Category: Sports

Here are Kobe’s first comments about the alleged sexual assualt – Bryant: ‘It Will Be Fine’: “When everything comes clean, it will all be fine, you’ll see,” Bryant said during a brief telephone interview. Bryant declined to discuss the case, but said, “But you guys know me, I shouldn’t have to say anything. You know… Continue reading Kobe Claims Innocence

Lots of moves made today in the NBA. It appears that both Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning will sign with the Nets. Word seems to be that they like their odds of consistently making it to the NBA Finals if they stay in the Eastern Conference. Jermaine O’Neal joined Jason Kidd is declining the Spurs’… Continue reading Spurs Get Spurned

Oh boy, it’s really on now! – Malone makes move, heads to Lakers. Malone showed strong interest in the Lakers from the start of the free-agent negotiations on July 1, to a degree that the Hall of Fame-bound power forward is apparently willing to join the dethroned champions for a mere $1.5 million — a… Continue reading Karl Malone Signs with Lakers

Looks like the Lakers have signed Gary Payton. What a great acquisition for them, and it surely will shake up some other teams. The Western Conference playoffs are gonna be incredible next season. People are already calling them the favorite to win it all next year. But I have to wonder how Kobe feels about… Continue reading Lakers get Gary Payton!

In the aftermath of Kobe Bryant’s arrest, all kinds of conspiracy theories are floating around. The one getting the most publicity is that this whole incident was staged to give Kobe more street credibility. Here are two good articles which put that theory to the test: Sneaker Pimpin? Will brush with law raise Kobe’s ‘street… Continue reading Kobe’s Street Cred

Say it ain’t so Kobe! Kobe Bryant has been arrested on a felony count of sexual assault. This is really difficult for me to believe becasue it seems totally out of character for Kobe. It should be really interesting to see this story unfold.

ESPN puts the smack down with their Most Overrated Athlete package. They have a list of current players, as well as an all-time list. Here are the lists (details at ESPN’s site):

There’s a very interesting interview with Ichiro Suzuki on this week’s episode of ‘On the Record with Bob Costas’. Ichiro has a very interesting philosophy on the game, and life. He talks about why he’s so respectful of his equipment. Here’s an example of how he treats his equipment, taken from an old Sporting News… Continue reading Ichiro Suzuki Interview