Last week, I went with the bossman to the US Open and sat right on the court behind the servers Murray and Sharapova.
Special thanks to him for the invite. It’s always fun going to things for free. Especially when its so close to the action.
Next event: Vegas in November for Cotto v Pacquiao. [...]

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Ep. 455: Game 5 from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.
*The episode above is their last one of the season after the Lakers’ title clincher. Tas is the guy in the Miami Vice Hawaiian shirt in the clip above*
When you sit down and think of Toronto, as a sports fan, you immediately think of the storied [...]

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Welcome to San Antonio a consumate professional and class act who fits our personality and system. Ladies and Gentlemen, Antonio McDyess.
Now, the first thing I will say is please don’t get injured. Don’t even dare. You may not be the shot blocker I wanted or as coveted as Sheed, but you are a better rebounder [...]

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This folks is Theirry Henry. One of the best strikers ever and my favorite player since I became a casual soccer fan back in 01.
I was able to land him some good seats at a Yankee game that turned out to be a win last Thursday. I was surprised as hell as to who [...]

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Nothing could compare to yesterday. Not anything since the unexpected 2007 NBA Title run when I believed we were destined to lose to the Suns before Horry hip-checked Steve Nash into the NBA Playoffs on TNT sign. Nothing.
June 24th, 2009 gave me the type of event that ‘might’ (I stress that work) make me [...]

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So this past weekend, I went out with the Jersey Gang of E, Jay, Jason and Jess. I forgot the other dude’s name, but he was also cool. We went to see my first professional boxing match on the eve of the Boricua parade. It was well worth the money; great fight and people in [...]

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Some kids collected comic books and some collected sneakers. When I was young, I collected basketball cards.
I would go to the Marlboro store on Nagle and Dyckman with Jason (RIP), Andy, and Ronald and cop basketball cards to trade in school. We’d spend all our lunch money on these things because whoever had the most, [...]

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Yesterday, I attended the Sox v Yankees’ first game at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
As a season ticket holder, I was their for the opening pre-season games against the Cubs, but sold the majority of my games off for the rest of the season. Last night, I was hit with some complimentary [...]

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The 2008-2009 Spurs Season Review and 2009-2010 Outlook.
Spurs: 54-28
Title: Southwest Division Champs
Playoff Result: 4-1 loss to Dallas Mavericks in Round 1.
Three years ago, the Dallas Mavericks went into San Antonio and won a series thanks to an ill-timed Manu Ginobili foul. This time, the Mavericks didn’t need a foul from Manu or seven games [...]

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Spurs lose series 4-1. Eliminated from the 2008-2009 playoffs by the hated Dallas Mavericks.
Whenever my boys lose, its usually depression for a few weeks. I even have trouble watching playoff basketball after watching them disappear from the landscape.
Man this hurts…
But, it was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to us. How can you say [...]

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