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August 5th, 2008

Playing Favorites with Gossip On Sports

Today is promo day on the b5 Sports Channel! The theme is “favorites,” but asking us to pick just one is like asking us which of our cats is the favorite. (It’s a four-way tie!) With that in mind, here’s a list of our sports favorites, tidily divided into Obvious (given our New England bias) […]

By Jodie -- 5 comments

June 24th, 2008

VIDEO: Shaq’s Freestyle “Kobe Bryant Lost the NBA Finals” Rap

Former teammates Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant don’t feel the love for each other, but even die-hard Kobe fans might have difficulty suppressing a smile upon watching this one. (Thanks to devoted reader Pat for sharing).
Behold (2m, 20s) as Shaq takes the NBA’s MVP to task for losing the Championship to the Boston Celtics.

Tags: Basketball, […]

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June 18th, 2008

Top 8 Reasons We’re Happy That the Boston Celtics Won the NBA Championship

We’re a bit sleep-deprived today, having stayed up past 1 a.m. on a work night to do (figurative) cartwheels over the Boston Celtics‘ win over the L.A. Lakers to nab their 17th NBA Championship.
Here are eight reasons we’re happy about the win—apart from the joy of seeing series MVP Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen add […]

By Jodie -- 4 comments

June 16th, 2008

Fun With Similes: A Tutorial for ESPN Writer Jemele Hill in lieu of her Hitler-Sympathizer Comparison

Even if you read this now-edited article by ESPN writer Jemele Hill, you still get a pretty good sense of how she feels about the Boston Celtics.
One paragraph begins, “Rooting for the Celtics is like supporting inflation, unemployment and locusts.” (No comment from the Locust Union yet, but the edit is still fresh).
But the jawdropper is […]

By Jodie -- 8 comments

June 15th, 2008

Top 5 Reasons for Celtics’ Comeback in Game 4

Game 5 of the NBA Championship Finals, here already.  
Now that we’ve had a few days to reflect on the way the L.A. Lakers blew a 24-point lead in Game 4 and gave the now 3-1 Boston Celtics a chance to clinch the title tonight, we think we know what happened to Jack Nicholson’s favorite team.
Here are the […]

By Jodie -- 2 comments

June 13th, 2008

Supermodel Adriana Lima Gets Engaged to Marko Jaric

Marko Jaric of the Minnesota Timberwolves had a ring on his mind Thrusday night during Game 4 of the NBA Finals (Go Celtics!), but it wasn’t a championship ring.
No, Jaric had the other important ring in mind: the one he gave his now-bride-to-be, Victoria’s Secret supermodel Adriana Lima.
The Brazilian knockout and her Serb honey have […]

By Jodie -- 6 comments

June 12th, 2008

Donaghy Accuses, Letterman Does a Top 10 on NBA Game-Fixing

While many NBA fans—this Boston-loving blogerette included—are excited about the fact that the Celtics are going to win the Celtics–Lakers rivalry breathes again, many are also noticing the big white elephant in the room: Tim Donaghy. Actually, since he was a ref, it’s more like the big zebra in the room, but you get the […]

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June 8th, 2008

Lance and Kate Instead of Roger Federer, Kyle Busch, or the Celtics

We could blog about the 2008 French Open Men’s Final, but we’re so disappointed about Roger Federer’s loss to Rafael Nadal that we get verklempt just thinking about a post. *wishes on a lucky star that things are better at Wimbledon ’cause we really heart R-Fed*
We could write about how bad-boy racecar driver Kyle Busch […]

By Jodie -- 2 comments

June 5th, 2008

Celtics vs. Lakers: Important Metrics Like Best Celebrity Fan, Hottest Wife, and Weirdest Hairdo

Sure, you can read blogs claiming that the L.A. Lakers will grab the title or blogs stating the obvious picking the Boston Celtics to win.
But for a breakdown of the really important stuff, like who has the best cheerleaders, hottest wife, and player with the finest acting ability, check out this fun post on AOL […]

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May 30th, 2008

NBA to Wallace: “Shut Up You Mouth!”

Rocky & Bullwinkle fans might recognize that as a Boris Badinov quote, but the $25K fine the NBA slapped Rasheed Wallace with conveys pretty much the same idea.
Why? Well, the Detroit Pistons forward ripped officials and was a pottymouth to boot following his team’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics, 106-102. (And […]

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