The other day, I was stuck behind the Boston Celtics on the highway. I was in the left lane and I wanted to go considerably faster than the car in front of me, who was doing about 60. Against my better judgment, I got up on his tail and applied some pressure, but he refused to go any faster or move into the right lane. Somewhat annoyed, I drove right behind him for about a quarter-mile before a gap opened in the
Infamous "Pull my finger" Sports Illustrated cover
March Madness resumes Thursday and Friday with a Sweet 16 that features all four No. 1 seeds, four teams from Ohio (representing four different conferences), four from the Big East and four from the Big 10. The remaining teams are led by a Who’s Who of big-time college coaches, including Kentucky’s John Calipari, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, Louisville’s Rick Pitino, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Kansas’s Bill Self and Florida’s Billy Donovan. Calipari is the only man on that list not to have
If there were rankings for the NBA’s overlooked and underestimated, the San Antonio Spurs would be No. 1. They are the contender people love to forget. That’s not to say they aren’t respected. Four titles since 1999 and the potent management duo of Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford translates to a substantial bottom line. But the last few years, it seems that when championship aspirants are rated, any mention of the Spurs is followed with “yeah, well … but … they
Earlier this week, LeBron James said his situation in Cleveland and Dwight Howard’s dilemma in Orlando were not comparable. So true. Where they differed most was that James ultimately made a decision – however foolishly elaborate and narcissistic it may have played out – while Howard was virtually paralyzed by indecision. When Howard finally made up his mind just hours before Thursday’s trading deadline and opted into the final year of his contract with the Magic, a cool breeze of relief wafted through
NEW YORK – With his team reeling, his star player allegedly failing to buy into his system, and an 18-24 record, Mike D’Antoni stepped down as coach of the New York Knicks this past Wednesday. That day, after Mike Woodson was named interim head coach, the Knicks obliterated the Portland Trailblazers, 121-79. And last night, Woodson’s Knicks opened up a home-and-home with the Indiana Pacers by defeating them in Madison Square Garden, 115-100. This past week, the Knicks were able to snap
So the winner in the Dwight Howard Derby is… Orlando? Dallas? We don’t know and now we won’t before June, 2013, with our big guy leaving more unsaid than said, as usual. If Howard’s heart, soul, spleen, liver and whatever else he listed are in Orlando, why exactly doesn’t he sign long-term so he won’t have to go through this next season, again? Yes, Dwight’s lovable but goofy, but the press may be missing an angle, or the real story—as usual–in the feeding frenzy
And now, in the act Knicks fans have waited all season for…. Phil Jackson to the rescue! Imagine that, another Knick dream, shot to hell. It’s not happening. Friends say Jackson is still happy as a clam in retirement, living on the water in Playa Del Rey, about to undergo knee surgery, in a continuing effort to put his body back together and do things like bicycle though Europe. The Knicks are nowhere in his thoughts, at present. Since he does have a New York thing,