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January 17, 2011 – Allen Moll I’m sure everyone has grown tired of watching those annoying Dos Equis beer commercials reminding all of us to “Stay Thirsty My Friends.” After all the viral ads seemingly play 5 times per hour during every sporting event on television. In keeping with the same theme, former 2 time [...]

January 14, 2011 – Kevin Burke Even though the Knicks have been the punchline of countless jokes over the past decade, one thing that you cannot question is the passion of New York when it comes to sports. If I had to pick one sport, I’d say that New York is a baseball city (although [...]

January 14, 2011 – Alex Rosencutter When the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants were announced, I laughed and then rubbed my ear lobes and said “Woo-Sah” a couple times like Martin Lawrence in the movie Bad Boys II. I hardly consider a field of Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka, Javale McGee, and Brandon Jennings who [...]

January 14, 2011 – Kevin Burke In the history of entertainment, I don’t think anyone has done a quicker 180, in terms of public perception, than LeBron James did this past summer. It all happened in the span of an hour. Up until 9:00pm Eastern Time on July 8 of last year, LeBron was probably [...]

January 13, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Since the big trades that brought in Gilbert Arenas, J-Rich, and Hedo Turkoglu to the Magic they have been rolling. This week they had another strong week and enough highlights to warrant a nice mix for the Magic fans. Enjoy, and get after it Redick, young fella…. [...]

January 13, 2011 – Allen Moll Do you long for some great throwback NBA and NCAA footage of superstars of the past featuring some of the game’s best players? Do you miss watching games in which the jump shot was an art form and not an afterthought? Longing to see some of the hardwood’s greatest [...]

The Miami Heat have climbed into the top spot thanks to their current winning streak, unseating Boston and San Antonio. How long can they keep it? [...]

January 12, 2011 – R.S. De France While I’ve always been one to stick up for and defend Kobe Bryant, he’s way off base saying the Lakers are better than the Celtics at defense. Bryant’s comments on defense start in around 3 minutes and 50 seconds in, so towards the end of this clip.  Bryant’s [...]

January 12, 2011 – Kevin Burke Last week we told you who will be participating in this year’s slam dunk competition. Blake Griffin is clearly the favorite and I’m still trying to understand the Brandon Jennings angle. Everyone not named Blake in this competition certainly has their work cut out for them. In fact, some are [...]

January 12, 2011 – Allen Moll With NCAA conference play already kicking off and as we turn the calendar to 2011, many of the college game’s best dunkers are starting to take their game to another level. Some of the NCAA’s best finishers from small schools and Division I’s top tier programs alike make my list [...]