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SB Nation is reporting that LeBron James was a big fan of "The Sopranos" when they were on the air. The show came to an abrupt halt and a black screen. The window was left open to thousands of possible endings. Did Tony die? Who were the other people in the diner? Onion Rings? But only one man was able to get a glimpse of how the show really ended. That man ...
One of New York's biggest Mets fans will be working with the team he adores in the broadcast booth for the Mets vs. Yankees game. Jerry Seinfeld will be the guest of honor for three innings, replacing Ron Darling for a bit. This was first reported by the New York Post's Michael Starr . According to Starr, this is all a Fathers' Day gift to Jerry from his family. The television ...

Brian Scalabrine Feels Robbed After Amazing Performance In Game 7

Posted: 19th June 2010 by Christopher Chavez in NBA
Brian Scalabrine believes that he could have been the difference maker in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He played just 51 seconds of the game, but showed hustle and determination as soon as he stepped on the court. He agreed to speak to reporters from his home in Boston a day after the Lakers defeated them at the Staples Center. Reporters were at Scalabrine's door waiting to get his take ...

Research Shows A-Rod Has Slowest Home-Run Trot on the Yankees

Posted: 26th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in MLB
The media has found another reason to rip Alex Rodriguez. Out of all New York Yankees, A-Rod is the slowest to round the bases after a homerun. The Wall Street Journal recently published its findings after examining the homerun trots from 2009 and through the start of this year. What did they find? The following is their graph of the average trot times: A-Rod requires 24.9 seconds to round the ...

New York Yankees Visit the President for the First Time Since 2000

Posted: 26th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in MLB
The New York Yankees were greeted with open arms by President Barack Obama at the White House. The last time the Yankees visited the president at the White House, Bill Clinton was in office and Barack Obama was a nobody on his way to stardom. Now the two are at the top of their leagues. The Yankees have won all but one of their series so far since winning the big one ...

Rumors Swirl of Mark Teixeira Testing Positive for PED

Posted: 21st April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in MLB
Yesterday there were rumors flying that Mark Teixeira could be the next big name baseball player to be suspended due to performance enhancing drugs. Major League Baseball then made the announcement that it was not Teixeira, but Edinson Volquez of the Reds, that failed a drug test.  A sigh of relief was taken by the New York Yankees organization and fans.  Teixeira laughed off the rumors when he was informed in Oakland yesterday ...

Game Two: Yankees Defeat the Red Sox 6-4

Posted: 7th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in MLB
The Yankees needed this win in order to stay with the pack in the AL East. This game was very important. Of course there are 160 games left and we don't know what the impact of some of those games will be on the playoff picture. But game two in Fenway was where the Yankees had to address some of their weaknesses from game one.  CC Sabathia struggled in game one. AJ ...

Chris Bosh Is Headed To Cleveland

Posted: 6th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in NBA
Chris Bosh will head to Cleveland today...for a CAT Scan. The headline got me, too, when I first read it. Bosh will get checked out after taking an elbow to the face from Antoine Jamison. The latest reports state that Bosh will probably not return.  The official injury statement says that he suffered trauma on the right side of his face and nose. It definitely does not sound good for the ...

Coach K Says Thanks But No Thanks To The Nets Coaching Job

Posted: 5th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in NBA
Duke Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has decided not to move on to the NBA and take up the job of New Jersey Nets head coach. The Nets' Russian billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov decided to make an attempt at reeling in one of the NCAA's winningest coaches. Prokhorov reportedly has offered the head coaching job to Coach K with a salary that would make him the highest paid NBA coach. Coach K tops ...

T-Mac Doubtful That LeBron Will Come To Knicks

Posted: 5th April 2010 by Christopher Chavez in NBA
In a stunning turn of events, Tracy McGrady says that he wants to play for a contender next year and the key for a Knicks return would be LeBron James. If the Knicks are not able to get LeBron, they are most likely destined to continue to fail. McGrady believes that he alone cannot carry the Knicks. McGrady is now skeptical of James leaving Cleveland and his days as a Knick ...