NBA training camp about to kickoff, Gottlieb looks at how Rondo starting over Lonzo will affect the Lakers, and why the Celtics could seriously challenge the Warriors. Also, Doug also talks with The Athletic hoops writer Sam Vecenie on why it’s mostly business as usual in college basketball after last year’s recruiting scandal and FBI investigation; expectations for LeBron in … [Read more...] about Gottlieb on the Rondo/Lonzo subplot with the Lakers; KD’s last run with the Warriors?
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Colin’s NFL Week 4 Blazin’ 5
Colin got it rolling with a 4-1 Week 3 and is off to his best Blazin’ 5 start ever at 10-5 heading into Week 4. This week, he’s looking to keep the cash flowing for the masses and this is favorite week of games so far this season. Here are Colin’s Week 4 Blazin’ 5 plays: Browns at Oakland (-2.5) – Colin locked in the Raiders -2.5 earlier in the week as his Game of the Week … [Read more...] about Colin’s NFL Week 4 Blazin’ 5
WATCH: Mahomes and Mayfield’s record shattering 2016 matchup might be the greatest shootout in CFB history
Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield are two of the biggest stories from the young NFL season, and if their college football record shattering 2016 matchup while they were slinging it at Texas Tech and Oklahoma is any indication, it’s gonna be a show when they meet up for the first time in the NFL. For those that might have forgotten, or missed it, Mayfield and Mahomes combined … [Read more...] about WATCH: Mahomes and Mayfield’s record shattering 2016 matchup might be the greatest shootout in CFB history
VIDEO: Tristan Thompson thinks the Cavs are still the team to beat in the East….seriously
With LeBron gone, most expect the Cavs to lose a lot of games in a rebuilding season, but don’t tell that to Tristan Thompson. The apparently delusional center spoke to the press yesterday, and said he still considers the Cavs the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, until they’re officially taken down by waiting contenders Philadelphia and Boston. As Thompson sees … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Tristan Thompson thinks the Cavs are still the team to beat in the East….seriously
Colin: Baker Mayfield is already a star, despite not starting a game yet
Baker Mayfield rocketed into the Top 10 in NFL jersey sales after his surprising debut win over the Jets, and even though Colin has been critical of Mayfield and didn’t think he should have been picked first overall, he thinks one thing is clear. Mayfield is a star. Colin isn’t saying Baker is one of the top QB’s in the league – he hasn’t started a game yet – but it’s … [Read more...] about Colin: Baker Mayfield is already a star, despite not starting a game yet
Video of the most bonecrushing ‘old school’ football hits might give you a concussion from watching it
Many have complained that football is turning into flag football because players can’t lay the wood on a receiver or quarterback without getting flagged or ejected. Whether you agree or disagree that the game is worse off now than before new rules were put in place, there’s no arguing that it’s changed drastically. Nothing illustrates this point better than a viral video … [Read more...] about Video of the most bonecrushing ‘old school’ football hits might give you a concussion from watching it
VIDEO: A seal jumped out of the water and slapped the hell out of a kayaker with an octopus
When you’re in the ocean, you’re only a visitor. A kayaker in New Zealand paid the price for stepping onto the turf of a territorial seal while out on the water off Kaikoura on New Zealand’s South Island when the seal jumped out of the water and slapped the hell out of the guy with an octopus. You read that right. As Dave Chappelle playing Rick James would say, “What did the … [Read more...] about VIDEO: A seal jumped out of the water and slapped the hell out of a kayaker with an octopus
VIDEO: Legendary streetballer The Professor went to a prison and broke some inmate ankles on the yard
Legendary streetballer Grayson ‘The Professor’ Boucher has been embarrassing his competition since his days in the early 2000’s on the And1 Mixtape Tour, but recently made the ballsy move to take his act to a prison in Nebraska to break some inmate ankles on the yard. In a teaser from the trip, several inmates state they’re serving time for everything from murder to assaulting … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Legendary streetballer The Professor went to a prison and broke some inmate ankles on the yard
VIDEO: Brewers celebrated postseason clinching win by giving a beer shower to ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker best known as the disgruntled announcer Harry Doyle from Major League, or the dad from Mr. Belvedere, but in real life he’s been the play-by-play announcer for the Brewers since 1971. In celebration of the Brewers postseason clinching win last night, the team made Mr. Baseball part of the locker room celebration and doused him with more booze than Harry Doyle downed … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Brewers celebrated postseason clinching win by giving a beer shower to ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker
Colin: LeBron doesn’t need to prove anything to Laker fans
Ever since LeBron made his decision to leave Cleveland for L.A., some Laker fans have refused to accept him as one of their own, even going as far as vandalizing a mural declaring him the King of L.A. because they viewed it as a slight to Kobe Bryant. At a packed Lakers media day yesterday, LeBron was asked by one reporter how he would prove his loyalty to L.A. fans. He … [Read more...] about Colin: LeBron doesn’t need to prove anything to Laker fans