The problem is that when there's a bunch of contact and the defensive player hits the floor, the official is almost forced to call it one way or the other. Until they start issuing techs for flopping, it's not going to change. That said, I agree with Serak that Durant committed an offensive foul - I just think the…

Count me among the bitter Flyers fans. I'm happy for Richards and Gagne - but not so much for Carter, who had a tendency to disappear in the playoffs when he was in Philly. It's way too simplistic to say they would have won the Cup had they kept those guys - the biggest mistake made was not those trades (they got a…

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Got it!

What Is The Worst Boxing Decision Of All Time?

No, I think so too. Stern's always been an asshat imo, Dan Patrick has a soundbite of him saying something like "mindless palaver" during one of their interviews. He made his rounds of the various shows after the Chris Paul deal and his spin on the voiding of the Laker trade was a complete insult to everyone's…

Very insensitive - Tony Dorsett is busy suing the NFL over the concussion issue, and here you are making fun of his injury.

I think you've got the formula down pat (one moderator+several ex-athletes = banal idiocy). I caught the end of Heat/Celtics Game 6, and after Wilbon did his intro to the postgame, Jon Barry said "Why can't LeBron do this every game?" Gee, Jon, I don't know, maybe because it's only the second 45-15-5 statline put up…

The second Matrix movie...caused me not to see the third one and I can't even make myself watch the original (which I really enjoyed) anymore.

Have you ever been called in front of the commissioner to explain your scoring?

I could be wrong, but didn't the rematch clause only take effect if Bradley won? The theory is that had Pacquiao won, he would have fought a non-Top Rank fighter next, and that probably would have been his last fight for Arum.

A poll from November showed that only three percent of Pennsylvanians had a favorable opinion of Sandusky.

The worst thing about this format is that it leads to idiotic things like Bayless tweeting that LeBron's 45-15-5 (the second such statline in NBA playoff history, almost 50 years after Wilt) in Game 6 on the road in an elimination game wasn't clutch. All because he's staked out the position on First Take that LeBron…

About boxing: I didn't see last night's fight, so I'll take virtually everyone's word that Pacquiao clearly won and the decision was a joke. I think there are two major problems with judging in boxing: One, it seems judges do their best to try to keep fights close - how many fights that seem very lopsided, especially…

Watching SportsCenter and just saw one of the most ridiculous umpiring calls ever. The Tigers scored the first of their four runs in the 8th when Matt Young was allegedly hit by a pitch from Aroldis Chapman with the bases loaded. I say allegedly because if that 100 mile per hour pitch had hit Young where the ump said…

That's phenomenal. I turn 38 in two months and also grew up on video games, though I haven't kept up with the new games past Playstation 2. Thank God for emulators, particularly NES and MAME.

Was just about to post about this, they're starting the 9th with their sixth pitcher, which would tie the record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter (Astros vs. Yankees, 2003).

those of you dealing with milkshakes in the wagering department

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I don't see what the big deal is - Mark Reynolds can put up 100 in the time it took LeBron to get 45.