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After the Celtics third-straight loss, a 100-89 bout against the Chicago Bulls, Paul Pierce more or less admitted that the team has next to no self confidence. The team is 4-6 in its last 10 games...

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Shaq is releasing his own brand of vodka. Photo Credit: hiphopweekly.com

Shaq launching brand of Vodka

December 18, 2012

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has been busy with his television gig as an NBA analyst on TNT and starring in Buick automobile commercials. Obviously Shaq still has plenty of free time on his hands. So...

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LeBron James has many accomplishments to be proud of this year: he won his first NBA championship, his second Olympic gold medal and his third MVP award. Now he has also won the Sports Illustrated...

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On Thursday night, the San Antonio Spurs made the controversial decision to sit four of their starters–Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green. It’s a move harshly criticized by NBA Commissioner David Stern, who says...

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When I saw the report on Sunday about the death of Sasha McHale, I was shocked and saddened. My mind flashed back to the days I covered her dad, Kevin McHale, as a player with...

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On Saturday, the Houston Rockets organization got the terrible news that head coach Kevin McHale’s daughter, Sasha, had died. She was only 22. Alexandra McHale, who went by “Sasha”, had been battling lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease...

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Darko Milicic was the highlight of the Boston Celtics preseason. His time in spotlight, however, was short-lived. He had five minutes of court time in the season opener and has not seen the court since....

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The Philadelphia 76ers are fearing the worst, that Andrew Bynum, their star center, has injured his one healthy knee…while bowling. On Friday, Bynum admitted that in addition to issues he’s been having with his right...

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It is the season of giving and Los Angeles Clippers forward Caron Butler is getting into the Thanksgiving spirit. Butler will be donating 200 Thanksgiving meals to families in his hometown of Racine, Wis. The...

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In an interview with ESPN, Royce White of the Houston Rockets, said that he was prepared to leave the NBA. White, a rookie who was the 16th pick in the June draft, suffers from a...

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