kg is back, rawr! (and other musings)

I’m back, motherf—ers!
* Boston.com: “But Garnett was not just grinning yesterday, following his first official practice since surgery. He was the gregarious, guffawing Garnett. Patellas and popliteus tendons were forgotten. Garnett trained at full speed, along with everyone else, through about three-quarters of the two-hour workout.” [Read the full article: Full speed ahead for Garnett]
Milk carton [...]

NBA Musings gets around (and other musings)

NBA Musings gets around
* Nat from Heels on Hardwood was nice enough to ask me to write up a Celtics preview for her blog. It was fun to actually start thinking about basketball again. This off-season has been crazy long. You can scope that out @ Heels on Hardwood – Match Ups – Toronto Raptors [...]

boozed out phenoms (and other musings)

If you can’t believe a boozed out bisexual internet phenom, who can you believe?
* Depending on who you believe, Tila Tequila was either choked out and unlawfully restrained by “boyfriend,” Shawne Merriman – or – respectfully detained by an “acquaintance” only interested in keeping her from driving while intoxicated. More on this tawdry tale… Shawne Merriman’s lawyer: LB [...]

i know what this blog needs… more j.j. redick! (and other musings)

I’m 5′4″ and I could probably guard J.J. Redick
* In an article in today’s WaPo, Washington Redskins star, DeAngelo Hall brags about shutting down J.J. Redick back in their AAU days about 10 years ago. Hilariously, he seems to think this was a great accomplishment. I hate to break it to him, but an egg salad sandwich [...]

the big tweeter is a thief? (and other musings)

I think I’m going to pitch an idea to FOX for a reality show singing competition
* If this story really played out as reported, Shaq has some extra large sized cajones. I can only imagine that in his own head he heard the idea and said to himself: “Great idea. But, nobody wants to see [...]

what’s good in the hood

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before
* You know that time in high school when your ivy league bound boyfriend broke up with you and ignored you until you started dating the captain of the football team? Then he called you at the eleventh hour and asked you to prom? Evans Clinchy of NESN.com [...]

celts sign a dukie (and other musings)

Get your rent checks ready!
* Well, he probably won’t get that much playing time… But still, it’s pretty cool that the landlord is coming to town. Being the diehard J.J. Redick fan that I am, I’ve seen lots and lots of Shelden Williams on the college level. He was like the Robin to J.J.’s Batman [...]

what’s good in the mainstream/blogosphere

What’s good in the mainstream:

Winner of the NBAMusings official “I laughed my ass off reading this” Award
* For MLB FanHouse, B. Thompson Stroud hilariously gets to the heart of the matter in: The Dugout: Manny, Papi, Whatever
Someone, put him in a box… for the love of Drake
* For ESPN.com, Scoop Jackson discusses the curious case [...]

will live streaming be the downfall of civilization?

…and is there a 12-step program for attention addiction?
* Just when I find myself able to slowly back away from the addictive crack that is Starbury TV, Chad Ocho Cinco has to come along and create a channel on Ustream. Noooooo! I watched a little of “The Ocho Cinco Show” earlier tonight just to see what it was [...]