Gleason's Sporting World: Lies are front and center at Clemens trial
Points to ponder while wondering if the Roger Clemens trial is like a baseball score, except it will be decided by lies instead of runs.

The Word 'Swagger' Is Dead, Except In These Specific Circumstances
We really need to stop using the words 'swag' and 'swagger'. Forever. But before we kill swagger, we need to celebrate it. We need to stop using the word [redacted] and its derivative cousin [redacted]. They are words that make me angry every time I see them, because I'm reminded of Tim Tebow, Drake, SportsCenter, Soulja Boy, Justin Bieber, and everyone else responsible for turning [redacted ...

The San Antonio Spurs and the Ironic, Fraudulent Personality Myth
Now that there's an air of inevitability surrounding the San Antonio Spurs' fifth championship, to the point where even the sports fella has finally noticed , there have been all kinds of articles written about them of late, chiefly Chris Ballard's excellent profile of Tim Duncan in this week's Sports Illustrated . Ballard tackled the popular perception that Tim Duncan, his game, and by ...

Gallery of Shame: The Odd, Creepy and Just Plain Strange of the NBA
Welcome to the Gallery of Shame, one of my weekly columns along with Stat Central and Building the Perfect NBA Player , in which I scour the Internet for the most odd, creepy and strange pictures from this week in the NBA . We're now in the fifth edition of the Gallery of Shame and last week's column was another fun one with a David West finger-cot problem, Chris Bosh wearing loogies and Steve ...

Helping athletes avoid fumbling financial ball
More than 200 college students will get a chance to become instant millionaires when the National Football League holds its draft next week.

Nas' Baby Mama Allegedly Explodes Over Destiny Record, "His Depiction Of Her Is False!"
New York rap veteran Nas' ex-girlfriend Carmen Bryan has reportedly stepped forward to air out her issues with his new "Daughters" record centered on their teenage child, Destiny. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]

Dr. Phil Ruins Perfect Opportunity for Terrell Owens and His Babies' Mamas
Stupid Dr. Phil. He ruins everything, even a perfect opportunity for the best moment in sports history, featuring Terrell Owens and his cavalcade of baby's mamas.  Terrell Owens sits down with Dr. Phil today, making for quite the revelatory interview. Oh, three of his babies' mamas will also be on the show, not that it matters.  You see, this interview could be a must-see event that would rival ...

Deron Williams Slowly Buying into the ‘Vision’ of the Brooklyn Nets?
Though he wouldn’t quite commit to the team going forward on the final night of the NBA’s regular season, soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Deron Williams did sound positive about the direction being taken by the Brooklyn-bound Nets. Per the Bergen Record : “Deron Williams visited the Barclays Center on Tuesday.