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Statement From ESPN on Jeremy Lin Headline
Last night, ESPN.com's mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this [...]
A True Lin-derella Story
As of February 3rd, 2012, the New York Knicks were 8-15 and not playoff bound. The whole team was suffering from the injury bug, having major issues getting any sort of offensive production from anyone on the roster, and there were rumors going around that their coach could possibly get fired. The biggest NBA team on the biggest stage was [...]
Jeremy Lin & the Ignorance of Floyd Mayweather
Do you want to know what is newsworthy? Being an undrafted player, who is the starting point guard of an NBA team Currently there are only two other starting point guards in the league who are not first round picks, much less undrafted. There is Mario Chalmers who was drafted fourth in the second round, and Jose Calderon who was [...]
Full Court Press – Lob City Is Stylish But Lacks Substance
The NBA season is less than 2 weeks old, but there are still reasons to be excited for some teams and reasons to be concerned for others. The Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to a slow start. Is it just championship hangover or have the offseason roster moves weakened the defending NBA Champions? The hottest story of the offseason was Chris [...]
2011-2012 NBA Playoff/Award Predictions
The new season is finally here and so is UFR Sports 2011-2012 NBA Playoff/Award Predictions. Check to see who we picked to make the playoffs this year and who we think will be the top players in the league this year. Mike P Playoff Picks Eastern Conference 1. Miami Heat 2. Chicago Bulls 3. New York Knicks 4. Atlanta [...]
Shane Battier to Sign with the Miami Heat
Shane Battier To Sign with the Miami Heat Shane Battier tweeted early Thursday morning that he had decided to sign with the Miami Heat. This is a great signing for the Heat who are able to add a wing defender that allows Wade and Lebron the opportunity to rest on the defensive end. Financial details have not been released so it is [...]
How The Lakers Could Get Both Dwight Howard And Chris Paul
The possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers acquiring not one, but two superstars to pair with Kobe Bryant is not as farfetched as people may think. I am by no means saying it will be an easy task, but there is legitimacy to the rumors. The first thing is to set the boundaries on who is and who is not available for the Lakers. For the most part [...]
30 Teams in 30 Days: The Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors 2010/2011 Record: 22-60 Head Coach: Dwane Casey Tentative Starting Line-up: PG: Jerryd Bayless SG: Demar Derozan SF: James Johnson PF: Ed Davis C: Andrea Bargnani Team Analysis: The Raptors are in a sticky situation because they have high paid veterans who start over young, potential players who should be [...]
30 Teams in 30 Days: The Cleveland Cavaliers
With the NBA set to start its season on December 25th we will be going team by team from worst to first and preview the new upcoming season for them. Today we continue with the Cleveland Cavaliers as they continue to rebuild from the loss of Lebron James. With free agency set to start December 9th and the likely possibility of an amnesty [...]
30 Teams in 30 Days: Minnesota Timberwolves
With the NBA set to start its season on December 25th we will be going team by team from worst to first and preview the new upcoming season for them. With free agency set to start December 9th and the likely possibility of an amnesty clause the available players will change but the potential outlook for most of the bottom teams won’t change [...]
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