ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 26 --50

ESPN RISE Preseason FAB 50 Nos. 50 -- 26

Arenas has 32 points, seven assists as Wizards shoot 61.5 percent in win

Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Wizards overcame the absence of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a win over the Nets.

Coaching is overrated in football

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

Celtics aren't touching comparisons to title team

...here to assist the coaching staff and not return to the court. Evidently, there's no Sam Cassell in Lue. The Celtics tried to bring Lue to Boston as a backup point guard last...

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.

LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 8: Elton Brand #42, Sam Cassell #19, Quinton Ross #13 and Cuttino Mobley #5 of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrate after a...

Master plan: Who succeeds Jackson?

When Phil Jackson decides to call it quits, who will succeed him as coach of the Lakers? Your guess is as good as ours.

Daily Dime: Unhappy Iverson

(NBAE/Getty Images) Allen Iverson has struggled in his three games off the bench since returning to the Detroit lineup. (AP Photo/Reinhol...

Time to put the Trade Machine to work

"Hello everyone, I'm WWE announcer Jim Ross. We'd like to welcome you to another excit-..." (We hear the sound of glass breaking and the beginning of...

Housecleaning time: Clips, links and e-mail

...they make the following moves: A. Sign-and-trade Billups to the Clippers for Corey Maggette, Sam Cassell (expiring contract) and the 14th pick. B. Deal Wallace (two years and $26 million remaining on...

NellieBall isn't built for the long haul

With the Warriors heading for one of those gut-wrenching, "How the hell did we lose that series?" exits, just remember, there are specific reasons why...

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

Get ready for an epic battle in Milwaukee tonight: Ersan Ilyasova and the Milwaukee Bucks battling Allan Ray and the Boston Celtics, in what Chris Har...

Vegas follow up

I hate writing a rebuttal to another writer's column. I hate it. These days on the Internet, people spend far too much time writing about other writer...

Clang time

...of controversy, would've caught it. Clips coach Mike Dunleavy, meanwhile, is living a charmed life. Sam Cassell has cut his decision-making load in half and the sticky issue of Corey Maggette's...

More Cowbell: Loose ends

Before we get to this week's sports book recommendation, I wanted to mention a few things: • In Monday's Johnny Damon column, I had a brainfart...