The LatestIf you've been paying attention to the Olympics, you know that gymnast, and Winchester, Massachusetts native Alicia Sacramone choked yesterday and cost Team USA gold. And I don't care. Because she can throw a punch. That's pretty good form. Elbow tight… good trunk rotation… full body weight behind it… nice follow through. Just a thing of... [More]
A woman known as the world’s tallest female has died in Indiana. Sandy Allen was 7 feet, 7 inches tall. She was 53 years old. Allen was proud of her height and used her size to inspire young people to accept others who are different. She weighed 6 and a-half pounds when she was born. By... [More]
Rajon Rondo has emerged from this blogging cocoon. He's been pretty busy since the championship… and he's only just started working out again: Last week, I was in Boston. I went to Boston after I left Houston and stayed for a week. I mainly went to work out. I hadn't picked up a ball since... [More]
Looks like there's plenty of green in Red China. According to the NBA, Kevin Garnett's #5 (2nd) and Paul Pierce's #34 (4th) are two of the hottest selling jerseys in the People's Republic of ä¸å. If winning a championship can convert the Chinese, then maybe there's hope for Lakers fans. I'm ignoring the fact that Kobe's #24 was number... [More]
Team USA had as much desire to play Angola as I have to write about it. It wasn't pretty, but it was a 21 point win. The team scoring leader, again, was Dwyane Wade (19 pts, 6-8 fg,2-3 3pt). The team shooting leader, and this so much fun, was Kobe Bryant… who posted this gem... [More]
This has to be one of the dumbest things I've seen. That's the Spanish basketball team… pushing the sides of their eyes backwards… in the classic, racist, "hey… look at me…. I'm Chinese now" pose. Yes, that's Pau Gasol in there too (#4, 3rd from the right). And yes, there is a pretty good Asian... [More]
One game into the Olympics for the "Redeem Team" (I know, I'm sick of that name too)… and I think the consensus out there is 'not too bad.' Hey… it's basketball… and we love basketball… so why not break it down, right? First thing's first: LeBron James is just a beast. That's not breaking news…... [More]
Bob Cousy turned 80 yesterday… and we'd like to wish him a happy 80th birthday. For the young and uninitiated, Cousy made all that fancy point-guard play happen. He was pulling fake-pass/layup moves before Rajon Rondo's PARENTS were born. He was benched because he was so nasty. Think about the marketing possibilities. Why Reebok hasn't already... [More]
With outfits like that, how can the U.S. lose? Seriously, I was digging the Ralph Lauren white hat, blue blazer, white pant combo. In fact, that's what I'll be wearing today when I leave for my weekend on the Cape. I heard that about a billion people will be watching Team USA take on China tonight (or... [More]
Barring a season ending injury to either Paul Pierce, KG or Ray Allen – I find it highly probable the Celtics will repeat as Eastern Conference Champions. With a rookie head coach (Michael Curry) and virtually the same roster (unless you count Kwame Brown), the Pistons won't pose much of a challenge. Hoopsworld Jess Camerato... [More]
