Who runs this town? (Part 4)

Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.

The October Mailbag, Part I

Bill Simmons debates which month is better (April or October) before he dives into Part I of his mailbag.

...2 of the Washington Wizards in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at the Verizon Center on May 2, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Cavaliers won 105-88...

...15 of the Utah Jazz in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2008 NBA Playoffs at EnergySolutions Arena on April 26, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz won 86...

Better be careful with those guarantees

In honor of Rex Ryan's and Lane Kiffin's big mouths, we look at some of the boldest recent statements in sports.

Page 2's Trash-talk survival guide

Page 2 presents the ultimate list of dos and don'ts for flapping your gums.

The worst of the virtually unstoppable

Page 2 presents the crème de la crème: the 12 most overrated athletes in sports video game history.

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...

Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing

All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it's...

A weekend with Oscar, Floyd and Roger

...he's saying, and maybe that's all that matters. Predictions for Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs Spurs-Suns: Game 1 confirmed that Phoenix can't win the series; the Suns can't...

Nowitzki's career is on the clock

...never be the same" card, throw some water on yourself. In the last 30 years, only two NBA players had their careers sidetracked by a bad game -- Nick Anderson and John Starks -- which shouldn't...

Ten thoughts on the Red Sox sweep

...so pencil in columns on Wednesday and Friday and that's it. Starting next week: The NBA Playoffs Blog. With that said, I can't remember a more satisfying baseball weekend in April. Consider...

Master of my TV domain

With the Basketball Blog on hiatus until the NBA playoffs start, I woke up on Monday morning, made some coffee, answered a few e-mails, sat...

Please rescue the Horns

...Barry (and like Barry, he sucks on D). Brewer wins points because he has the most defined NBA position (he's a shooting guard with size), although he's my least favorite player in this...

...against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on May 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Ming is out due to...