Stephen Strasburg Added To Miami Heat Roster
As first reported and orchestrated by ESPN, the Washington Nationals have agreed in principle to send rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg to the Miami Heat in an unprecedented swap that will send three future second round NBA draft picks to the MLB franchise. Although details of the agreement have not been finalized, Heat officials have said they plan to start the 6’2″ pitcher at PG and figure out how the hell to incorporate his pitching skills “sometime later this season.”
The Future Changed: LeBron Goes Full Tool Right Before Our Eyes
Anywhere but Miami.
I have no doubt I’ll be spending the better part of the summer and autumn articulating why this is awful for the league as a whole, so I won’t waste my word count doing it here. Instead, I’m going to waste my word count extolling on why LeBron James could have become an American hero on Thursday night and instead, chose to become the NBA’s most reviled player.
Week Sauce: Where If This Won’t Bring You To Charm City, Nothing Will
Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, “Charm” isn’t a word I’d ever associate with the Lingerie Football League.
Anderson Silva Don’t Owe You Nothin’
…By Sunday, most MMA outlets were awash in outrage over Anderson Silva’s behavior, none moreso than UFC president Dana White, who called the main event a “disgrace,” “an embarrassment” adding too that he was “disgusted.”
But let’s pull back the gossamer curtain of immediacy and examine why many feel this way. And because I’ve never been good with keeping secrets, I should warn you that I’m planning on defending Silva in these next 1,000 words.
Boomshakalaka! Five Features That Need To Be In The New NBA Jam
When word came out a few months ago that EA Sports would be releasing a new version of NBA Jam, older video game players rejoiced. That joy was dampened a little when we learned it would only be released on the Nintendo Wii, but it was still pretty good news.
But after looking at an initial screenshot of the game, a new NBA Jam could face a lot of pitfalls. Because how do you duplicate or improve on a game that was great because of its imperfections?
