Full of surprises, the second set of matches saw the underdogs take the spotlight while perennial Champions League teams fail to live up to their pedigrees. This week had two late equalizers – one from CSKA Moscow against Madrid and the other from Basel against Bayern Munich, while Inter Milan and Chelsea played poorly. With the second leg up to come in a few weeks, we’ll see if the powerhouse clubs bounce back. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night, during the Brit Awards, Adele won the British Female Solo Artist & Mastercard British Album of the Year awards for 21. But, while that was probably expected by most, the real story of the night actually had nothing to do with music. Read the rest of this entry »

Adidas designer Robbie Fuller has one of the toughest jobs in the footwear industry. As one of the lead creative minds charged with constructing Derrick Rose’s signature sneakers, Fuller has all eyes on his work on a nightly basis. With Rose as one of the rising faces of the NBA, Fuller’s job is twofold Read the rest of this entry »

Barack Obama. Adolf Hitler. Mark Zuckerberg. Lil Kim. One of these doesn’t fit. Read the rest of this entry »

Maybe it’s the fact Dwight Howard is the star player at center for the Orlando Magic. Maybe it’s the fact D12 dons the same “Superman” nickname Shaquille O’Neal did during his glory days. Or maybe it’s the fact Shaq sees a small part of himself in Howard. Whatever the case may be, the former Magic big man has been on a personal jihad against the current Magic big man all season Read the rest of this entry »

College students, start saving gas money. Bonnaroo Music Festival, one of the definitive names in live music, just released its 2012 lineup, and it inspires much confidence on first glance. A mix that can only be described as eclectic, fans of the festival scene will definitely want to head over to the festival’s website and note the acts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Valentine’s Day is about lust just as much it is about love, but those cutesy Hallmark cards and Zales commercials won’t ever give you the full skinny. San Fran’s LoveRance scored himself a pair of hits with the sexually-charged original and remix in “Up!” (as in reenacting human dynamite in between lady’s legs) Read the rest of this entry »

Last time we discussed a potential return to the NBA’s hardwood for Allen Iverson, anything seemed possible. The humbled former superstar stated as recently as November that he was looking for work anywhere stateside, and he sounded more than willing to put in the hard work necessary. Just as long as that hard work doesn’t constitute polishing his skills in the D-League Read the rest of this entry »

Legitimacy. Validation. Whatever you want to call it, Jeremy Lin led the New York Knicks to victory last night against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant said he heard of Jeremy Lin but didn’t know about his game. Unfortunately for him, he found out firsthand what “Linsanity” was all about. Read the rest of this entry »

The current frontrunner for 2012′s Women Of The Year made her first official appearance on the Internet today. Her proud parents took their time in revealing her face, not pimping her mug to People or Star but through the Life+Times website. Read the rest of this entry »

Russell Westbrook isn’t the “ideal” point guard many prefer seeing. I’m pretty sure he couldn’t care less as long as he can scrape the ceiling before barely planting his feet. Forget calling this liftoff against the Kings last night “impressive.” It’s one of those dunks which reminds you life just isn’t fair. Read the rest of this entry »

From the moment those first notes from Hit-Boy’s epic “N*ggas In Paris” track, it became the standout song from WTT. “Ball so hard” and “that shit cray” became instant hashtag material. The song was so popular that Hip-Hop fan zombies actually sang along while Jay and Ye’ rapped the song 10 times in a row at shows across America. Read the rest of this entry »

In a “who in the hell left the gate open?” moment, funnyman Will Ferrell was granted the privilege of announcing the starting lineups for last night’s Hornets-Bulls game and he summoned the spirit of Jackie Moon to make it an extremely laughable moment. Read the rest of this entry »

Ed and I chopped it up on The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Radio Show last night in regards to UNC and Duke no longer having the sole stranglehold on high school recruiting. Still, we were both in agreement in its standing as a truly iconic rivalry. And Austin Rivers reminded the world why in Chapel Hill Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »

NBA fans pining for Ricky Rubio to toss an off-the-backboard alley-oop to Blake Griffin may get their wish granted well before the Spanish point guard ever becomes an All Star. Per ESPN, a new format will be implemented for this year’s Rookie-Sophomore Challenge, allowing first and second year players to play on the same team together. Read the rest of this entry »