Yao Ming’s got time on his hands. Lots of time, as it were, and not just because his hands are the size of Colorado. He’s using the offseason to recover from a broken foot, one that effectively ended Houston’s shot in the playoffs against the Lakers.

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She produces children with no visible physical side effects, and as we see in the photo below, even controls the beasts of the forest. I, for one, am ready to welcome my new Layla Kiffin overlord. But the wife of Tennessee Volunteers football coach Lane Kiffin is crafty and wise — she’s not taking over […]

Sgt. Daniel Thornhill has recently returned from Iraq and is going through a painful rehab. The victim of a bomb blast, Sgt. Thornhill has lost both his legs and suffered burns to 30% of his body. Worse of all, Daniel’s parents are worried that their son thinks no one cares about him or the sacrifices […]

Time to put on your trivia hats, readers (trivia hats? wtf). Who was the first free agent in major league history? The temptation is to say Curt Flood, since his name is on the official act that made free agency possible, but no. The correct answer is Andy Messersmith (duh, right?), a four-time All-Star in […]

That sound you heard in New York last night were league officials and ABC executives quietly weeping into their gin and tonics while watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Because what they were watching was the one thing they didn’t need: a Los Angeles Lakers blowout. For the casual fan, the 100-75 drubbing of […]