One city was completely united by its basketball team for 6 years.  In Chicago, there are a lot of divisions.  North Side vs. South Side, downtown vs. the neighborhoods, racial tensions, etc.  Between 1990 and 1998, that all seemed to disappear every October and the harmony lasted well into June.  It was the local professional [...]

There is something about the combination of a trampoline and a basketball net that is irresistible.  It takes me back to my days in elementary school, when I used to dream about dunking on the gymnasium nets.  Of course, it was just a dream, as doing so would be impossible, unless of course I had [...]

March Madness is upon us, and after only one day of action, it has already made a statement with three overtime games, a few buzzer beaters, some unbelievable upsets, and the Jimmer Fredette show.  If day one is any indication, we may be in for one of the greatest NCAA March Madness tournaments ever.
But even [...]

It was on this day in 1995 that Michael Jordan announced he would be returning to the NBA.  Jordan would come back to the Bulls donning the #45 as his familiar #23 had been retired following his retirement.
In his two years away from basketball, MJ would embark on a baseball career as he stated that [...]

With the beginning of the NCAA March Madness Tournament set to kick off tomorrow, everyone is rushing to get their final brackets in.  It can take some time figuring out which teams will be able to pull off the upset, and which top-ranked teams will put together a good run.  Analyzing a bracket can be [...]

I’ve always been a big fan of Steve Nash.  I used to play point guard for an AAU team and had long hair just like him.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t good enough for people to catch on to the slight similarities in looks and call me Steve Nash, but I still liked him nonetheless.  My affinity [...]

He’s heating up! He’s on fire! Boom-shaka-laka! From Downtown! Jams it! NBA Jam 2010 is almost here and now we get our first look at the new game from EA sports.
You always wonder if a game that came out so long ago can retain it’s authenticity and killer game play in this modern age of [...]

Here’s “The Club” preventing a young one from playing hoops, unless he invests in a smaller ball.  His successful looking daddy, is telling his son that he’ll just have to settle for the books (or extreme street sports).  ”The Club,” is usually used to prevent car thievery, but here it’s sending a different message — [...]

What is with all of these inflatable mascots eating people?  Could we be going to war with these creature who were once a  sports fan’s most beloved companion?
Yesterday on ESPN’s SportsNation, Michelle Beadle attempted to lay down the law against Mackerel Jordan, the giant inflatable fish who sports the jersey of his similarly named mentor, [...]

Sure Dwight Howard and LeBron James were making some rather incredible shots during their battle over a Big Mac and fries, but let’s see them try this…
From behind the net, throw the ball off the backboard, of your opponent’s head, and into the basket, hitting nothing but net!  Oh, and all while you are leaping [...]