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9 Athletes You Never Thought You Would See In Another Uniform
Yesterday it was announced that Albert Pujols agreed to a $254 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, finally putting an end to months of speculation about the future of baseball’s greatest slugger. And while I’m glad that the sports world can now finally move on, I must admit that it will [...]
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At 48-Years-Old Michael Jordan Is Still Dunking (Video)
When I’m 48-years-old, I’ll be happy if my knees aren’t completely shot, my liver is still intact and I’m not on my third replacement hip. As for Michael Jordan, in addition to a clean bill of health, he still appears to have his high-flying abilities. He demonstrated some of those abilities in a gym recently, [...]
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This Is The Only Argument We Need LeBron! (Video)
Scottie Pippen and the rest of the LeBron James fan club can now crawl back into the holes they came out of. The mighty Heat have been slain. And LeBron’s NBA Championship count is still stuck at zero. So for those who would still like to make the argument that LeBron is better than Michael [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 13th) — Chicago Bulls
It was on this day in 1997 that the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the finals to win the NBA Championship. It was the Bulls’ fifth championship in franchise history, and their second in the last two seasons. After winning the first two games at home in Chicago and losing [...]
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This Is One Video Scottie Pippen Should Probably Watch (Video)
During an interview with ESPN radio last Friday, Scottie Pippen said that Michael Jordan “is probably the greatest scorer to play the game” but LeBron James “may be the greatest player to ever play the game.” After watching James and the Heat begin the celebration early, only to blow a 15-point fourth quarter lead to [...]
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Sexy Playboy Playmate Francesca Frigo Remakes Retro Air Jordan Commercial (Video)
Nike’s “It’s Gotta Be The Shoes” commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee’s alter ego, for those who didn’t know) was a classic. Who can forget Mars grilling Michael with question after question regarding what makes him the best player in the universe, only to have each of his guesses turned down with [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 16th) — Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1985 that Michale Jordan was named the NBA rookie of the year. He would beat out the likes of Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Sam Perkins and Sam Bowie to win the prestigious award. Jordan averaged an incredible 28.2 points 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Those [...]
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11 Popular Pop Songs That Name-Check Athletes
Sports and music go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Both professions garner notoriety, breed a culture of financial indiscretion, and both are just kind of awesome. So it’s no wonder that the two bleed together, like when LeBron James refused to acknowledge a beef with DeShawn Stevenson, saying that would be like “Jay-Z getting [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 20th) – Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1986 that Michael Jordan set an NBA playoff record with an incredible 63 points. Jordan broke the mark that was previously held by Elgin Baylor who scored 61 points in the 1962 NBA finals. Jordan was able to play in only 18 regular season games that year due to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 18th) – Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1995 that Michael Jordan announced he would be returning to the NBA. Jordan came back to the Bulls donning the number 45, as his familiar number 23 had already been retired following his initial retirement. In his two years away from basketball, MJ embarked on a baseball career. He [...]
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9 Instances When It Was (Sort Of) Okay for Athletes to Cry
That title is a little misleading. I”m not sure it’s ever truly “okay” for athletes to cry. Sure, there is the drama of competition, and of course emotions run high, but it’s still somewhat uncomfortable to see these modern-day gladiators break down in tears. I understand it, but I really don’t like it. Fortunately it [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 11th) – Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1996 that the 46th NBA all-star game was held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Eastern All-Stars won the game 129-118 over the West in front of 36,037 fans, the third largest crowd in All-Star Game history. Michael Jordan would edge out Shaquille O’Neal to take home [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Michael Jordan And The Crew
For today’s “Picture of the Day” we take you back to 1989, when the epitome of everything cool in the universe met in the same room for a brief moment. Thankfully, that moment was captured in an image, as a much younger Michael Jordan posed with Kid ‘n Play, Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff. [...]
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6 Sports Rumors That Are Total Bullsh*t
Few things lend themselves to exaggeration and hyperbole like the world of sports. People always want to believe that their athletes are superhumans or that magical forces are at work, guiding them to victory or striking them down with injury. Well, that’s not really the case, no matter how many people believe it. And according [...]
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11 Creepy Wax Statues of Great Athletes (and Gilbert Arenas)
This piece might as well be titled “11 Wax Statues.” “Creepy” and “wax statues” go together like beer and pizza. It appears that Madame Tussaud’s is simply giving away wax representations of athletes and celebrities these days (Gilbert Arenas? Really?). But as long as rube tourists are willing to shell out $20 a pop to [...]
