Cheap Shots – The Mark of the Penguins

When you are closing in on your fifth Stanley Cup in 12 seasons, the dynasty talk emerges, and the inevitable comparisons to the Yankees and Celtics, which can’t put any team at a rooting advantage. The Detroit Red Wings are well-known as the “best organ-IZE-zation in pro sports.” They’ve succeeded in a poorly lead league, a flat marketplace and despite rule changes meant... [Read more]

LeBron’s Crash Launches Kobe

If we had listened last week, LeBron James was the supreme commander of the NBA, and even those guys with the puppets were having trouble with who was getting the upper hand. James was making Cleveland rock with the league’s best record, MVP award, brandishing of last year’s NBA champs (w/o Garnett) and a series of sick finishes against Orlando. David Stern was wide open for Kobe-LeBron... [Read more]

Yankees Quarterly Report

Yankee Quarterly (or so) Report by Mike Coomber Derek Jeter [B]- I’ve always considered myself fairly objective when it comes to Jeter. Rarely is Jeter ever rated properly. Either, Yankees haters exaggerate his shortcomings and Yankee fans embellish his “intangibles.” This year Jeter has been solid to rock solid. He’s had important hits all year never had an extended slump and his defense... [Read more]

Top Five Needed Cosmetic Surgeries

With the NBA Finals starting in LA-LA land on Thursday night, it springs to mind that cosmetic procedures will be abundant among the Staples Center crowd. Here’s our list of the top five procedures needed in sports: 1. Jordan Farmar’s ears. There’s a pretty safe and simple procedure that can pin those bad boys back and make Farmar a bit more aerodynamic and give him more lift. 2.... [Read more]

Sportscream’s Item List

It happened so fast. The Lakers powered through the Nuggets and the Magic tooks the legs out of LeBron. Before we knew it, Lebron’s 32 consecutive points in the fourth quarter of game five at home, Stan Van Gundy’s coaching quirks, the Billups-Iverson trade, the pastel green in Chris Andersen’s tats, the Laker’s “softness” and Dahtay Jones: ace defender, got away... [Read more]