Even if events like the shot put or guys rowing in a lake don't interest you a whole lot, it is still nice to know that the Summer Olympics are fast approaching, which means that there is something to have on in the background if you're home during the day besides The Price is Right or Karate Kid   more...
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As we approach the 2008 Summer Olympics next month, I realized how much more excited I am this time around to watch the basketball competition than in previous olympics. I watched the '92 olympics in Barcelona when Magic and Jordan demolished everyone in their path. But it's a different   more...
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Greg Oden and Dwight Howard put their best comedic foot forward in their audition tapes to host the ESPY's. Pretty much a play on the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly skit. But what would you expect since Ferrell is part of the funnyordie.com website.
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Je vous manquerai!With all the hullabaloo surrounding Baron/Brand/Maggette we haven't heard much about everyone's favorite French man moving on to the Magic. When it comes to Mickael there are a few things about this guy that I will surely not miss - setting screens out of bounds, turning over the   more...

On the day that James Posey was introduced in New Orleans and vows to do whatever the coach asks of him for a team he sees poised to make a run at the title, the Celtics officially re-signed Eddie House and Tony Allen. On Sports Tonight, Tony said that the math was simple. If Posey signed, he and   more...
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The Men's Basketball competition at the 2008 Olympics begins on Aug. 10. But before we get to Beijing, we've got to fill the final three spots in the draw. Right now, only nine teams have qualified for the Olympics. The final three spots will be determined by the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament   more...
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Every interview I've watched or listened to has Elton Brand stating emphatically "It wasn't about the money." Clearly that is TRUE because he left a lot of money on the table to go to Philly instead of Golden State which was offering him a more financially lucrative deal (about $2M/yr more). So   more...

AZ Central is reporting that Matt Barnes is scheduled to arrive in Phoenix Monday, expecting to sign a one-year veteran's minimum deal with the Suns after completing a physical. I was really hoping Danny would make an offer to Barnes as he would be a great replacement for Posey. It seems as though   more...
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The Globe has a little tidbit buried at the end of an article about Marcus Camby. They report that the Celtics are still strongly interested in signing Eddie House and Tony Allen. The source said House and Allen are both also receiving interest from other teams as well. According to this, both are   more...
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Everything is on hold till Mr. Big Game decides who he wants to take the MLE from. So lets spend some time thinking about who might fill out the roster. We have pretty sizable holes at backup point guard and center (gee, that sounds familiar, don't we say that every year?). It looks like Chad   more...
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Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas recently spoke to the Manila Bulletin on a visit to the Philippines recently and was asked "With you at the starting shooting guard, can you name four other NBA players for your starting five"? Arenas said, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan,   more...
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls stand up, and make some noise for your Oklahoma City Thunder! Cousins of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brothers of the Chicago Sky.Welcome to the show. (Wait, a minute, let's play that back again).Oklahoma City Thunder?What? Why? Ugh.If a report surfacing like   more...
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Over the weekend James Posey's agent, Marc Bartelstein, said that there should be something contract-wise by Monday. Posey was present at the preview of the Celtics Championship DVD but was very non-committal concerning his situation. He watched the DVD while sitting at the same table as Danny   more...
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We have seen many instances of this over the years. Robert Parish was considered a troublemaker in Golden State they felt that he would never be a good center and couldn't wait to trade him so that they could draft Joe Barry Carroll, and yet became a Hall of Fame player in Boston. Dennis Johnson   more...
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According to Marc Spears in the Globe, the Celtics have made offers to both James Posey and Corey Maggette. This gets interesting because they can't afford both with the midlevel exception. Posey's agent has said that he wanted to stay in Boston and Danny said that he wants him in Boston and so we   more...
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