Despite an injury-fuelled swoon last month, the Magic has been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this season. Now, Orlando faces a tough four-game road trip that will test its hold on the Southeast Division. In this week’s Position Battles, we visit the Magic Kingdom and see how the playing time is […]
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When Yao Ming went down with a busted leg as an early Christmas present for Houston, weren’t the Rockets supposed to crash and burn? Apparently no one told Tracy McGrady. And it looks like the T-Mac that won back-to-back scoring titles has suddenly re-emerged, leading the team to a 6-2 stretch without the Ming Dynasty.
NBA Daily Dose: No Yao? No Problem Read Post »
The concept that you can’t win in baseball without pitching is as old as the game itself. Leaving yourself short of starting pitching is one of the sport’s cardinal sins. So it seemed all the more ironic that last year that the newest victim of this old age adage would be none other than baseball’s
Spikes Up: Cardinal Sin Read Post »
Even old people need excitement. Hell, there’s a whole industry (Cialis, Viagra, etc.) devoted to this concept. So imagine how stoked Clifford Robinson was when he returned from knee surgery this week to find that his New Jersey Nets had added a new component to their in-game entertainment package. Robinson, at 40 the NBA’s senior
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Apparently, this whole Randy Johnson back to the Snakes thing is closer than most of us thought. Veteran reliever Luis Vizcaino will reportedly be the key piece heading to the Yanks, along with one or two pitching prospects. We discuss the latest news in this ongoing saga in this week’s Offseason Lowdown. The Reds have
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What’s next for the New Orleans, er, Oklahoma Hornets? First Katrina decimates their home city, forcing the team to spend essentially a full season on the road. This year they get to play just six games at “home” in New Orleans — why are they still even associated with the Big Easy? So the Hornets
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