Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia (27), of Georgia, takes a shot against Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at Philips Arena, Thursday, Nov. 26...

A troubling trend in the NBA

...been rescued from a desert island or something. Heck, it even appeared that Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard had their own choreographed routine, capped off by Wade's leaping up to bop Howard in...

ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 25: Dwight Howard #12 of the Orlando Magic reacts along with Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat before...

Who belongs in the style file?

Who's stylish in the sports world these days? Page 2's Scoop Jackson offers up his list.

Shaquille O'Neal is ready for title No. 5

Sam Alipour sits down with the newest member of the Cavs -- Shaquille O'Neal.

Coaching is overrated in football

Tuesday Morning Quarterback says it matters little who calls the plays for an NFL team. Coaching is overrated.

Welcome to the NBA preview, Part 2

In Part 2 of his NBA preview, Bill Simmons finishes his list of the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season.

A new beginning for Jamal Crawford

Jamal Crawford is blessed to finally have a chance to play for a winner with the Atlanta Hawks.

Breaking down the luck of the lottery

I couldn't cram everything into this week's 1,200-word magazine column about the NBA Lottery, so let's follow up with some hardcore data to fully illu...

Running with the Celtics

After the Celtics inexplicably rolled off a four-game win streak and fell two games behind Memphis for pole position in the Durant/Oden Sweepstakes, I...

Coasting Global Icon

We're running two extended e-mails about the Global Icon (aka LeBron James) as the second half of this post ... but first, I had to respond to the Bul...

More Cowbell: My take on the 22

I had to write something about these USA Basketball tryouts. You might remember my opus about the "Nightmare Team" before its disastrous meltdown in t...

Time for a 'Madden' Makeover

Page 2 has some suggestions to add even more personality to the characters in EA's "Madden."

Page 2 Power Rankings: Mom jeans fad

We chart Tom Watson, Tony Romo, Richard Jefferson and … oh yeah, the end of the world as we know it.

Unveiling your 2010 TV lineup

Bill Simmons' mailbag returns with questions about funny athletes, Michael Jackson, "The Bachelorette" and your 2010 TV lineup.