Nothin’ Wrong With A Little Face Time in the Shower
On Sunday, Laker coach Phil Jackson was interviewed on KLAC radio in Los Angeles about the ongoing development with his team, including the somewhat surprising acquisition of forward Ron Artest. For most members of the media, the arrival of Ron-Ron in LaLa Land was an unforeseeable development. For Phil Jackson, it was something that was foreseeable 13 months ago.The Conspiracy of Wimbledon’s Favoritism Toward Beauty
Halfway through this year’s Wimbledon tournament, stories popped up after a spokesman from the All England Club said that the people who schedule the matches to the courts tend to give the prime spots to the more attractive female athletes. Not surprisingly, the media and the blogosphere (unless bloggers are counted as members of the media, which my lack of a press pass suggests they are not) cried foul and sexism and sexism fouls and foul sexism.
The weirdest thing about the sudden hubbub over hot tennis players is that really, the Wimbledon play committee is far less guilty of it than even they’ve suggested.
Show of Hands: Who Still Thinks Monkey King Is Undeserving
At the beginning of the season, there was little buzz about Sun Yue, the new Laker guard known as the “Chinese Magic Johnson.” By the All-Star break, Sun fell to fourth on L.A.’s point guard depth chart behind Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar and first-year Laker Girl Jessica. Indeed, he’s become a forgotten man on an NBA Champion squad full of superstars and top-shelf role players. Or so most fans think. Sidelines sat down with the Monkey King himself (and M.K.’s translator), amidst all the hubbub of being an NBA champion, for a telling interview in which he discusses Matchbox 20, championship prep and why he’s clearly as deserving of a ring as anyone else.
When LeBron Went “Hollywood”
Whoops. First chink in the armor, ‘Bron.
It’s old news that LeBron James skulked (Ditched? Eluded? Nah, we’ll stick with skulked) away from the Orlando Magic, his teammates, the media and his duties as a franchise leader after the final game of his 2008-09 season on May 30.
It happened. It’s over. And the first time next season he barrels past some poor sucker unsuccessfully trying to foul him, all will be forgiven, right?
But what if it won’t?
