Oy Vey! LeBron James Wants To Become Jewish?

Just because you admire someone for their work, does that mean you’re willing to adopt their religion as your own? Some might believe that could be the case with LeBron James.

CLEVELAND.COM’s STARTING BLOCKS notes that for Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, the magazine asked the Cavaliers star which person he […]

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It Pays To Be Rich At The Two New N.Y. Ballparks

If living in the United States my entire life has taught me anything, it’s that rich people are better than me. If you’re incredibly wealthy, people will treat you a lot differently and do things like give you your own reality television show, or make you a celebrity even though you haven’t actually done anything […]

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SI Exclusive: Dwight Howard Really Likes To Fart

Dwight Howard is on the cover of the latest SPORTS ILLUSTRATED issue, where the mag has an in-depth write-up of what makes the Orlando Magic star tick. (At least I guess that’s what the article is about. My subscription ran out a while ago, and the local Jiffy Lube didn’t have it amongst their magazine […]

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Bulls’ Gordon Burns Arm In Flaming Scarf Accident

Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls sported a nifty fashion statement on his left arm in Monday night’s positioning battle with the Detroit Pistons. The large bandage didn’t stop him from depositing 8 of 15 shots on the way to 19 points and a Bulls win. According to Gordon, the bandage covered a burn received […]

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Brazilian Soccer Coach Punches Ref During Game

Woody Hayes. Buddy Ryan. The names have become synonymous with ridiculous outbursts in which the coaching idols drilled either opposing players or their own assistant coaches. Well, now they’ve both been upstaged by Pedro Santilli, the manager of Brazilian soccer club Comercial, who took out an opposing player and a ref on a single run […]

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Speed Read: ESPN Pulls Its Punches With WWE

If you’ve watched ESPN for more than five minutes this week, you know that last night was the season premiere of “E:60″, ESPN’s version of “60 Minutes,” and the featured story was a “rare, behind-the-scenes” look at the WWE and a profile of Vince McMahon. Jeremy Schaap was sent out to watch as the organization […]

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