I don’t read the International Business Times but today I stumbled upon a sports column on their site that made the Wall Street Journal read like the ESPN Sports Almanac. After reading it, I reached in my drawer and threw a flag on the table. It reminded me of why ?news writers should stick to politics and stay out [&hellip

Remember the time Reggie Miller competed in the Slam Dunk competition? No? That’s because it never happened. However, in 1990, His Airness took his turn at the Three-Point Shootout during the 1990 All-Star Weekend. These were during the days when the Three-Point Shootout took advantage of the split screen and two shooters shot at once. It was more riveting television [&hellip

After Sports Illustrated shined a light on the inner workings of UCLA basketball under Ben Howland, don’t be surprised if Howland stands for the Bruins regular season finale tonight against Washington State.  With a sub-.500 record for the third season in a row, Howland’s should keep his coaching hot seat from any flammable liquids. There isn’t one singular reason for [&hellip

After a lackluster 85-loss season and a fourth place finish in the NL East, the New York?Mets?shed their payroll dramatically in the offseason by allowing batting champ and base stealing aficionado,?Jose Reyes?to walk in free agency. Not only did the loss of Reyes slash the Mets payroll but it also lowered expectations for the 2012 season. To expect the Mets [&hellip

The most high profile Drummond since a wealthy businessman adopted Gary Coleman is the best walk-on in college basketball. UConn’s freshman phenom, Andre Drummond has the world-class athleticism of #1 overall pick, the fundamentals of a low mid-major role player and the size of an NBA center. Of the 122 field goals he’s made this season, 63 have been dunks. [&hellip