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NBA General

Top Ten Signs an NBA Game is Fixed

Thanks to Tim Donaghy’s latest accusations, the NBA is once again under the microscope and everyone is wondering about the legitimacy of this year’s Finals and the playoff outcomes along the way. Luckily, we have David Letterman who has a Top Ten list that can clear up all the questions about whether or not a game is crooked. Here’s the Top Ten Signs an NBA Game Is Fixed:

10.Game begins 20 minutes before visiting team arrives

9.Tip-off always goes to the player with the largest salary

8.At the end of the first quarter, the score is 179 to 2

7.Missed three-pointers count for two points if they’re “pretty close”

6.One of the Laker Girls looks suspiciously like Pete Rose

5.Whenever he’s open, referee takes a shot

4.Scoreboard has disclaimer: “All Scores Approximate”

3.The team loses even though it led in points, delegates and the popular vote

2.Jack Nicholson scores 25 points from his seat

And the No. 1 sign an NBA game is fixed

1.The Knicks win

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[CBS.com]: Top Ten Signs an NBA Game Is Fixed

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Boston Celtics

Odds and Ends: How well do you know Rajon Rondo?


You’d think Rajon Rondo would have enough on his plate as it is with the bum ankle and The NBA Finals going on and all, but Rondo is no normal man. See, while he’s rehabbing and studying tape, he’s also giving back to all his fans out there. But you better know your random Rondo trivia.

I’m going to challenge you with some trivia – see how much you know about me. Get the answers right and I’ll send you an autographed headband. If a bunch of people get them right then I’ll hit the first three. I’m going to do this every day through the rest of the Finals so if you don’t get the first one right you’ll have another shot.

We’ll start with a high school question. I went to Oak Hill Academy and 2004 I set the school record for most assists in a game with 31. Who’s record did I break?

Get it right and I’m sending you a headband. Hit me back. I’ll holla

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[YardBarker.com]: What do we gotta do to get this kid in the ring with Chris Leben?

[Epic Carnival]: 10 reasons sports should go green

[TMZ.com]: Tommy Lasorda is old and impatient

[MixMakers.net]: Paul Pierce’s special edition jersey hits the shelves

And finally, the evolution of the fist bump.

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LA Lakers

Kobe Bryant keeps firing away after Game 3 ends

Nobody on Boston could stop Kobe Bryant on Tuesday night as he dropped 36 points in an 87-81 victory, giving the Lakers their first win of the series. After the game, Bryant remained untouchable, weaving his way through the fast-fingered censors to get off this s-bomb during the post game press conference.

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NBA General

Jeff Van Gundy is gold in the booth! Gold!

We never thought we’d say this, but we love Jeff Van Gundy! We can’t get enough of the guy and he is quickly climbing our list of former annoyances turned into priceless gold. In fact, if he keeps this up, he’ll soon be joining Jim Rome and Bill Walton right at the top. After all, who else can slaughter Nick Lachey’s name, admit to a monster crush on Alyssa Milano and then start cracking bald jokes all in the span of a quarter?


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by bsap11

Yup, you’re bald and we’re loving it.

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[Awful Announcing]: Van Gundy Has Lost His Mind, Talks Alyssa Milano And Haircuts During Game Three

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General Sports

Odds and Ends: The 12 Highest Earning Hotties

What she no longer has in age or
looks, she makes up for with money

The only thing sexier than a beautiful babe is a rich, beautiful babe. After all, what good is having a bombshell girlfriend if she can’t take you out on expensive dates and buy you nice things? So, for all you bachelors out there, here’s a list of The 12 Highest Earning Hotties on Earth. You can thank WallStreetFighter.com.

12. Adriana Lima – $6 Million
11.Kate Moss – $9 Million
10.Jennifer Aniston – $14 Million
9.Tyra Banks – $18 Million
8.Angelina Jolie – $20 Million
7.Maria Sharapova – $23 Million
6.Gwen Stefani – $26 Million
5.Beyonce – $27 Million
4.Nicole Kidman – $28 Million
3.Gisele Bundchen – $33 Million
2.Shakira – $38 Million
1.Madonna – $72 Million

What?? No Oprah??

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[ChicagoSports.com]: Another classic sports star mug shot

[Larry Brown Sports]: So far, the Chris Bosh curse has been unsuccessful in Beantown

[DrunkAthlete.com]: Allen Iverson does his best Vince Young impersonation

[MopUpDuty.com]: Sidney Ponson Career Screwup #117

[Bugs & Cranks]: Ball girl’s occupational hazard No. 12: Falling fat dudes

[YouTube]: So that’s why the officiating has been horrible through the first two games of the NBA Finals

[Awful Announcing]: Shaq steals the show at the Belmont Stakes

[Sportaphile.com]: Wicked first round knockout by Paul Williams

[ShackNews.com]: From Wii Fit to Wii Stupid

[Undrafted Free Agent]: Yet another reason kickers get no respect

And finally, extremely funny or extremely disturbing? You decide.


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Seattle Mariners

Odds and Ends: John McLaren is (bleeped) off, ready to bust (bleep)

John McLaren exploded in the Mariners post game press conference and by now you’ve probably already heard or seen the clip on your favorite local television station, but the profanity is so much more impressive in print.

“We’re playing our (bleep) off every day and got nothing to show for it. I’m tired of (bleeping) losing, I’m tired of getting my (bleep) beat, and so have those guys. We gotta change this (bleeping bleep) around and get after it. And only we can do it. The fans are (bleeped) off, and I’m (bleeped) off, and the players are (bleeped) off. And that’s the way it is. There’s no (bleeping) easy way out of this, can’t feel sorry for ourself, we gotta (bleeping) buckle it up and get after it. I’m tired of (bleep) losing this, (bleeping) every night we bust our (bleep). It’s gotta be a total team (bleeping) effort to turn this thing around, and that’s it.”

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[Women Like Sports]: A lady’s view on the NHL and NBA Finals

[Your Face is a Sports Blog]: RBI Baseball – possibly the greatest video game of all time – is coming back, back, back!

[BasRutten.com]: The Bas gives his two cents about the Kimbo Slice/James Thompson controversy

[phillyBurbs.com]: The Donald gets into the fight game

[UsMagazine.com]: Pappa Joe is driving Tony Romo bat-crap crazy

[NYDailyNews.com]: Big Brown has big prizes waiting for him in the winner’s circle

[Eric Wilbur’s Sports Blog]: More Lakers/Celtics videos than you can stomach

And finally, what could be better than a nice relaxing day at the waterpark?

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College Football

Odds and Ends: Wisconsin students must prepare for sober football


Bad news for drunken Badger fans; the University of Wisconsin-Madison decided to continue their 2007 “Show and Blow” campaign which requires students who were previously busted for getting tanked at a home football game to blow into a Breathalyzer unit to get in. Of course, you gotta pass the test to enter (blowing .00 for underage students and under .08 for those over 21).

When asked for reaction to the renewal of the program, almost every student on campus responded, “This blows!”

In other news…

[Yahoo! Sports]: Ko-Pau! comes to life

[eBay.com]: Celebrate the Lakers return to the Finals with your own 1999-2000 championship bling

[FoodCourtLunch.com]: The NBA All-Neckfold Team

[MMARated.com]: George Lucas’ daughter is in the MMA game

[UnCoached.com]: Hilarious/Inappropriate Entrance Songs in the MLB

[Awful Announcing]: Inside The NFL leaves HBO for Showtime, HBO pigs out on ice cream and cries

[SportsByBrooks]: What former NFL player hasn’t stolen manhole covers before?

And finally, here’s a little something for the ladies out there.


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Boston Celtics

Sorry Lakers, but the Leprechauns already have the Finals wrapped up


If you’re one of those people who just hates waiting then, boy, do we have a solution for you. The fellas over at WhatIfSports.com used their massive brain power/computer programs to find out who’s going to win the NBA Finals matchup between the Lakers and Celtics long before either team takes to the court for Game 1 on Thursday night. Other than giving yourself a sports almanac from the future, this is the surest thing going.

We have simulated the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Lakers 10,000 times in order to determine the likelihood of either team winning it all. In the 11th Finals matchup of these two teams, the recently rebuilt Celtics come out on top by winning the series 64% of the time. The most common occurrence is a six game series, where Boston wins it all in its return home after three games in LA.

What follows is an example NBA Finals based on the most common result of those simulations.

GAME 1 Los Angeles 118 @ Boston 115 (OT)
GAME 2 Los Angeles 103 @ Boston 104
GAME 3 Boston 105 @ Los Angeles 95
GAME 4 Boston 89 @ Los Angeles 99
GAME 5 Boston 110 @ Los Angeles 101
GAME 6 Los Angeles 103 @ Boston 107

So, bust out the champagne Beantowners because it’s just a matter of time now. Oh, and in case you were wondering, Kevin Garnett is taking home Finals MVP honors with 20.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.8 steals per game.

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[WhatIfSports.com]: NBA Finals Preview

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San Antonio Spurs

Seven rings might be enough for Robert Horry, but probably not


After having one of the greatest careers in the history of the NBA, Robert Horry is thinking about calling it quits. With seven championship rings in his pocket and more playoff games than any player ever, Big Shot Rob is questioning whether or not he has another season’s worth of gas in his tank, but if you ask us, he’s just getting ready to take us all on a Brett Favre-like retirement roller coaster ride for the next five years or so.

“Right now I’m up in the air,” Horry, 37, said. “That’s all I can really tell you, up in the air. I want to play, 80 percent of me wants to play and I’m sure as soon as I get in the gym and see people bouncing the ball it would turn into 100 percent. So we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

“I think that if I stick around I’m still better than a lot of players,” Horry said. “I might not be as fast as a lot of them or as quick. But I’m smarter than probably about 98 percent of the league.”

Horry went on to say he’d like to stay in San Antonio should he return, but that he is also open to other contenders. Well, after the Spurs lethargic performance against the Lakers, we expect Gregg Popovich to cut some aging weight like Horry, Michael Finely and Kurt Thomas. Wonder if New Orleans or Phoenix would be willing to bury the hatchet?

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[Chron.com]: Former Rocket Horry might be done breaking hearts

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San Antonio Spurs

Spurs are "Gone Fishin’"

The Lakers knocked off the defending champs on Thursday, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since Shaquille O’Neal was prowling the paint. Kobe Bryant got rid of the Spurs in incredible fashion, hitting big shot after big shot to break the hearts of those who thought this would be the year San Antonio repeated. However, no team is truly eliminated until it casts its line and starts reeling in some groupers. That’s right, it’s fishing time. Start up the boat EJ!

Of course, that also means that Inside the NBA is off the air until next season as well, meaning there will be no more moments like this anytime soon. Or this.