NBA Championship Trophy – Not that impressive

So the 2008 NBA Championship Trophy showed up at MIT yesterday for a few hours and I got to see it. It’s actually not that impressive. I’ve always seen pictures of these trophies and they seem so glamorous and amazing, but when you’re looking at one in person, it leaves a lot to be desired. [...]

The Sports Guy Picks an EPL Team

In my opinion, one of the best sport’s writers out there right now is Bill Simmons. He’s writes for page 2 on ESPN.com and I really enjoy reading his stuff. I like his work because he goes beyond the normal sports writing and offers interesting critiques and comments about current sporting events. [...]

Zidane Awarded Golden Helmet

Despite losing in the World Cup Final to Italy yesterday, Zinedine Zidane has been lauded with awards today. This morning, it was announced that he had been awarded the Golden Ball (awarded to the tournament’s MVP). Now, we are thrilled to break the news that Zidane has also been awarded the Golden Helmet (see image [...]

Criminals Representing Criminals

And millions of dollars for all!
I heard on the radio this morning that Randy Moss’ agent, Dante DiTrapano (see picture below), was arrested in Florida for possession of crack cocaine. Police showed up at the hotel room that DiTrapano was staying in with his wife when they received reports of a disturbance. After [...]

Why I like team sports

The story of Jason McElwain’s success in the last four minutes of his first (and only) high-school varsity basketball game is amazing. I’ll leave it to you to read the story (as reported by ESPN). Also it’s definitely worth watching the video that is associated with the ESPN story. In short, Jason is an autistic [...]