Well here we are folks. It's one of the most enjoyable nights of the year and it's become a fun tradition here at AA. There will be photos, videos, analysis and fun all evening long, so comment early and comment often. We'll get underway around 7pm but in the meantime feel free to click through   more...
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by WCT, The Ship of FoolsThis year's NBA postseason was quite a learning experience for basketball fans. We learned that NBA refs fix games (well, this postseason let us further know that NBA refs fix games), and we learned that Boston has some douche-y sports fans. Hmm, maybe these playoffs didn't   more...
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by WCT, The Ship of FoolsThis year's NBA postseason was quite a learning experience for basketball fans. We learned that NBA refs fix games (well, this postseason let us further know that NBA refs fix games), and we learned that Boston has some douche-y sports fans. Hmm, maybe these playoffs didn't   more...
Original Story: http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/06/what....

A Daily Babble Production There has been plenty of negative press for Kobe Bryant as of late.He doesn't have a history of being the world's greatest teammate. He definitively isn't Michael Jordan. He led his team to first in the Western Conference but could do no better than second against the   more...
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ESPN has an impressive E-Ticket story on the tragedy of Len Bias. (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=bias) A sample:I do not know whether Len Bias was a martyr, or whether in death, ashis mother often says, he has brought life. I do not know whether, asJesse Jackson claimed in   more...
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by DMtShooter, Five Tool ToolAccording to a new survey of 907 people released exclusively to Ad Age, more than one-third (37%) of respondents believe that the National Basketball Association somewhat or very likely alters the outcomes of its games... Among "casual" or "avid" fans, an even higher   more...
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Here's to hoping the word fanny can make a huuuuuge comeback. Mad Dog Minute: Tidbits (NBC Sports)
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A Daily Babble ProductionOn the day before the NBA draft, the coolest guy in the room could barely finish his sentence without chuckling. At himself. It was likely because the sentence in question was I tried to mold my game after Michael Jordan, but that didn't work out too good. Indeed, nobody   more...
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by Jason Devanderjasondevander@gmail.com Honestly, I wanted to puke.Granted, some of my stomach-churnings came in the aftermath of the Penguins being bounced by the Red Wings on Wednesday night, but I still wanted to vomit.It goes back to Game 1 of the NBA Finals when Paul Pierce went down with,   more...
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Being young, rich, and famous is a problem most people would welcome with open arms. Having to deal with the media and fans seems like a fair trade-off for millions of dollars to somebody on the outside. Female tennis player Maria Sharapova loves her life, but says it’s still weird to be   more...
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From the latest Xavier Newsletter, this is Larry Brown's Transition Offense explained. I really like the concept of transition offense as a way to counteract an opponent that is overly aggressive on the offensive glass. Make them pay the other way by creating a numbers advantage. Here are his   more...
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In honor of our country's birthday, we look back one year to Top 7 writer Jason Major and his list of greatest living sports Americans.  We also send special greetings to our men and women fighting to protect our freedom.  Thank you for all of your efforts - and thank you to those   more...
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In honor of our country's birthday, we look back one year to Top 7 writer Jason Major and his list of greatest living sports Americans.  We also send special greetings to our men and women fighting to protect our freedom.  Thank you for all of your efforts - and thank you to those   more...
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I realize everyone is human and mistakes are made from time to time (luckily, Mondesi's House readers are prompt to point them out whenever they happen on this site). But this one has to be filed under the "Pretty Bad" Category: in an article bidding adieu to Jaromir Jagr, ESPN's Scott Burnside   more...
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To: All PGA Tour playersRe: Pee-pee.Over the last several years, it has come to the tour's attention that no athlete, male or female, is completely immune to the temptations of performance enhancing drugs.  As a result we decided late last August that random drug testing would be necessary to   more...
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