The NBA Western Conference playoffs are set.  Here is how I see it shaking out, along with the odds of each team winning the West.  Admittedly, I do not follow the West nearly as close as I follow the East, so feel free to add your two cents in the comments section. Memphis Grizzlies.  100-1.  [...]

The NBA Eastern Conference playoff matchups are set, and we are in store for a very exciting month of basketball.  To take a page out of Degenerate Mike’s playbook, I have decided to handicap the odds of winning the Eastern Conference, and predict how the East will shake out when it’s all said and done. [...]

With only a handful of games left in the NBA season, it’s time to start thinking about the playoffs.  About a month ago, I laid out 10 reasons the Chicago Bulls would win the Eastern Conference this year.  Well here is one reason that they won’t: The Miami Heat. Brace yourselves, NBA purists, because I’m [...]

Butler versus Virginia Commonwealth?  Yawn. People love the NCAA tournament because of bracket challenges, Gus Johnson’s on-airgasms, and early round upsets.  Don’t get me wrong… I love watching a 13 seed knock off a 4 as much as anyone, but that’s where I draw the line.  Watching Butler and VCU play in the final four?  [...]

“Can’t get no worse than it was December 2nd.  I know that for a fact.” Chalk that gem of a quote up to another thing Lebron James got wrong.  It got worse for the Heat visiting Cleveland this time around.  Much worse. The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Tuesday night’s game as the worst team in [...]

Last week, I wrote that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was the baddest dude on the planet.  “Giving Ron Pawlus the next 4 Heisman Trophies” thinks I spoke too soon. On Saturday night, Jon “Bones” Jones sauntered into the UFC Octagon as the challenger to champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the light heavyweight division.  Shogun [...]