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All across the Nation's Capital tonight, fans are doing the John Wall dance. If you haven't seen it yet, believe me, you will soon enough. In a stunning development, the Washington Wizards managed to get the best news that they could have received after several years of turmoil. Landing the number one overall pick will undoubtedly rejuvenate the frustrated fan base and bring life back into the Verizon Center ...

There aren't any words that will make Utah Jazz fans feel any better tonight.  None. Utah did everything right in Game Three, yet they still fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in front of a raucous home crowd.  The Jazz now face a historically insurmountable 0-3 deficit and are all but done for the 2009-10 NBA season.  On a night where the Utah bench provided a spark courtesy ...

As the trade deadline approached earlier this season and rumors swirled of the Washington Wizards dismantling their roster, mailing in the season for all intents and purposes, I voiced my opinion on several occasions that I didn't think it was in the best interest of the organization or the fans to do so.  I wasn't in favor of sending forward Antawn Jamison to the Cleveland Cavaliers for peanuts, just like I ...

As we look at the teams coming together post trade deadline, much has changed.á Teams like Dallas and Cleveland are looking to come together with their new additions while the already established squads like the Lakers and Nuggets look to turn things up a notch where their existing roster.á The final half of the season will ratchet up the intensity and take us into what should be one of the better ...

Around the late afternoon hours on Wednesday, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern announced through a press release that Washington Wizards' guard Gilbert Arenas would be suspended indefinitely, without pay, for his actions following the news of gun possession in the Verizon Center.á á Both federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating the incident that allegedly took place inside the Wizards locker room between Arenas and Javaris Crittenton.á á Reports state that following ...

There are certain sports where you can take statistics and manipulate them any which way you please to substantiate your argument, and others where the numbers are all that you need to know the story.á Football leaves room for manipulation while baseball is cut and dry.á Basketball is somewhere in the middle.á A player may average 30 points per game but could take 45 shots to do it while averaging 40 ...

As we bring in the New Year and usher out 2009, one thing has remained constant for much of the year.á The NBA's elite four have been the same bunch.á Their ranks have switched around, but the nucleus of the very best has remained intact.á Will 2010 bring change?á Doesn't look like it.á For now, let's take a look at the final rankings for 2009. á 1. LA Lakers - We are ...

In sports, it is a rarity to witness the start-to-finish career of a hall of fame player with all the ups and the downs that come along with time.  In most cases, the player's career is cut short by injuries or loss of talent, causing them to drop from superstar levels to mediocrity.  Rare as ever is it to witness a legend make it from day one to the end ...

There is a clear and distinct difference between being optimistic and being naive.á Believing our economy will recover is being optimistic.á Believing Lindsay Lohan's career will make a comeback as she sheds a life of partying and drugs...that's being naive (or high on whatever Lohan is smoking). á Through the first six games of the Washington Wizards' season, I was optimistic.á I was hopeful.á Picture me as the guy on Wall Street ...