Sorry, Charlie. Don’t be wack, Shaq. The NBA has instituted a new policy on the use of Twitter and other social media sites on game days. It applies to coaches, players and “other team basketball operations personnel,” and states that cell phones and other such devices cannot be used from 45 minutes before game time until [...]
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Cindy Brown losing home to foreclosure
The story in the 9/23 Orange County Register gives all the sad details. 1988 Olympic gold medalist in basketball Cindy Brown is losing the home that she owned since 1989. This after a bitter battle with the city of Villa Park over her dying landscaping — she lost all her money in an [...]
LeBron follows in Shaq’s footsteps. Be afraid.
Variety reports that Cleveland Cavalier (and probably future New York Knick) LeBron James is taking a shot at movie stardom.
The good news: he’s playing himself in “Fantasy Basketball Camp,” a comedy about five guys from different backgrounds who go to Las Vegas to attend the LeBron James Adult Basketball Camp, and manage to pull [...]
Shaq in a pink Speedo?
You may have heard about Shaquille O’Neal’s new ABC “reality” show, Shaq Vs., in which the aging NBA superstar takes on other athletes such as Ben Roethlisberger and Michael Phelps in their sports. One such challenge will be filmed on Sunday, when pro beach volleyballers and Olympic gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will [...]
Sports Tweet of the Week: See-through shorts!
I know, it’s been longer than a week, but as I believe I’ve said before, I procrastinate. Plus, I’m occasionally lazy. Sue me. At any rate, the Portland Trail Blazers’ official Twitter feed is featuring updates from Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas, where the Blazers’ Greg Oden is one of 23 participants. Today, [...]
‘Training Rules’ director speaks out
Training Rules producer and director Dee Mosbacher wrote a short piece about how homophobia still rules in sports. In it she talks about the prevalence of homophobia in women’s sports despite the advances that society and some in sports have made. She lays out succinctly the biggest difference between gay men and lesbians playing elite [...]
Trans Filipino Basketball: Funny or foul?
I cringed when I started watching this video. But as it went along and I saw how much fun the players were having, I began laughing along with them and ultimately really enjoyed it. I mean, they’re not even dribbling: How can you take it seriously?
Hat tip to Deadspin.
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NewFest starts this weekend with sports films
If you’re going to be in New York City over the next week, be sure to check out some of the gay-sports films showing at NewFest:
Off And Running, June 6: Adopted children often face the dilemma of how much of their parents’ identities they can or should take on as their own. For Avery, [...]
Quick Hits: Thome, Yanks, Danica, WNBA
Jim “The Anaconda” Thome (right) hit home run No. 550 last night. He’s presently in 13th place on the all-time home run list.
Yankees set an MLB record with their 17th straight error-free game in win over the Indians.
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency calls Danica Patrick’s joke about performance-enhancing drugs “totally irresponsible.” Is anyone else tired of her?
Dumbest [...]
The Lakers Aren’t Denver’s Only Opponent
In one of those quirky situations, it appears that Denver is supposed to host game 4 of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA on Monday the 25th. The only problem is, the venue is already sold out for another event the same night — WWE Monday Night Raw.
Vince McMahon in typical understated, classy fashion [...]
LeBron James is the object of my man crush
I admit, I have a bit of a man crush on LeBron James. Even though he is single handedly dismantling my hometown Hawks in round two of the NBA playoffs, I can’t quite get past his charm, smile and pure athletic ability. The fact that he’s a 6-foot 8-inch, 250-pound mass of muscle doesn’t hurt, [...]
Phil Hendrie: Coach molests Dooleys’ son
Jim and I are huge fans of the Phil Hendrie Show, which is a syndicated radio show. He has done some classic interviews over the years, and they are being replayed via podcast (available through iTunes) every week day. The latest was a classic from 2002 that featured Bobby and Steve Dooley (regulars on the [...]
Bulls-Celtics awesome, Sixers far from it
Last night’s NBA playoff action featured a tremendous display in which the Chicago Bulls forced a seventh and deciding game in their first-round series against the Boston Celtics with a 128-127 triple-overtime win. Of the six games, four have gone to OT, with a total of seven extra periods. Absolutely classic.
And then there was the [...]
Ben Gordon hits a 3, grabs a bulge
Here’s a clip you need to see: Ben Gordon’s crotch-grabbing strut up the court after hitting a 3-pointer today that put Game 4 of the Bulls-Celtics series into a second overtime (video below; crotch-grab replay at 43 seconds). You had to see the replay to catch all of that glory, but you only had one [...]
How special is 30-0 in women’s basketball?
The UConn women’s basketball team completed a perfect regular season at 30-0. How special is it? It’s better than losing a game, I suppose. Though some may argue that losing a game in the regular season helps a team focus, given they’ve won two by winning them all already, I don’t think that applies. But [...]
