Forget Mark Cuban. I want the "Monkey Boy"
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ABC chose the wrong tech billionaire to participate in its upcoming reality show. If the network really wanted sizzle, Steve Ballmer is the hands-down choice.
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Vince Carter wanted out of Canada. Who could have expected the New Jersey Nets to come to the rescue? By Frank Gunn, AP. ESPN is reporting that the Nets have acquired the star swingman from
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After opting out of his contract and looking for a better deal elsewhere, the swingman Devean George is going back to the Dallas Mavericks.George has agreed to a roughly one-year, $2.4 million deal that keeps him as a reserve on one of the N.B.A.âs top teams and puts him in position for a bigger payday next summer, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said yesterday.George would have made around $2 million under the deal he signed last summer, but he opted out of it last month. Bartelstein spoke with several teams.
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Basketball The Orlando Magic finally resolved their coaching quandary yesterday, hiring Stan Van Gundy -- their second choice from the beginning -- because the Kings were pursuing the former Heat coach. Meanwhile, the Magic's top choice, Billy Donovan , apologized to the organization for first accepting the job and then returning to the University of Florida. Van Gundy coached the ...
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I READ that Adrian Mutu idolises Diego Maradona and tried to visit him in Cuba but his agent stopped him. He should have let Mutu go.
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Yao Ming is Hakeem Olajuwon. Tracy McGrady is Clyde Drexler. Jeff Van Gundy is Rudy Tamjanovich. This sounds like a clichÃ©d, road to the NBA title, made-for-television flick, doesnât it?
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Gabe: This is a heads up for all our Omeganauts. I had originally told you all that the first round of the Omegathon would be Pac-Man. That game has actually been replaced with Jenga. Not the new Wii version of Jenga but actual wood blocks on a table Jenga. Sorry for the mix up.-Gabe out
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Vince Carter wanted out of Toronto and got his wish Friday, getting traded to the Nets for three players and two No. 1 picks in a deal that immediately raised the question: Will Jason Kidd still want out of New Jersey?
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Shrink-wrapped catch-22 YouTubers have Christopher "Jedi" Knight. And eBayers have Tim "Happy Hour" Vernor.â¦
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Me and Roger Clemens -- we started down the steroid road together. He was heading for the Cy Young award. I just wanted a Pulitzer.
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Joyous celebration in Miami over news that an ailing Fidel Castro had temporarily ceded power gave way Tuesday to rampant speculation among Cuban exiles: Is Castro already dead? What will happen in Cuba after he is gone? Is this just a trick?
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I wonât have time to comment on the Leno announcement until Wednesday. Till then, hereâs my page one story as well as a link to Dave Bauderâs AP story quoting yours truly.
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I want to pay my respects to LeBron. But the one-man game, even his majestic version, doesn't thrill me.
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If I were the Czar of all Sports . . . The incomparable Sean McDonough would be the voice of the Red Sox, the Patriots, the Celtics, and the Bruins. (He can't have Boston University hockey, however. That belongs to Bernie Corbett.)
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George Steinbrenner is replacing a Yankee Legend.
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Owner Mark Cuban said his Dallas Mavericks grew stagnant. Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki agreed.
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New York Post - The question on every Yankee fan's tongue is this: Will adding Randy Johnson, Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright be enough to lead the Bombers to their first World Series title since 2000?