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 »

Now that I’m older and able to put it all in perspective, my indoctrination into the shoe game occurred early in life. And, in a lot of ways, I have to blame my parents because they’re the ones who gave me a subscription to Sports Illustrated when I was maybe eight. In their hearts, they wanted to foster my adolescent love for reading and sports – which they did – but a definite by-product was my exposure to Nike’s earliest and arguably best advertising. Read the rest of this entry »

“If you ain’t first, you’re last.”

Long before said manifesto came to define Talladega Nights, my ninth grade history teacher ironically preached the same premise. Second place is never celebrated and playing to win is the only way to approach any obstacle in life, especially sports. Read the rest of this entry »

The Starting Five:

Barkley has a message for the Miami Heat: “Listen, I like Dwyane (Wade) a lot and I like LeBron (James) a lot. They are really starting to get on my last damn nerve. I’ve heard Dwyane say it twice and I’ve heard LeBron say it twice, that America is happy now that the Miami Heat are losing. Dwyane, let me break it to you, you know I love you, but nobody cares about the Miami Heat. Read the rest of this entry »

Stephanie Santiago

Charles Barkley Has A Problem With Tucker Carlson [With Leather]

The Internet’s Tastemakers React To Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “H.A.M.” [Complex]

Foxy Brown Dyes Her Hair Green? [TUD]

There’s Snow in 49 States [Gawker] Read the rest of this entry »

Even NBA ballers know that social media can be a powerful and uncontrollable resource. Let one word get taken out of context and the whole ship can be sunk, eh Ray Allen? Read the rest of this entry »

Mia Michelle

10 Other Rap Memoirs For Your Christmas List [RapFix]

Indie Artists & Labels Grab 50% Of Grammy Nominations [Hypebot]

Barkley On One-On-One With Obama: ‘I’ll Kick His [Rear]‘ [Yahoo]

5 Hip-Hop Myths, Debunked [The Urban Daily]

Lil B Talks Jay Electronica Collabo, Apologizes To Kanye [Miss Info] Read the rest of this entry »

Jillisa Lynn

Did Lil B Really Threaten To Rape Kanye West On Twitter? [The Urban Daily]

T.I. Loses Remy Martin Endorsement Deal [GOT]

The 50 Greatest Ankle-Breakers In Basketball History [Complex]

Prostitutes In Spain Are Now Required To Wear Reflective Vests [F-Listed] Read the rest of this entry »

Kristal Solis

ESPN Coming To Xbox 360 [The Koalition]

Sir Charles Wants To Be Your Next GM [With Leather]

The Imports: Non-American Black Music Acts [Black Voices]

Everything You Need to Know About Kevin Costner’s Miraculous Oil-Cleaning Machine [Gawker] Read the rest of this entry »

Somewhere between a lack of judgment and media sensationalism lies the Gilbert Arenas saga. Gil is currently awaiting a late March sentencing date where he could receive upwards of six months in prison. Charles, Kenny and Ernie recently spoke about the entire situation during a recent Inside The NBA telecast. Regardless whether you tend to agree with them or not, clips like this make these make it one of the premiere sports shows in rotation. Chuck reflects the sentiments that Gil’s mistake doesn’t warrant him losing the remainder of his contract (somewhere near $90M). Kenny, on the other hand, believes a suspension is the only logical explanation for his actions, while Ernie poses the $50M question, “If this violates his contract, then why can’t they rip it up?”

And somehow, someway, I find myself right in the middle. He deserves it, but he doesn’t. I’m of the belief the entire story was never truly told. That’s water under the bridge in the grand scheme of things, I assume. Regardless you made your own bed, Gil. Make it up or lay in it.

Haiti was on the forefront of everyone’s minds this week, both near and far.  A lot of people rushed in with support efforts for a country that’s long been forgotten and overlooked.  Sadly, some people saw this as a good time to bring up a non-profit’s faulty books, while not keeping in mind how it might affect aid to Haiti. Read the rest of this entry »

I have a brilliant idea.

Let’s get a guy known for his ability to ad-lib and 5th grade reading level to read from a teleprompter for two hours. Live. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

This, my friends, is why SNL is in the crapper. I love Chuck but Auburn paid him to rebound, not read. This episode looked like SNL ran a contest where a fan could host the show. I mean, for real, I bet Sir Charles would lose Read the rest of this entry »

Jream. Non-Standard Name, Standard Sexy

Lil Wayne Boosts Lane Kiffin’s Street Cred [TRU]

Rip Hamilton: Michael Curry’s a Liar [Slam]

Catholics Pissed At Larry David For Pissing On Jesus [Animal]

Door Knockers: Five People Worse Than Trick-Or-Treaters [Urban Daily]

Celebrities Who Won’t Need A Mask This Halloween [Hello Beautiful]

Cheated Texas Lottery Winner Says He’s Staying Hopeful [Dallas News]

Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge Cop Still Drinking Buddies [Gawker]

Charles Barkley Wants To Return To NBA? [Black Voices]

Halloween Costumes: Start ‘em or Sit ‘em [Afrojacks]

50 Cents 15 Million Security Bill [Contact Music]

5 Reasons To Watch The NBA This Season [Hoop Docs]

Historical Figures Leave Their Browsers Open [College Humor]

An Update On The Dune Remake [Pajiba]

Taking on the Man: Musicians Who Sue Their Record Label [Getback]

TSS Shirts For $11 [TSS]

From back in the day when Sir Charles used to rock, roll & throw elbows in Philly comes the Air Alpha Force II making a return. These did retro a couple of years ago (I had these & the Mitas) but this time they went ahead & give Chuck his just due, slappin’ a 34 on the back heel. Read the rest of this entry »

So, the guy who created the effed up clip about Cleveland, his name is Mike Polk. And after last night’s game, they showed Read the rest of this entry »