The Disappearing Act or: How I Learned to Stop Believing in the Magic and Love Chris Paul

I was born and raised in Central Florida, on the Atlantic coast, and I am more excited about the NBA now than I ever have been.

But it’s not for the reason you might expect.

The Ballad of Jamar Hornsby

To the tune of this.

They say a man should never worry ’bout his debt amounts

So why’m I booked in G-Ville for a fradulent account?

It’s all because I stole a dead girl’s identity

And the 5-0 figured the 3K should probably be on me

Shoulda tried to more creatively rob

Or maybe a scheme that was a little less macabre

Shot to scare or maybe separated car from boot

Now I’ll probably guard my backfield while wearing an orange suit

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An Open Letter to Todd McShay

Dear Mr. McShay,

I want to like you. I really do. You’ve got great stage presence, and you’re one of the many young people ESPN is pushing on-camera to replace the old guard. I, as a fellow young person, should obviously lap up every bit of your pabulum.

But you can’t stop making mistakes.

A Story Better Than This

“There are lots of good stories in the NFL Draft,” Trey Wingo said late in ESPN’s Sunday coverage of the draft’s second day. “But you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than this.”

He spoke, of course, of the U.S. Military Academy’s Caleb Campbell, a defensive back drafted with the 218th pick by the Detroit Lions.

Your Madden NFL 09 Cover Boy Is…

…none other than Brett Favre, according to AOL’s GameDaily (found, originally, via Kotaku, and obviously since confirmed by every other media outlet on Earth).

Suffice to say, it sounds like a double-edged sword for Madden gamers.