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Report: Gasol Ready To Sign 3-Year Extension With Lakers

Hope you weren't thinking this new dominant Lakers' core was dissipitating any time soon, because the news out of LA tonight is that you can count on this unit wheeling and dealing for the forseeable future. The LA Times is reporting that the Lakers and All-Star Forward-Center Pau Gasol have reached an agreement on a...

Phil Should Ride Into Sunset if He Wins Title No. 10

LOS ANGELES -- It's almost a cliche the way he has embraced his every locale, living not only the dream but the time and the place. The world's most interesting man? Rather than that phony-suave goofball in the Dos Equis ads, I'll nominate Phil Jackson, who morphed from a free-love, New York hippie in the '70s to a...

Handicapping the U.S. Open Leaderboard

I really can't remember the last time I've found the U.S. Open more enjoyable. A tournament that usually has people looking like the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, the course has been fair and the players have appreciated the set-up.Also, it never hurts when Tiger Woods, after eight weeks off from competitive golf,...

Chris Webber Might 'Disappear' If He Wins a Title

Chris Webber came to Detroit this January because he wanted to help his hometown Pistons win a title. If he accomplishes that feat, what will he do for an encore? If you believe him, he might just ride the storybook ending to retirement. From the New York Post:Asked about his summer free agency, Webber said, "I'm not...

Kobe and Raja Exchange Pleasantries

The Kobe/Raja Bell rivalry is one of the NBA's most fascinating. Kobe's ostensibly the villain, but it was Bell who unleashed a totally unsportsmanlike clothesline in last year's playoffs. It's supposedly Raja's grit against Kobe's flash, and yet it's Bryant who plays for a hustle-based team. And strangely, it makes both...