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They say image is everything.
If so, Hedo Turkoglu's greatest contribution to the Toronto Raptors may have come last summer when he inked a five-year, $50 million contract, helping change the image of Canada's sole NBA franchise.
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This is about stats. Numbers. Let me repeat that again. This is about STATS! No, this is not about Amar’e Stoudemire. This is not about who’s the boss. If that was the case then Tony Danza would be angry up in this business followed by Hugh Laurie. Injuries count heavily in this sport. T...
Let me repeat. This is about statistics. This is not about who’s the best at the position. If that was the case then this would be an entirely different list. I’m not looking at Hollinger’s PER or anything of that nature. I rather focus who is better at being the better all around ...
Football is a self-important, constipated sport, so I'll mention this only in passing: on the day that New Orleans won the Super Bowl, New Orleans's Chris Paul won a bowling tournament. Perhaps you think this is a coincidence. Perhaps you are a fool.
In February of 2008, the Phoenix Suns traded Shawn 'The Matrix' Marion to the Miami Heat, swapping athleticism at the forward spots for size at centre.
The deal was supposed to mark a change in identity for the Suns. The offensive juggernaut known as 'Seven Seconds to Shoot' was apparently out; a mor...
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The Quick Take:
Yesterday, Mike Dunleavy woke, went to work, and, believing his team needed a fresh voice, promptly quit as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.
On the one hand, this was about the on court product -or lack of it. The Clippers, at 21-28, possess a promising mix of veterans and youngsters...
Forget the funeral because the Boston Celtics aren’t dead.
After losing by a point to the world champion Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon, the Internet became bombarded with virtual obituaries putting the mighty green-and-white six feet under and out of contention for an NBA Title.&...
Hear ye! Hear ye! There are rumblings amuck in the golden palace called Laker Land. Distractions, distractions. No matter how big or small - a distraction is a distraction. What's going on? What happened? There shouldn't be any commotion in the kingdom that Kobe Bryant built. Hold up. Wait just a da...
Pete Maravich average 44.2 points per game over the course of his NCAA career, a mark unlikely to be broken. See how he refined his game in the college ranks to go down as one of the most effective and creative players to ever set foot on a basketball court.
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It was a game to remember.
Millions of pigskin fans were without their beloved NFL and in need of a Sunday sporting fix, creating a perfect void for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers -the NBA's two flagship franchises- to fill.
