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My, oh my, Oscar De La Hoya put a whuppin’ on Ricardo “The Matador” Mayorga. Taking the WBC light middleweight belt from his foul-mouthed opponent wasn’t enough, so the Golden Boy beat and humiliated the tough Nicaraguan brawler, finally finishing h…
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The UPS delivery guy is the Santa Claus for adults. I always get that sudden rush of excitement when I see that plain brown cardboard box sitting on my doorstep. Such was the feeling when I recently found a long, skinny box perched against my front …
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Kyle Turley’s back problems have kept him out of the NFL since 2003. He missed the entire 2004 season due to the back, and he sat out 2005 after he failed a physical with the Rams. But he’s been rehabbing the bejeezus out of it, he’s dropped about 50 pounds, and now, he wants to play tight end.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that you should probably not draft him in the first round of your fantasy draft. He’s being given a chance by the Dolphins very similar to what they’re doing with Marcus Vick. He’ll get a little bit of a tryout, and if he shows up, plays well, and Marcus doesn’t cripple him with a well-placed leg stomp, he’ll be given a contract for training camp.
I’d like to believe in you, Kyle, but… well, I never really liked you much when you were healthy. And taking two years off with back problems, and then coming back at a different position, well, that seems desperate to me. But hey, good luck. And keep the Arena League in mind.
More Rejects Flood Dolphins: Kyle Turley Tries Out… For TE! [Orange and Teal]
Turley tries to return from back problems [ESPN.com]
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The LeBron James/Gilbert Arenas playoff series came to an end last night, one game too soon. A series that captivating should have gone seven. NBA commissioner David Stern should make them play it anyway, just for kicks.
If LeBron and Damon Jones are done making love, that is. No doubt here about who’s on top in this relationship. By the way, did Damon Jones bother to run down to the other end of the court after he hit that shot?
Anyway… where to start with last night’s game? So many highlights. Of course, there’s Damon Jones’ game winner from the corner. An assistant coach was assigned to actually brush the dust off of Damon Jones, who had been used about as often as a razor at Pau Gasol’s house. He comes in completely cold and sticks a game-winner. Admirable. Of course, he’s pretty much exclusively a three-point shooter, he was brought in for one reason only, and he was left completely unguarded.
And Gilbert Arenas… well, he’s probably not enjoying his day today. I’d imagine he’s behaving a lot like Mikey in Swingers, the morning after Sue pulled out his gat and then called Mikey a little whiny bitch. An 82% free throw shooter steps to the line in a situation with the season on the line, and he misses both. Ouchie. And not only that, LeBron James, in the post game press conference, gleefully tells the world about how he trash-talked him between free throws and got in his head.
I hope the Wizards can improve in the off-season, perhaps giving LeBron vs. Gilbert a chance to develop into a long-running feud. We’d all be better off for it.
Hardcore on the Hardwood [The Basketball Jones]
Another Night, Another Classic [Complete Sports]
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In a series reminscent of the classic duels of Bird and ‘Nique, or at least Iverson and Vince, LeBron’s Cavs put away Gilbert’s Wiz in 6 entertaining games. I liked James coming into these playoffs but mildly detest Queen James heading into round two for a few frivolous reasons…
1. The whining. Complaining in the NBA isn’t a big deal. Making the confused/angry/mystified LeBron face with arms extended every few minutes is. Nobody likes guys who cry all the time, especially when those guys gets all the calls.
2. The nail biting. He gnaws on his nails/fingers/hands to no end. There’s even a guy behind Cleveland’s bench who hands LeBron clippers quite literally at the snap of his fingers.
3. The shorts tugging. He’s not comfortable in his own uniform, pulling his trunks down a bit after each play and sometimes during mid-sequence. It’s like Steve Nash’s finger licking, except pointless.
Of course, he’s only 21 and all of this stuff is vanity fair, but the Association is a league of style – a theory put forth by Free Darko last year and thought by many for some time now. And there’s one more thing. What bothers me the post about LeBon, the biggest of King James’ flaws, is that he doesn’t seem to enjoy himself out there. As the Basketball Jones pointed it out this week, there seems to be more anger and seriousness about him than fun and weightlessness. He’s more Kobe than Magic. We’re not supposed to be witnessing the burden of great expectations, we’re supposed to witness the joy of an ascendant king. And maybe we are, but it doesn’t seem like it. And that’s with Jared Jeffries on him, not Tayshaun Prince. Best of luck against Detroit, Jesus Bron Bron.
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Kiki Vandeweghe goes off the Nuggets payroll and onto the general manager rumor market.
Remember how we were afraid America Idol and Hollywood would ruin and deceive the innocent, naive Kellie Pickler?
SacTown Royalty is sad about the season being over, but optimistic about the future.
Andrew Bogut is promising to come back as a different player next year. We’d suggest returning as Kobe or LeBron.
Jones on the NBA reveals the dark secret that he suggested selling Mamba t-shirts weeks ago…and we blew off the idea completely.
For the record, the Tar Heel suggested it about the same time, and we blew him off, too.
Bobcats guard Gerald Wallace likes princess-cut diamonds. Way to go, dress code!
John Paxson runs down the present and future of his Chicago Bulls, player by player by potential draft pick player.
Lakers-Suns Game 7 should be a fitting capper to an awesome first round. As expected, JA Adande says it’s all about Kobe.
Three bucks for a piece of NBA nirvana, dudes and dudettes. Three bucks to paradise this summer.
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In honor of the forthcoming glorious epic Who Shot Mamba? and also how Arenas literally silenced us at the end of regulation, we charge into the world of silent film.
Perhaps it’s the only way to properly put forth how we had no idea what was going on last night in seconds number :14-:00 of overtime.
That’s about how it went, including the impossibility of not looking forward at this point. We have a few comfessions, which will be revealed in our second round preview.
And y’know, as much as we’ve gushed like a girl said about LeBron, we feel pretty sure you know what we’re thinking at this point.
How’s this instead - Gilbert is planning to be back at the gym today, and we have a serious fan-crush on the guy. It was a great series - a crazy series - with a fittingly crazy ending.
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We have lots to say about the Cavaliers-Wizards game, as you can imagine, and we’ll get to it all as best we can.
Being that we were likely a virgin and Larry Bird was still playing the last time the Cavs moved out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs, we’re pretty excited.
Before we get to the Cavs themselves, though - a moment for Gilbert Arenas, who’s easily, far-and-away our second favorite player in the league now. So much so that we felt awful when he missed those two free throws in OT. We just wanted to give the guy a hug, seriously.
The three he made to send it to OT? What can you say, really? That thing was so far out there…and he shot it with like 4 seconds left - he easily could’ve gotten a better shot.
During the preceding timeout, Arenas said he told his dear friend and former Wizards teammate Hughes, “I have one shot left in me.” Hughes, who struggled through a 3-for-17 shooting night, shot back, “Well you’ll have to pull it from the ‘W,’ ” meaning the first letter of “Wizards” on the hardwood floor. And Arenas recalled saying to Hughes, “You know I’ll do it.”
The dude is just has huge balls. Reggie Evans is signing somewhere as fast as he can so he can circle that first Wizards game on the calendar.
Hopefully those misses don’t haunt him for long - the dude is too great to watch, too humble, too funny, too talented. But the biggest thing is you can tell he’s having fun - he’s like the anti-McGrady.
Anyway, back soon with more, all of which will be more jumbled and unclear than the last OT victory wrap-up. If award-winning journalist Terry Pluto is allowed to be incoherent in the wake of this, we are, too.
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