Billy Tatum
Years ago, a much younger (and lighter) Shaquille O'Neal filmed a commercial where he sought to impress NBA greats by dunking. Before shattering the backboard (You could do that in those days), he uttered the iconic line "Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk."
The NFL combine is one of the weirdest interview sessions ever. After all, where can a bunch of old guys make young guys run and jump while wearing t-shirts and shorts and ask the question "Do you like girls?"
Retirements are often sad affairs in sports. A beloved player says a final goodbye to the fans and the game that he loved so much. Fans are often left with a sorrow that they won't see their hero take the plate or make the big play just one more time.
As the baseball preseason gets into full swing, even the most hardened cynic can think back to when the game seemed a bit more innocent and a whole lot cheaper. Between lockouts, higher ticket prices, rising cable sports channel costs, it's refreshing to know that to some players, it's not all about the money.
Before Tom Brady stole the QB news Monday with news of his re-signing with the Patriots for a discounted price, Alex Smith held top billing in a report that may have been a bit premature.
He's taken on everything from progressives to global warming. He's even gone toe-to-toe with former bosses of Fox News, but guess who's too scared to tug on Vince McMahon's cape.
If there's one thing Lance Armstrong was known for, it was challenging his opponents to catch him. He may be off the bike, but it seems some things haven't changed.
It's a time honored question. When you've engaged in battle on the gridiron, testing and exceeding your physical and emotional limits and win reach the top of the mountain...where do you go from there? Disneyland? Politics?
The Lakers may have an eye towards the future, but the Denver Nuggets defeated them with one of their trademarks from the past: The fast break.
Manti Te'o hasn't been able to run away from media scrutiny and Monday could barely outrun his peers. The most popular player at the NFL Combine ran a disappointing 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
