Time to fix the NBA playoffs

We'll remember the 2007 NBA playoffs for seven reasons: 1. LeBron's 48 Special. 2. Oakland's dynamic crowds and Dallas' collapse during the Warrio...

Master of my TV domain

...me: Jeff Daniels in "Dumb & Dumber." There you go. 5. Suggestion if you're ever watching a golf major in a room mixed with males and females: Any time a no-name golfer wins and...

A fan's notes: Gus, Kevin, more

The Gus Johnson Question has turned into one of the defining sports questions in life. Where you stand says more about you than you'd think, just like...

Quick break from basketball

Time for a one-day shift from the Basketball Blog only because readers keep asking why I never wrote anything about last Sunday's Super Bowl. Take Dan...

MC: Fantasy awards

...m going) by making some quickie Vegas trips. 2. For comedy's sake, I might start playing golf again. (Note: I used to play golf fairly regularly into my early-20s, right up until the...

MC: MVPs and books

One follow-up to today's Cowbell column (featured below): When I linked to the David Halberstam book on Amazon, I didn't realize that my book was fea...

MC: Fredo vs. Clemenza

...might find this astounding, because I mention college football about as often as I mention women's golf, but I've actually been watching the USC and ND games this season: Notre Dame because of...

Daily Quickie

The fight for the Wheaties box begins.

Much ado about A-Rod and Madonna

What were A-Rod, Madonna and Jerry Seinfeld doing in the Hamptons? Page 2 has the answer.

Fourteen reasons to become a professional foosball player

After living the 21st century version of the foosball life, Patrick Hruby has 14 reasons why you should go pro.

The NBA finally has its curves back

After rejoicing that the NBA finally has its sexy figure back, Bill Simmons has 20 predictions about the upcoming season.

Cold moments: When weather and sports collide

What's the worst hand that mother nature has ever dealt a sporting event? The top 16 events square off for the title.

...Africa, watches his chip back to the first hole during the third round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Saturday, April 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Rob...

Don't be a hater: This World Series is must-see TV

Don't listen to anyone who says this World Series isn't worth watching. Jonah Keri's got 31½ reasons why Phils-Rays is must-see TV.

CP3 can score big at hoops and strikes

Chris Paul loves the hardwood, the round ball, the competition ... and we mean bowling, not basketball.