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MLB Trade Rumors: Power Ranking the 15 Biggest Needs of MLB Teams
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Jon Star in MLB
The news that the Yankees nearly acquired the biggest trade chip this summer is sending shockwaves around Major League Baseball. Not only because the best team in the league came close to acquiring one of the best pitchers, but because the trade of Cliff Lee will act as the catalyst.
Lee's trade will likely kick start the frenzy before the July 31 trading deadline.
Numerous teams across the league ...
ESPN’s Jeremy Green Arrest: ESPN Analyst Busted For Child Porn, Drugs
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Jon Star in NFL
12 hours after ESPN celebrated itself with the LeBron James spectacle, ESPN was caught with its tail in the bear trap again today with the news that NFL analyst and contributor Jeremy Green was busted for numerous charges, including a number of serious ones.
Green's arrest and scandal is nothing new for the mothership. ESPN has made itself famous for its sports coverage, but also infamous for its behind-the-scenes ...
NBA Free Agency Rumors: The LeBron James-Chris Bosh Watch Continues
Posted: 6th July 2010 by Jon Star in NBA
It's a new week and that means new rumors in the NBA free agency are fresh and ready for people to go wild over.
The biggest news over the weekend was the Mavericks resigning of franchise player Dirk Nowitzki. The Atlanta Hawks are steps away from resigning Joe Johnson to a max contract while the New York Knicks are nearing a 5-year, $100 million contract with Amar'e Stoudemire. ...
Family Feud: Power Ranking the Top MLB Dugout Altercations of All Time
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Jon Star in MLB
In sports and competition, sometimes adrenaline and frustration can combine for an ugly mix. Many times players just take out their frustrations on the water cooler. Other times, players take it out on each other. The result? Dugout blowouts caught by the cameras for everyone to see.
We saw two examples of that over the weekend as a pair of teammates in Chicago and Tampa Bay hashed out their ...
NBA Free Agents 2010: Three “Sleeper” Teams Who Could Get Each Big Name
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Jon Star in NBA
We feel like we've got a hold on the teams that will pursue the biggest money free agents once the NBA's free-agency period kicks off in a matter of days. LeBron James to the Bulls. Chris Bosh to the Bulls (or Heat or Knicks). Joe Johnson to the Knicks and so on down the line.
But the Knicks, Bulls, and Nets aren't the only teams with cash to burn ...
The NBA Draft is this week and final plans and decisions are being made. Among those decision are draft day trades. Inevitably, teams will pull the trigger on deals that will help them move up the board, swap picks, or land NBA proven talent.
As we have seen in recent years, teams and general managers will not shy away from pulling the trigger while picks come off the board. ...
Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan: Can We at Least Have the Conversation?
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Jon Star in NBA
It's official. The debate of Kobe Bryant versus Michael Jordan can at least be discussed. Last night, Kobe Bryant won his fifth NBA championship by willing his team to victory over the rival Boston Celtics in seven games.
Yes, Kobe's five titles are still one shy of Michael Jordan's six, but the difference of one is close enough that the conversation can be had.
How much closer is ...
In the flavor of Father's Day this weekend, we take a look back some of the most important and productive fathers of big leaguers in baseball history. The 10 duos make up some of the most famous pairs in baseball history. In some cases the son outperformed the father, others the father was the standard-bearer in the family.
In this list, however, we take a look specifically at ...
Ken Griffey Jr. Retires: The 10 Most Memorable Moments Of His Career
Posted: 3rd June 2010 by Jon Star in MLB
The day we thought would never come has arrived. Ken Griffey Jr. retired from Major League Baseball. We have watched Ken Griffey Jr. do things unlike any ballplayer in history. Twenty-one years and 630 home runs later, one of the greatest centerfielders of all-time is finally hanging them up.
Ken Griffey Jr. has given us a lifetime's worth of baseball memories. Some of the best highlights in ...
Last night, Ron Artest's buzzer beater boosted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Artest's game-winner is just another in a long line of memorable, buzzer-beating shots that have shaped the history and storylines of the NBA playoffs.
While Artest's buzzer-beater may not rank up there with the best in the history of the NBA playoffs, it did get us thinking about ...