This is why we should never trust any athlete when they deny the use of the juice. After Floyd Landis “won” the 2006 Tour de France, he was stripped of his title for using performance-enhancing drugs. What followed was a 320-page book, “Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France.” Obviously, we now know this was a true work of fiction.

What are the odds that the Nets get the first overall pick in the NBA Draft in tonight’s lottery? 25% What are the odds that the Nets win the NBA championship within the next five years? Well, according to new owner Mikhail Prokhorov, that would be 100%.

Please indulge us for a minute and refer back to the end of our May 6th post concerning Danny Ainge. Now, nobody is calling LeBron’s mother Gloria a prostitute. It’s just rather strange that, after mentioning her in a promiscuous light for no reason at all to conclude one of our insightful articles, she is now in the middle of a sexual scandal. Alright, it’s not really a scandal, but ... Read More

Guerdwich Montimere, you’ve been busted. The 22-year-old who led Permian High School to the state playoffs last season in basketball was posing as a 16-year-old named Jerry Joseph. He enrolled at Permian for the 2009-10 school year. If that’s not bad enough, Montimere also presented himself as homeless, and was taken in by the school’s basketball coach, Danny Wright, last summer. Police say that Montimere is a naturalized U.S. citizen ... Read More

Which is worse? Falling asleep during the middle of the game as a bench player or as a broadcaster? Well, thanks to Ken Griffey Jr. and Keith Hernandez, we got a taste of both instances this week. Hey, it’s a long, boring game. It happens. The word on the street is that Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter a game as a pinch hitter last week because he ... Read More