January 2011
Kobe Bryant's Solo Act In Lakers' Loss To Celtics...
quoted from Kobe Bryant’s Solo Act In Lakers’ Loss To Celtics Defended By Phil Jackson
Kobe Bryant used up 32 shot attempts in the L.A. Lakers’ Sunday loss to the Boston Celtics, well more than twice as many as any teammate. In fact, the other four Lakers starters combined for 39 shot attempts. Kobe, as he often does, dominated the ball and the L.A. offense for the entire...
Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers Set To...
quoted from Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers Set To Arrive In Dallas, And 2011 Super Bowl Week Has Begun
The Pittsburgh Steelers will arrive in North Texas at 12:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The Green Bay Packers will get in just a few hours later, at 4:30. Just like that, Super Bowl Week is here.
For the next six days, it’s okay to forget about the NFL Lockout and the...
Carmelo Anthony Trade Saga Now Informing Knicks'...
quoted from Carmelo Anthony Trade Saga Now Informing Knicks’ Hiring Decisions
The New York Knicks will soon hire Mark Warkentien as a “high-level consultant,” reports Yahoo! ace Adrian Wojnarowski. You may remember Warkentien as the former general manager of the Denver Nuggets, where he … oh hey, he worked with Carmelo Anthony, object of lust for the Knicks and...
Tiger Woods Shoots 4-Under Front Nine In Farmers...
quoted from Tiger Woods Shoots 4-Under Front Nine In Farmers Insurance Open Second Round
Tiger Woods has charged into contention in the Farmers Insurance Open. Through the first half of his round today at Torrey Pines, he had four straight birdies through holes 3-6, and has yet to bogey a hole. Meanwhile, Americans Anthony Kim and Bill Haas are tied at 10-under and currently lead the...
“As Sterling Equities announced in December, we are engaged in discussions to...”
– Official New York Mets statement (via hotfoot)
Heat Vs. Knicks: Dwyane Wade Shoved Out Of...
quoted from Heat Vs. Knicks: Dwyane Wade Shoved Out Of Spotlight By Landry Fields In New York Win
Dwyane Wade had a marvelous performance at Madison Square Garden, as the stars often do. Wade scored 34 points on 14-22 shooting with 16 rebounds and five assists. His star teammate LeBron James added in 24 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. But it wasn’t enough, as the New York...
Guardian Promises Major Exclusive, Twitter...
quoted from Guardian Promises Major Exclusive, Twitter Explodes, Delivers Speculative Story About Inter Milan Planning To Bid For Gareth Bale In Summer
Guardian writer Ian Pryor set off a bit of an explosion this morning after posting the following to Twitter:
“Major - and boy do I mean it - football exclusive coming up on guardian.co.uk sometime around 5.30.” less...
Athletes Of America: Stop Giving Snoop Dogg Your...
quoted from Athletes Of America: Stop Giving Snoop Dogg Your Jerseys
Athletes of the world : please stop giving this man your attentions and your jerseys. He is not a fan of your school. He is not loyal. Oh, he may whisper sweet words into your ear, and promise you sensual seductions of sports loyalty. He may spell out his name rhythmically in an effort to hypnotize you into...
Jose Mourinho: "I've decided to return to...
quoted from Jose Mourinho:
Combative Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho made a statement of intent about his future after the Castillian giants’ most recent game, a narrow 1-0 victory over Sevilla. Mourinho is one of the most brilliant managers of his generation, having won the UEFA Champions League with both Porto and Inter Milan as well as racking up numerous domestic honours...
2011 Super Bowl: Steelers' Aaron Smith Not...
quoted from 2011 Super Bowl: Steelers’ Aaron Smith Not Expected To Play Vs. Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers DE Aaron Smith has been off the field since late October with a triceps injury and the team has opted not to place him on injured reserve hoping he would be able to return in a deep playoff run. Well, the Steelers are deep into the playoffs but it appears Smith won’t be...
2011 Super Bowl: Maurkice Pouncey, Troy Polamalu...
quoted from 2011 Super Bowl: Maurkice Pouncey, Troy Polamalu Appear On Steelers Injury Report
The Pittsburgh Steelers issued their first injury/practice report of Super Bowl week and a couple of big names are included on the list. There’s not a whole lot we can tell from this list because the game is still 11 days away but here’s who practice and who didn’t for the...
Puppy Bowl 2011 Is Here! Forget Football And...
quoted from Puppy Bowl 2011 Is Here! Forget Football And Breakdown The Rosters
On Sunday, we found out that the Steelers and Packers would be playing in Super Bowl 45. On Tuesday, Animal Planet released the lineup for Puppy Bowl VII. And you may be interested in breaking down the Steelers and Packers, but all that comes next week. For now, let’s focus on puppies. As Animal Planet...
BCS Pays Out Record $170 Million To College...
quoted from BCS Pays Out Record $170 Million To College Football Conferences
While the debate still rages about a playoff system ultimately replacing the Bowl Championship Series in college football, a new report suggests that major college programs are doing very well financially under the current system. According to the AP, later this week BCS officials will announce that a...
“We’re not the Boston Celtics. We’re not these kinds of teams that need to play...”
– Dwyane Wade (via nbaquotes)
Let’s see how far that strategy takes you.
(via sportspage)
Bill Russell just vomited up 11 NBA rings.
(via fuckyeanba)
Derek Jeter, Yankees Teammates Get Honest...
quoted from Derek Jeter, Yankees Teammates Get Honest Assessment From Straight-Shootin’ Brian Cashman
If ever there were a baseball team you’d expect to act like a big corporation - releasing deceptive statements, speaking in indecipherable jargon, and generally just obfuscating the truth - it’d be the New York Yankees, who’re prepared to run with a payroll nearly...
Who Says Tiger Woods Doesn't Have A Sense Of...
quoted from Who Says Tiger Woods Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humor?
So long fried rice, hello fried chicken!
FO’ SHIZZLE.
What Did a 32-Year-Old Woman Want With a... →
“Baseball is about homecoming. It is a journey by theft and strength, guile and...”
– A. Bartlett Giamatti (via theyseemerollins)
2011 Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers Thrive On The...
quoted from 2011 Super Bowl: Green Bay Packers Thrive On The Road During NFL Playoffs
The Green Bay Packers hit the road three times in the 2011 NFL Playoffs, taking care of business each and every time. As the No. 6 seed in the NFC, the Packers never had the benefit of playing on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. Instead, they walked into hostile environments three-straight weeks and...
“We don’t need to apologize to anybody and I mean anybody. We’ll be...”
– Rex Ryan
