worst pairing since Star Jones‘ fake marriage.

But every April 25, we’re reminded of the greatest moment in Monday’s also-forgettable playing career (sorry Youppi!).

Since we spend most of our year in Los Angeles, we’re really excited about the prospect of a long playoff run by the Lakers. And from this Flickr.com photo account, it appears we’re not alone in our undying *excitement*:

(Rojo soles really rock our Crocs!)
Laker hero Pau Gasol has a serious fan in “joulloue”, who either […]