Losing becoming contagious in Cleveland
LeBron James left Cleveland for the sun, beaches, and other talented basketball players of Miami. Since then, the Cleveland Cavaliers are busy enduring one of the worst season in the history of professional sports. After a mildly respectable 7-9 start (which should guarantee the prevention of an all-time losingest season in the NBA), the Cavs [...]
NBA starts, Heat lose, and some World Series notes
For many people like me, sports are a major topic every morning. Today, however, basketball and baseball are hot topics even for those not majoring in Advanced Sabermetrics. Why? The NBA started its regular season last night and the World Series starts tonight. The major talk of the NBA offseason was LeBron James and his [...]
Weekend Roundup
It’s Memorial Day weekend, so the odds are that you will be visiting with friends and family over the next couple days. Look back at the past week of posts for a quick recap, and here’s a few more things you might need to know before the “barbie” starts “cuing”: Sex and the City 2 [...]
New Jersey Nots…
…as in NOT winning. I understand that bad NBA teams are rarely the big topic of conversation at most dinner tables, but this one is an exception because it’s downright historical. The New Jersey Nets recently set an NBA record for the worst start at 0-18, beating the previous record for futility (0-17) last held [...]
NBA – neverending season begins tonight
Sports are going to be heavy in the news this week with the NBA season starting tonight and the World Series beginning tomorrow. That’s right, the NBA tips off tonight and will continue throughout the winter, throughout the spring, and will end just around the time you are making your Fourth of July plans. If [...]
Basketball’s Hall of Fame Not For NBA Only
Sure, the NFL has started and many of your coworkers will be talking about football this morning, but Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend and his speech was definitely worthy of conversation. As a player, Jordan often took the high road in the interviews, acting as [...]
NBA All-Star Weekend
It’s not exactly the Super Bowl, but the NBA All-Star Game is this Sunday, which means tonight TNT broadcasts its All-Star Saturday night with all of the “fun” competitions. The Slam Dunk Contest, won by Dwight Howard last year, is past its prime and better suited to watch in highlights form, while the Three-Point Shootout [...]
