Sports in Perspective
The elbow heard around the world issued by World Peace last week was one of the more hanus acts I’ve seen on the basketball court since Ron Artest’s Palace brawl. I understand he was excited because over the last month he’s finally started to play a little bit, but most guys don’t knock another player [...]
It seems a though a lot of people are jumping on the Andrew Bynum bandwagon. It’s easy to do when he’s putting up double-doubles, showing a vast array of post moves, and grabbing 30 rebounds in a game, but these same people questioned whether or not he had what it takes to be a Laker [...]
There is a lot of excitement swirling around the trade deadline in the NBA right now. More than usual it seems like, and that might be because of all the big names on the potential trading block. Dwight Howard has been talked about the most about being traded, and it still looks like he will. [...]
The NBA season is nearing its halfway point and a couple of contending teams are looking to add a player they think will strengthen them for the playoffs- and they are both in L.A. Kenyon Martin was scooped up by the Los Angeles Clippers after he was free to leave his Chinese team, but he [...]
It seems as though every rumor that comes out of the woodworks in the NBA these days starts with the Los Angeles Lakers. Whether it’s Dwight Howard or Chris Paul it is clear they are in the market for new players. The most recent trade rumor that involves them is one I heard right after [...]
When the NBA announced that the season will finally start on Christmas Day it gave the analysts their first guarantee that basketball would be played this year. It also opened the floodgates for them to talk about the players and try and rank them. The hot debate at the beginning of the year occurred after [...]
Roy Halladay will be on the rubber for the Philadelphia Phillies, and the last time they won game 1 they swept The ‘Stros. With Cliff Lee to follow on Sunday night, the afire offense will correct any pitching mistakes in either contest.