Recent media reports have suggested that in addition to ongoing trade talks with Minnesota for superstar power forward Kevin Love, Cleveland has only recently made #1 overall draft pick and fashion trailblazer Andrew Wiggins available in such trade talks. So let’s forget about ‘would they,’ ‘should they’ make this trade and focus on ‘could they?’ …
Perhaps not entirely lost amidst the LeBron decision and an endless stream of “I’m Coming Home” YouTube montages, was a curious series of events regarding NBA up-and-comer Chandler Parsons. Parsons, a University of Florida alumnus, is a quintessential stretch forward who can shoot lights out from three point range in additional to flashing an all …
Though “cheery” is inherent in the job description, the wages and working conditions for numerous NFL cheerleaders are far from happy. Now, the professional pom-pom’ers are high-kicking back. Since January, former NFL cheerleaders for five different teams – the Oakland Raiders (Raiderettes), Cincinnati Bengals (Ben-Gals), New York Jets (Flight Crew), Buffalo Bills (Jills) and Tampa …
Hungry for Victory: Luis Suarez Strikes Bites Again[i] For those of you that actually do work instead of pretending to function while actually watching the World Cup, you may have missed Luis Suarez once again go cannibal on an opposing player. In Uruguay’s match against Italy, Suarez appeared to start gnawing on the shoulder of …
For the second time in 15 years, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has cancelled the federal registrations for six trademarks of the Washington Redskins on grounds that the team name is disparaging to Native Americans. The amount of incorrect information circulating about this decision is astounding. Particularly during the hours immediately following the …
“Não vai ter Copa!” they chant in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and several other Brazilian cities that will host World Cup matches in June and July. “There will be no World Cup,” they say, and they mean to be taken seriously. Protests have exploded throughout Brazil on the eve of the …
Imagine you are driving along, going the speed limit, with a particular destination in mind. Let’s say the state government has replaced the 75mph sign with a sign that says “Drive only as fast as you need to, but when in doubt 75mph.” This change allows drivers the flexibility to interpret the speed limit liberally, …
Minutes before the start of Day 2 of the NFL Draft, the league and its fan base were rocked with the breaking report that Cleveland Browns superstar wide receiver Josh Gordon was being suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The violation is presumed to be marijuana related. From Gordon to ex-Giants safety …
If you have been following the early part of the Major League Baseball schedule, you are aware of the recent rash of Tommy John surgeries plaguing young starting pitchers including Miami Marlins’ phenom Jose Fernandez, the Diamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin, and the A’s A.J. Griffin and Jarrod Parker. This virus spread to the amateur ranks when …
Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon are top prospects in the 2014 NBA Draft “It is our belief that we have a better chance to grow the (financial) pie that gets divided 50-50 if we increase the age and create, in essence a more competitive league.” -NBA Commissioner Adam Silver[i] The rules for eligibility …