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Rajon Rondo: Jekyll or Hyde! Who Will Show Up on Sunday?

By William Russo On April - 14 - 2011
Boston Celtics fans may find themselves worried about which magic elixir Rajon Rondo will chug down before the playoff series begins. We know the respectable Dr. Jekyll part of Rondo. This was a distinguished and silent young man whose self-effacing demeanor hid a will to win. He managed over a dozen assists per game. He could thrill us with passes and moves we’d not seen from him previously. He could hold his own with the four Hall of Fame candidates on the court—even make himself look an equal. Then, someone gave him the Perkins pill to swallow. His personality began ...
Some guys can just rub you the wrong way.A select few rub everyone the wrong way, including their own fans. But among those, the hatred sometimes creates an unusual fan base.Throughout history, athletic competition has provided us with countless heroes and villains. It seems now, more than ever, these men can be one in the same. Here are the top 10 most simultaneously hated and loved sports personalities.Begin Slideshow
Red Sox Nation has come together in a way that we have not seen since the Impossible Dream. We believe. Yes, fans, we are now living the Impossible Nightmare. In 1967, a group of no-name players had their best career years all at once. In 2011, a group of high profile superstars are all having their worst season at one time. When adversity hit the Impossible Dreamers like a bean ball on benighted Tony Conigliaro, they went back to work with their low-salary lunch buckets and forged through to a World Series. Now, filet-mignon munching stars pull up in chauffeured limo ...

The Masters and the World’s Top 12 Events in Sports

By Blake Marts On April - 12 - 2011
Sports are one of the world’s few shared passions.  Just like anything else the world’s nations share with each other, sports can involve money, diplomacy, egos and detestation for opponents involved on either side. The events that serve as a canvas for these feelings have become intensely-focused meeting places for competition.  The media has blown up into a multi-billion dollar operation that covers everything from athletes’ marital problems to their postgame press conferences. We, as fans, are the investors that fuel this machine.  We spend our hard-earned money on things like memorabilia, tickets, cable packages, contributions, concessions and anything else ...
LeBron may be the luckiest son in the world! His mother always takes the fall and takes off the playoff game pressure. She makes her son look like an angel by comparison. Yes, Gloria James is at it again.  Only Zerelda, the mother of Jesse James, was as problematic as Gloria is for her son. According to the ever-reliable TerezOwens.com, this time in her own pernicious style, Gloria slapped a parking lot attendant who didn’t realize he was dealing with the Queen Mother to King James. The intoxicated Mother of the King has been charged with disorderly conduct. Poor LeBron. Alas, like mother like son, LeBron ...
This morning on ESPN radio, Colin Cowherd discussed Tiger Wood's continued use of profanity at yesterday's Masters Tournament.  Cowherd and some of his callers expressed disappointment at Tiger's lack of self-control.  A week earlier, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, along with guest Chuck Klosterman, recorded an episode of Simmons' podcast in which they recapped the NCAA tournament. They also tried to determine what the golden age of college basketball was, eventually deciding on the 1970s and the early 80s. These two events demonstrate a drastic change and a difficult misconception in how we view sports in today’s world.  In the case ...
You are now entering the Rajon Rondo Zone. There is nothing wrong with your cable television. Do not attempt to adjust the point guard. He is controlling the transmission. If Rondo wishes to make the crowd sound louder, he will bring up the volume. If he wishes to make a soft pass, he will tune the Big Three down to a whisper. He will control the offense. He will control the defense. Rondo can roll the images you see. He can make your heart flutter. He can change the focus of the game to a soft blur or sharpen it ...
Just when local sportswriters were trying to come up with some new headlines for the Red Sox losing streak, the team came up with a win, negating hours of hard work by writers across Red Sox Nation. Pessimistic Sox-haters will say it’s only one game. They may go into another tailspin and the following headlines remain fitting and proper with a horrendous start by the Old Towne Team. Some of the headlines you may see this week by hard-working sportswriters and editors include: “Yesterday the Red Sox sailed down the Charles River on a duck boat and promptly sank.” “We ...
It was once about scorecards, home runs and hot dogs. Bobbleheads, mascots and funny-smelling urinals at Wrigley Field. Fan giveaways, thousands of identical Derek Jeter jerseys, and the odd "Kiss Cam" that would pair two swamp ogres and force them to smooch. Baseball used to be about all of those things. It was fun. It was part of the game. A tradition that had withstood the test of time. A testament that could draw a smile from Babe Ruth himself. Baseball was always warm and fuzzy. That's how most of us viewed baseball. Bud Selig's ratings may have dropped while ...
In this article the names do not matter. The scenarios of the struggles are what should be shared with the public. Years ago, an Oakland Raider and his brother were returning to California, driving a fancy Cadillac. In a very small town in Texas, the young men were stopped. When the authorities checked their car, perhaps, they found something for which they could write a ticket or cite as a violation. As the story goes, they went to jail for awhile. When they were checked in, their belongings were gathered and were stored for them. Once the two young men ...
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