Hollywood celebs teamed up with America’s favorite athletes Wednesday night for the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The show, which aired on ESPN, celebrated the year’s best athletes and most memorable sports moments as voted upon by the fans. No fouls were called during the two and a half hour telecast, not even as […]
After weeks and weeks of speculation and predictions about the direction of the 2011 NBA Draft, the night was kicked off with a three-team trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats and Sacramento Kings and, from there, the activity was non-stop. Without the star power and fanfare of the past few drafts, this year’s draft […]
All this summer, HBO is featuring documentary films in its line up, so all this summer, we’ll be reviewing them. On one hand, it makes complete sense to create a documentary about Bobby Fischer. He was a child prodigy, the world chess champion, and an insane person. All of those elements can add up to […]
The 2011 NBA Trade Deadline become even more fascinating and historical as two picks that were acquired in trades moved up from eight to first and sixth to third. When the Cavaliers absorbed the contract of Baron Davis along with an unprotected lottery pick from the Clippers, we applauded the bold move while at the […]
France has been selected as the host for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Le Golf National, on the outskirts of Versailles near Paris, will be the site for the 42nd edition of the matches between the United States and Europe. It will be just the second time that mainland Europe will stage the biennial event. Valderrama […]
Shaquille O’Neal was active for a Celtics game for just the second time since February 1, giving Boston a huge post presence and perhaps altering this Eastern Conference semifinal series. He scored 2 points in 8 minutes 29 seconds in the Celtics’ 97-81 victory over the Heat in Game 3 last night at TD Garden. […]
Vincenzo Nibali – Liquigas-Cannondale – starts the Giro d’Italia as the leader of the Italian challenge to Alberto Contador, but the Sicilian has insisted that such pressure and responsibility on his shoulders has not affected his mindset in the build-up to the race. “It’s true that there’s more pressure, but I’m approaching the race with […]
The competitive demise of one time Kentucky Derby betting favorite Uncle Mo appears to have been greatly exaggerated. Following a disappointing third place performance in the Wood Memorial and the revelation that Mo was suffering a gastrointestinal infection he not only fell from the position as betting favorite but was questionable to even race in […]
The Chicago Blackhawks knocked off the Canucks 4:3 in overtime last night at the United Center to force a seventh and deciding game in their Western Conference quarter-final playoff series. Game 7 goes tomorrow night in Vancouver, and the Blackhawks enter it having evened series after being down 3:0 and counted out by practically everyone […]
Albert Pujols’s recent appearance on 60 Minutes did a fine job of illuminating, among other things, just how frequently every team in Major League Baseball passed up on the best player of the last 10 years – 12 times or more, generally speaking. For those of you who haven’t been reveling in the St. Louis […]