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NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:25 +0000

Twelve-year NBA veteran center Jason Collins writes in an essay in Sports Illustrated: "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay man playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

Have You "Liked" Your Favorite Team Recently?

Kacy Collins — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:41:53 +0000

How many times have you “liked” your favorite college basketball team on Facebook since March Madness kicked in? Well thanks to the good people at Facebook, we can now see which team is more popular based purely on Facebook “likes.” They have compiled all the “likes” that the tournament teams have and put them on [...]

Pit Your NCAA Bracket Against Ours and You Could Win a Million Dollars + an XBox 360 Kinect!

1063 The Buzz — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:00:43 +0000

Unlike photos from your vacation, we WANT you to show us your predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. And if you predict the outcome of the bracket perfectly, we’ll give you (cue Dr. Evil voice) one million dollars!

Think you can beat Johnny Thrash and Eric the Intern at predicting NCAA basketball games? Log in below to register for our Million Dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge and then once the teams are selected for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday March 17, fill out your prediction for all 63 games in the bracket. Don’t worry, we’ll send you a reminder via email once it’s time to fill out your brackets. After the tournament begins on

LeBron Tackles Fan After Sweet Hook Shot

Mike Moody — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:01:15 +0000

We’ve often wondered — what does it take to get a sweet bro hug from LeBron James? Well, we’ve got our answer: Sinking an impossible half court hook shot in the middle of a Miami Heat game. That’s what happened when one lucky, yellow-shirted fan won $75,000 by making the hook shot without breaking a [...]

Can Olympians Do Trick Shots? Yes They Can! [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:24:13 +0000

I have a hard time pulling off a shot from 10 feet away. These guys are killing it from the other side of buildings.

Did Former Texas Tech Basketball Coach Bobby Knight Fall Asleep On Live TV? [VIDEO]

Heathen RockShow — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:12:30 +0000

Many of us are used to Coach Knight either from his red-faced rage and chairs skidding across a field house floor, or just his constant presence in Lubbock/Texas Tech news for years. Looks like time is catching up to aging basketball guru. During ESPN’s live College Game Day Final Four coverage, when the camera cuts [...]

In Honor of March Madness – Mascot Bloopers! [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:00:03 +0000

Mascots are not only fun to take pictures with, they're also fun to laugh at!

Basketball Shot From Helicopter – How Many Points is That Worth? [VIDEO]

Bethany Lee — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:13 +0000

I think they woke up one morning and said, "Hey, let's take the helicopter out and play some ball!"

NCAA Tournament Bracket Is Here for You!

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:24:13 +0000

Get ready for some madness — March Madness. The field for the NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament has been set, so it’s time to join the millions of other Americans and fill out your bracket. Click to Download Your Own NCAA Division 1 Bracket | Printable PDF Version Will Kentucky go all the way [...]

Dennis Rodman is Looking For Female Players For a Topless Basketball League

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:30:51 +0000

While we never pegged Dennis Rodman — and his penchant for eye shadow and high heals — as NBA coaching material, this new career choice for the NBA legend sounds about right. The Hall of Famer is collaborating with the Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club of New York City to form a topless woman’s basketball team which [...]

Is This the Best College Basketball Dunk Ever? [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:11:37 +0000

In what may be one of the most spectacular saves in basketball this year, Nate Davis of Heidelberg University caught a high-flying rebound and pulled off an amazing dunk during a game against Trine University. After Victor Fortkamp misses a tip dunk and sends the ball flying 10 feet above the rim, Davis comes out [...]

Players Ready To Pull Their Balls Out

Wes Nessman — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:30:01 +0000

It looks like the NBA is back in business. It looks like we’ll be back ballin’ on Christmas day. Players and owners reached a handshake deal on Saturday. The players and owners as a whole must now vote on the deal. The NBA is planning on a 66 game season, according to ESPN. Are you happy [...]

When Good Coaches Go Bad – Our Top 10 Meltdowns

Greg Karcher — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:51:37 +0000

Yesterday’s on-field meltdown between Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz proved that even some of the best coaches get a little too hot under the collar at times. See what happens when tempers flare with our Top 10 list of Coaches Gone Wild! 10 Jim Mora’s Saints Rant When Jim Mora was coaching the [...]

Dallas Mavericks Stomp Miami Heat 105-95 to Win Championship

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:29:56 +0000

Dirk Nowitzki had been a one-man wrecking machine throughout most of the 2011 NBA playoffs.

But on the night his Dallas Mavericks clinched their first-ever NBA championship by defeating the Miami Heat 105-95, he had a lot of help from his teammates.

Jeff Green's Dunk Blocked by His Own Head [VIDEO]

Aaron Galloway — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:47:05 +0000

The Boston Celtic faithful were none too pleased when the team traded for forward Jeff Green earlier this season. This wasn’t so much of a reflection on Green; he’s a perfectly adequate NBA role player. Instead, Celtic nation was bummed that the price for acquiring Green included popular center Kendrick Perkins. The Celtics have struggled [...]

Dwyane Wade Dynamite [VIDEO]

Wes — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:13:59 +0000

The phrase "this is why he gets the big bucks" keeps running through my head. Even Wade doesn't believe this shot falls.

NBA Top Ten

Wes — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:53:00 +0000

I’m not the biggest hoops fan, but there is some pure magic in the NBA Top Ten. Check out the video after the jump. Here you go. Bet you can’t watch it just once.

Basketball Birthday

Wes — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:44:30 +0000

James Naismith invented Basketball on this day in 1891. Naismith’s dirty little secret after the jump! James Naismith was born a friggin’ Canadian! Of course he was working in Springfield Massachusetts at the the time, but he still stunk of backbacon and wool hats! Anyways, we really don’t care. We just wanted a reason to [...]