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Top 10 Awesome Trick Plays In Sports (Videos)

343 votes | submitted 2008-11-26 08:00:20 by sungoddess808 | 35 comments

Trick plays can swing great momentum for the team. Not all clips are basketball related, but some awesome moves here.

Northwestern's struggles prove tough to overcome

202 votes | submitted 2008-11-26 00:22:03 by BeShirtHappy | 25 comments

Exactly 300 schools have been to the NCAA tournament. Every "Big Six" conference team has been at least twice. All save for South Florida have been at least five times... But not Northwestern. You can't spell "nuh-uh" without NU.

Wizards fire coach Eddie Jordan after 1-10 start

246 votes | submitted 2008-11-24 16:46:16 by skored | 31 comments

Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Monday after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas & Brendan Haywood. Ed Tapscott, the Wizards' director of player development, will replace Jordan on an interim basis, running his first practice as the team's new head coach Monday morning.

He Shoots He Almost Scores

939 votes | submitted 2008-11-24 21:38:09 by RogueTomato | 152 comments

This kid climbs on top of his roof and tries to jump through his basketball hoop but is only half successful.

Rare Video: Michael Jordan Shatters Backboard With One Hand

2718 votes | submitted 2008-11-24 18:35:39 by MakiMaki | 273 comments

Here’s one of Michael Jordan destroying a backboard with a one hand dunk during a Nike Exhibition game in Italy in 1986. Pretty rare clip, I've been looking for the whole game but can't find it.

Charles Barkley, D. Manning, D. Vitale Join the Hall of Fame

243 votes | submitted 2008-11-24 06:15:47 by linkserf | 21 comments

Barkley was honored with a 2008 class that included former Kansas star Danny Manning, Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson and longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan. Former Utah All-American Arnie Ferrin also entered the college hall, as did announcers Dick Vitale and Billy Packer as contributors.

Carlesimo fired; Brooks to take over Thunder in interim

198 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 18:23:15 by chicagojack | 36 comments

The Oklahoma City Thunder, off to a league-worst 1-12 start in their new home town, have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo. Tough way to for a franchise to start out in a new city

Thunder Fire Head Coach After Losing 12 of 13

159 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 16:19:36 by Rizoh | 17 comments

After losing 12 of 13 games to start the season, P.J. Carlesimo has been fired as Oklahoma City Thunder coach. Assistant Scott Brooks will take over as the interim coach beginning with tonight’s game against the Hornets in New Orleans.

Top 10 Most Memorable Openers in Dallas Mavericks’ History

60 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 08:17:01 by chris1234 | 13 comments

The Top 10 Most Memorable Season Openers in Dallas Mavericks’ History:

Vince Carter Slams Game-Winning Reverse Dunk in OT

663 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 06:44:53 by Rizoh | 92 comments

Vince Carter poured in a season-high 39 points, buried a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to OT, then added this game-winning dunk with 1.7 seconds left to give the Nets a 129-127 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Two Great Basketball Shots, A 3 Pointer & One At The Buzzer

452 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 12:07:25 by louiebaur | 49 comments

Yao Says Eat the Head!

490 votes | submitted 2008-11-22 05:12:57 by Rizoh | 70 comments

This is what happens when you put Dwyane Wade and Charles Barkley in a Chinese restaurant and then call Yao for some advice. Eat the Head!

Warriors, Knicks agree on Crawford-Harrington Deal

263 votes | submitted 2008-11-21 19:11:04 by irfanmp | 40 comments

The Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have received league approval to complete a trade that will swap disgruntled Warriors forward Al Harrington for Knicks guard Jamal Crawford.

New Dallas Cowboys stadium to host 2014 NCAA Final Four

274 votes | submitted 2008-11-19 19:24:59 by trentmonica | 17 comments

he men’s Final Four basketball championship will return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2014 after a 28-year absence.

Emails Between Mark Cuban and SEC Attorney Jeffrey Norris

395 votes | submitted 2008-11-20 23:33:59 by trentmonica | 56 comments

Now comes the strange tale of Jeffrey Norris, trial counsel for the SEC in Fort Worth, Texas. His emails to Cuban critical over Cuban's involvement with Loose Change are at the center of Cuban's claim of bias.

NBA Draft Busts [PICS]

321 votes | submitted 2008-11-19 22:26:28 by openthink | 75 comments

On failure list: Kwame Brown, Michael Olowokandi, Shawn Bradley, Danny Ferry, Sam Bowie, 10 others. List not definitive but hard to argue all weren't big disappointments.

Rockets Get Good News on Tracy McGrady

216 votes | submitted 2008-11-18 23:48:23 by Rizoh | 17 comments

A day after Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said "until further notice, I’m going to have to shut it down," he was running through practice as if he never felt a shot of pain in Monday’s second half and never said the frustration had him reconsidering the idea of playing his way back to full strength.