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Consciously or not, writing on the Internet is always, in part, about the Internet. Every meme, news story, and event has its own momentum and it's nearly impossible to commit anything to print without first taking into account how, exactly, the topic at hand has been handled by the thousands of bloggers who hit "publish" before you. And because bloggers are such a self-aware bunch (not in a particularly good way, but more in an "I know I'm probably wasting my life and destroying the pursuit of truth in the process" way), stories usually get processed through the Internet's very own internal logic. As such, when news breaks about Jeremy Lin's potentially season-ending injury, one must resist the urge to call up Keyboard Cat to play off the entire...
The schedule says it all. The Houston Rockets, coming off a 34-32 season but with Jeremy Lin now a member of the team, have a nationally televised Christmas-night game in Chicago this season. Anyone wonder why? “We wouldn’t... more »
The cruelty of sports is that a single brain fart can define an entire career. But feel no pity for the idiots on this list: They deserve that permanent dunce cap welded to their pin heads *Note: Since we are all geniuses with... more »
Ten and 12 may be the new lucky numbers in Las Vegas. Those are the jersey numbers of recent Lakers acquisitions Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, otherwise known as the saviors of a franchise that stumbled in the Western Conference... more »
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov's goal is to win a championship -- and he expects do so within the next three years. "Every team has a grand plan, and we're moving slowly, step by step, because it's easy to make a strong... more »
NBA teams playing preseason games overseas open training camp Friday. Everyone else begins early next week.And just like every October, each team has pressing issues that need addressed by the time the season tips off Oct.... more »
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