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Things got slightly heated on the field yesterday after The 49ers beat The Lions, 25-19. Coaches Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh almost came to blows after Schwartz “Went to congratulate Coach Harbaugh and got shoved out of the way, [he]didn’t expect an obscenity at that point, so it was a surprise to me at the […]
True to his word, Commissioner David Stern has canceled two weeks of the upcoming NBA season (100 games). More than 100 days into the NBA lockout, with no end in sight, fans want to know what is really going on? Why can’t a bunch of millionaire players and billionaire owners reach a common ground and […]
According to Stoudemire, the possibility of forming an alternate league has already been discussed among players. “Obviously we’re trying to … get this lockout resolved. We want to play NBA basketball. But if it doesn’t happen what are we gonna do? We can’t just sit around and not do anything. So we have to figure […]
My Twitter: http://twitter.com/JRSportBrief My FaceBook: http://on.fb.me/9X1qpE David Stern and the NBA owners have cancelled the first two weeks of the upcoming 2011 season! Who’s to blame? The players or owners?
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images At this point, there are several hundred million users who can vouch that life would be a little less awesome without Twitter. For what it’s worth, many of those same users will vouch that following professional athletes on Twitter is one of the main attractions of using it. It’s just plain fun […]
You know what’s inherently lame? Country music battle songs. In aggressive country music battles, the only gauge for how “bad” someone is is how angrily they can say “America” or “U.S.A.” while still maintaining a legitimate twang. Nevertheless, disgraced “Are You Ready For Some Football?” singer Hank Williams Jr. has gone and re-released a song […]
After more than seven hours of negotiations the NBA Players Association and the owners were no closer to resolving their contract dispute. As a result Commissioner David Stern has cancelled the first two weeks of the season, meaning the soonest fans will see any NBA ball is November 14th. “Despite extensive efforts, we have not […]
Former Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that they profited from featuring his likeness in commercially sold videos without seeking his permission or offering compensation. Russell alleges that NCAA and Electronic Arts have improperly used his images in the NCAA video game. Russell’s complaint may be combined with […]
On Saturday night at Florida International University a team of NBA All Stars lead by Dwyane Wade defeated a squad anchored by his Miami Heat teammate LeBron James 141 to 140. It was a surprisingly intense charity game that gave the 4000 fans in attendance (and the players) a welcome respite from the current NBA […]