The Indiana Pacers' rookie point guard Ben Hansbrough was elbowed in the face by the Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson, and Ben's teammate and older brother Tyler Hansbrough took exception. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMyowxAGLMw Everything about that clip is awesome. Read more »

Danny Ainge has decisions to make. If Boston trades Rajon Rondo for Eric Gordon (Gordon's available and has worn out his welcome in New Orleans), Paul Pierce for Josh Smith (Smith is available and won't sign for less than a maximum contract this summer in Atlanta), and Kevin Garnett for DeAndre ... Read more »

Just heard about this. Pretty great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOi7If0zW9s Here's the second half of the Jason Whitlock article that Bob Costas quotes from: I just don’t get it. And I’m not trying to vilify the Chiefs for choosing to play Sunday’s game. It shouldn’t be their decision. Roger Goodell should’ve made this call. Crennel, Pioli ... Read more »

The season's barely started, but here are my picks for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game: WEST G Russell Westbrook G Kobe Bryant F Kevin Durant F Zach Randolph F Tim Duncan --- G Tony Parker G Chris Paul F Rudy Gay F Blake Griffin F Dwight Howard W Kevin Love W James Harden The West is loaded with talent this year. Players I had to ... Read more »

According to the Washington Post, Guantanamo Bay prisoner Rahim al-Afghani, a high-level member of al-Qaida and a close associate of Osama bin Laden, included the following in a letter to his lawyer: "Majid Khan has a cat." Khan, imprisoned at Guantanamo after pleading guilty to aiding al-Qaida, apparently earned the cat by ... Read more »

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aMw2DxnEjo Here's how it happened: 2:08 Andrew Bynum makes 7-foot two point shot 75-68 2:08 Oklahoma City 20 Sec. timeout 1:59 75-70 James Harden makes driving layup 1:47 Kobe Bryant bad pass 75-70 Steal by Kevin Durant 1:45 75-72 Kevin Durant makes dunk 1:39 Kobe Bryant deflects ball out of bounds 75-72 1:31 75-72 Serge Ibaka offensive rebound 1:23 75-72 Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper 1:22 Andrew Bynum defensive rebound 75-72 1:34 75-72 James Harden ... Read more »

The final minute of Game 3 of the NBL Canada Finals between the London Lightning and Halifax Rainmen: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnEd18YVJNg[/youtube] Halifax's head coach is Josep Claros Canals, but everyone calls him Coach Pep. Here's a letter he wrote to Halifax's fans the day before the game: Rainmen Fans: We have to leave all out on ... Read more »

This post on Buzzfeed is one of the most entertaining lists I've read in a while. A few of my favourites: 5. He Doesn't Understand The Seriousness Of Flooding 13. He Feels Betrayed By The Flawed Logic Of Cartoons 15. He Has Great Jokes 16. He Is Empathetic But Sloppy 21. Babies Are Very Suspicious Of ... Read more »

A story relayed by former Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd. executive John Shannon on SportsNet 590's Prime Time Sports yesterday claimed that in the summer of 2001, a few months after Vince Carter chose to attend his (optional) undergraduate graduation ceremony mere hours before playing a Game 7 do-or-die ... Read more »