2008 in sports… so far

I am a sports nut and I’ve been paying attention to a lot of sporting events this year. (Except for tennis, though. Pretty Russian players aside, never liked the sport.) I have teams that I root for and teams that I hate. Unfortunately for me, most of them fell...

Dwight Howard wins slam dunk contest with a layup?

I don’t know how this qualifies as a dunk. His hand did not even touch the rim though his jump’s height created that illusion of him dunking the ball. But I have to give him props for showmanship with that cape and “S” on the chest....

The Mavs should win the NBA title

By the way the Dallas Mavericks are playing right now, it’d be a horrible injustice for them not to win it all this season. They just notched a club record 15 straight wins. They stand at 50 and 9 a league best. Dirk is playing magnificently backed by legit...

With Dwyane out, can the Heat make the playoffs?

I’ve been rooting for the Heat since last and I still am. It’s tough to expect a playoff run with Dwyane out with a separated shoulder. But it’s not impossible. If there’s one word to sum up the Heat’s lackluster performance as defensive...

NBA trade deadline duds and spuds

What can I say about the last minute roster shuffling? Not much. There weren’t any too big trades to . Well for one, the Chicago Bulls really, made the push with the trade of Ben Gordon and Luol Deng to the Memphis Grizzlies for Pau Gasol. So far, everyone in...