by Ken Fang | Jun 1, 2014
We all remember this now-infamous Doris Burke interview of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich during last year’s Western Conference Finals: Yes, it’s now become known as the “Turnovers” interview. It was funny at the time because as we...
by Steve Lepore | Jun 1, 2014
We wrote earlier this weekend about how the Stanley Cup Playoffs are having their best May in 14 years. NBCSN had the best non-Olympic month they’ve ever had largely thanks to the quest for the Cup. Every night since the beginning of the second round, millions...
by Steve Lepore | Jun 1, 2014
We wrote earlier this weekend about how the Stanley Cup Playoffs are having their best May in 14 years. NBCSN had the best non-Olympic month they’ve ever had largely thanks to the quest for the Cup. Every night since the beginning of the second round, millions...
by Paul Garcia | Jun 1, 2014
It took five extra minutes in overtime, but when the final buzzer sounded in Oklahoma City Saturday, there stood the San Antonio Spurs, victors over the Thunder, with a 112-107 win. With the win, the Spurs are slated to face the defending champion Miami Heat in an NBA...
by Matt Zemek | Jun 1, 2014
How old are the San Antonio Spurs? No, really — how old is this team? Tim Duncan, 38, continues to produce with the relentless consistency of his 20s, because his career has been nothing but a study in machine-like regularity at a high level of competition....
by Matt Zemek | Jun 1, 2014
How old are the San Antonio Spurs? No, really — how old is this team? Tim Duncan, 38, continues to produce with the relentless consistency of his 20s, because his career has been nothing but a study in machine-like regularity at a high level of competition....
by Matt Birch | May 31, 2014
The greatest paper airplane throw of all-time happened in Friday’s Peru-England soccer friendly. England ended up winning the game, 3-0, but we don’t really care all that much about that. Let’s focus on what matters: The best paper airplane throw you...
by Matt Birch | May 31, 2014
The greatest paper airplane throw of all-time happened in Friday’s Peru-England soccer friendly. England ended up winning the game, 3-0, but we don’t really care all that much about that. Let’s focus on what matters: The best paper airplane throw you...
by Steve Lepore | May 31, 2014
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are always the best playoff tournament in any of the major sports. Obviously you’re not coming to this site to hear that point debated. This year has been no exception, as both rounds one and two have featured multiple seven-game series,...
by Steve Lepore | May 31, 2014
We’ve written a lot at this site about what a good year NBCSN is having. Despite Fox Sports 1 having that new network smell, NBCSN has had great ratings thanks to the Olympics, the NHL and the Premier League, among other things. The latter two properties led...
by Matt Zemek | May 30, 2014
On the next to last night of May, every NBA writer is cranking out an obituary for the Indiana Pacers. You will read, in some form or fashion, the first of many words about this team, words such as “unpredictable,” “volatile,”...
by Rhamesis Muncada | May 30, 2014
As of June 2014, the state of California is awash in pro sports riches. The Golden State has 3 NFL teams, 5 MLB clubs, 4 NBA franchises, and 3 NHL teams. California also has 3 MLS franchises, 2 AAA baseball clubs, and its own Single-A minor baseball league. Everywhere...
by Matt Yoder | May 30, 2014
The controversy over the Washington Redskins nickname is not going away anytime soon. In fact, the furor surrounding the banishment of the nickname to the history books is only growing. The campaign to remove the nickname is now entering the mainstream political...
by Philip Rossman-Reich | May 30, 2014
Thursday night it was reported the NBA, the Sterling Family Trust and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reached an agreement to sell the Clippers for a whopping $2 billion. The number alone is staggering and shows just how valuable even a toxic NBA franchise can be....
by Philip Rossman-Reich | May 30, 2014
Thursday night it was reported the NBA, the Sterling Family Trust and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reached an agreement to sell the Clippers for a whopping $2 billion. The number alone is staggering and shows just how valuable even a toxic NBA franchise can be....
