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NBA Shoots Horses and Chris Paul

DATELINE: HUMOR! Like instant coffee, just add NBA ownership to the hot water. The New Orleans Hornets have become freeze-dried. How do you like your toast buttered? Put a little honey on that Hornet. The Chris Paul trade is deader than a doornail. Some NBA players may shuffle off to... Continue reading "NBA Shoots Horses and Chris Paul" »

Rondo: the Truth Behind the Boston Celtics Secret Weapon

DATELINE: HUMOR! For those who always suspected that Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics was not quite human, the photographic evidence has been revealed. Not since the pictures of the alien autopsy from Roswell, New Mexico, has there been such a shocking case to indicate that Rondo is, indeed, an... Continue reading "Rondo: the Truth Behind the Boston Celtics Secret Weapon" »

Rondo, We Hardly Knew You—Still Don’t, and Never Will

DATELINE: HUMOR! The rumors of Rajon Rondo’s demise as a Celtic demigod may be greatly exaggerated. Rondo has always been a Boston lightning rod for overblown speculation. Ainge already has kicked the scuttlebutt. Doc Rivers never said that talking to Rondo was like talking to cement, as Dick Williams did... Continue reading "Rondo, We Hardly Knew You—Still Don’t, and Never Will" »

Punic Wars Have Nothing on Boston and Philadelphia Rivalry

DATELINE: HUMOR! The rivalry between Boston and Philadelphia goes back a couple of centuries. Ben Franklin left Boston to move to the city of Brotherly Love, and lately Bostonians were less upset when Jonathan Papelbon took his talents to South Philly. We won't even mention the ancient battles between the... Continue reading "Punic Wars Have Nothing on Boston and Philadelphia Rivalry" »

Rajon Rondo Imitates Kendrick Perkins, Meets Clubbing Fans at Nightspot

DATELINE: HUMOR! After his bigtime charity game at Harvard on Saturday night, Rajon Rondo and several of his friends, including Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks and Nate Robinson of the Memphis Grizzlies went barhopping. Rondo shocked fans at the game by bouncing a pass off his forehead to Rudy... Continue reading "Rajon Rondo Imitates Kendrick Perkins, Meets Clubbing Fans at Nightspot" »

Seven Deadly Sins of the NBPA Puts a Plague on the NBA House

DATELINE: HUMOR! After watching NBA players break every one of the Seven Deadly Sins over the past decade, the owners are counting on the players breaking one more. We expect the NBPA, or in layman’s terms, the union to be busted like a bunch of deadbeats in an Occupy city... Continue reading "Seven Deadly Sins of the NBPA Puts a Plague on the NBA House" »

NBA Players Reject Deal - 2011-12 Season over??? Read the Offer

When an NBA tree falls in the forrest does anyone really care? The NBA's players union has rejected the latest and possible final offer from the NBA's owners. This could end the 2011-12 season and beyond. check out the league's latest offer and decide for yourself. Download NBA_proposal I thought... Continue reading "NBA Players Reject Deal - 2011-12 Season over??? Read the Offer" »

NBA to Pick Scabs for Pickup Game

DATELINE: HUMOR! We wonder how many former NBA stars, aging off the court, are willing to come out of retirement to make a few Bucks, an assortment of Lakers, and a litany of Knickerbockers. Many NBA players retired before the big money hit the fan market. Now NBA czar and... Continue reading "NBA to Pick Scabs for Pickup Game" »

Mother of Mercy, Can This Be the End of the NBA?

DATELINE: HUMOR! The great oldtime movie Little Caesar offers many lessons to the NBA. In it, the archfiend threatens authorities of society, “A little buzzard like you will never put cuffs on me.” As he is plugged with machine gun fire, Edward G. Robinson as the tinplate gangster mutters his... Continue reading "Mother of Mercy, Can This Be the End of the NBA?" »

A Non-Rhotic Entertainment Experiment

I'm not much of television watcher. Outside of sporting events and the occasional Survivor Man episode, I just can't get into something week after week. I blame The Wire. After blowing through all five seasons in just a few short weeks a couple years ago, everything else just seemed like... Continue reading "A Non-Rhotic Entertainment Experiment" »

Revelations About Secret Life of Bill Belichick

DATELINE: HUMOR! New England Patriots guru, man behind the curtain, genius of the gridiron, and top secret operative, Bill Belichick had the wizard’s curtain pulled back for a few seconds in the days before the Patriots meet the New York Football Giants. Insights and information about Coach Belichick are usually... Continue reading "Revelations About Secret Life of Bill Belichick" »

If an NBA Tree Falls in the Forest Does Anyone Care?

The NBA has canceled the remainder of the preseason and will wipe out the first two weeks of the regular season if there is no labor agreement by Monday. Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement after owners and players met for about four hours Tuesday... Continue reading "If an NBA Tree Falls in the Forest Does Anyone Care?" »

Kendrick Perkins to Play Perry Mason at His Own Trial

His own client? Tom Pennington/Getty Images DATELINE: HUMOR! Kendrick Perkins, erstwhile Celtics center and locked out Oklahoma City Thunder star, originally had a pre-trial hearing set for Sept. 30 in Beaumont, Texas. The hearing has been rescheduled to a date not yet determined. Occasional star on the basketball court, Perkins... Continue reading "Kendrick Perkins to Play Perry Mason at His Own Trial" »

Vince Wilfork vs Jacoby Ellsbury: Who'd Win the 40-Yard Dash?

DATELINE: HUMOR! Look out, Ellsbury and Rondo! Jim Rogash/Getty Images Earlier this year we proposed a footrace between Boston speedsters from the major teams. We suggested that Wes Welker or Danny Woodhead might be a good matchup for Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox and Rajon Rondo of the... Continue reading "Vince Wilfork vs Jacoby Ellsbury: Who'd Win the 40-Yard Dash?" »

Dr. Shaquille O’Neal: Finishing his Dissertation in December

DATELINE: HUMOR! Not only have we learned that Shaquille O’Neal will have a 900-pound statue in bronze at Louisiana State University, he is also finishing up a top-secret doctoral program, according to ESPN. Most doctoral programs take five years to complete. He informed the media he has been working on... Continue reading "Dr. Shaquille O’Neal: Finishing his Dissertation in December" »