Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade joined teammate LeBron James and Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant in promoting Obamacare during March Madness. The White House has been trying to partner with professional athletes, especially NBA teams, to promote Obamacare before the March
Jason Collins divulged to the New York Daily News Thursday that he endured taunts from one on-court opponent since revealing his homosexuality. Collins refused to reveal the “knucklehead” responsible for the verbal prods. “One player, one knucklehead from another team,”
On The Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, Kobe Bryant said he thought the Lakers were so bad this year that even President Barack Obama could play for them. Seriously. Bryant, who is recovering from multiple injuries, said he got a
BOSTON (AP) — The word came shortly before tipoff: LeBron James wouldn’t be playing. Good news for Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens. But not as good as the news his team delivered down the stretch. Jeff Green’s 3-pointer broke a
President Barack Obama revealed his prediction for an NCAA men’s basketball tournament winner on ESPN Wednesday morning. In an Oval Office segment taped yesterday with Andy Katz, the president picked Michigan State Spartans to win it all. The president’s Final
The NCAA’s South region offers several potential upsets. But because of a key injury, fans need may not know until tip-off–long after the brackets have been filled out–who to pick. Ohio State is led by three upper-classmen guards who are
The top half of the NCAA tournament’s South bracket seems ripe for a few upsets that should give hope to underdogs and help in office pools. Pitt is led by a senior, NBA-bound PG in Lamar Patterson (19th best Value
The bottom half of the Midwest bracket contains a Cinderella that could potentially parlay a play-in game all the way to the Sweet Sixteen. Red-hot Tennessee has two of the top 35 players, both of whom are NBA prospects, and
What teams are underseeded? Overseeded? Gleaning the answers can be the difference between being an office also-ran and the winner of your annual NCAA tournament pool. The Midwest Region offers many potential surprises, particularly as the tournament pairs down weaker
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After Philadelphia’s latest loss gave the 76ers their longest skid in franchise history, coach Brett Brown insisted he doesn’t dwell on the streak. Lance Stephenson scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an early deficit
The Eastern Regional bracket’s top half–the slate of games that appear higher as you look at the seedings–matches up Virginia-Coastal Carolina, Michigan State-Delaware, Cincinnati-Harvard, and George Washington-Memphis. Unlike in the other portion of games in the East, prognosticators might be
Marcus Smart is the top-rated Value Add player in the West region and Smart gives Arizona fits. If Arizona beats Oklahoma State, San Diego State could give them trouble as well, according to Value Add projections. Here is an analysis
The upsets make the NCAA tournament, and the winners of bracket office pools are generally made up of fans who can predict those upsets, which aren’t always unpredictable. Beating the bracket takes the guts to pick the occasional underdog, but
The following are the Value Add Rankings for each player in the bottom half of the West Region, their team’s seed, height, year in school, and which players are NBA prospects (all caps). The teams are American (15-seed), Baylor (6),
The following are the 68 best players in the country as of Selection Sunday, the day that the top 68 teams are announced. Doug McDermott is by far the best offensive player in the country at www.valueaddbasketball.com, with his 8.77
Phil Jackson won NBA titles as a player and a coach. He’ll now try winning as an executive. And this quest will take him back to where his career began. Jackson has agreed to run the New York Knicks’ front
LeBron James endorses McDonald’s, Sprite, and Powerade. Is his product pitch to get young people to sign up for health insurance through the federal government’s exchanges then a kind of penance? Barack Obama has enlisted the Miami Heat forward to
Mike D’Antonio could have used Kobe Bryant on the court this season. Kobe Bryant can’t conceive of Mike D’Antonio on the bench next season. Bryant reportedly has “no interest” in playing for Mike D’Antonio. The Sporting News reports that Kobe
The basketball revolution will be tweeted. Former Knicks point guard Greg Anthony broke the news of the Knicks’ hire of 11-time NBA championship-winning coach Phil Jackson for a front office position last night. “@nyknicks it’s official @PhilJackson11 will be joining
MIAMI (AP) — Something about facing the Miami Heat still brings out the best in Paul Pierce. Jason Kidd isn’t half-bad against them, either. Pierce scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and delivered two crucial scores
In a move that may be best for the future of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers superstar will not play this year while recovering from multiple injuries. Bryant, after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL, missed
The American president golfs as the Russian president plays Risk. An NFL owner’s death shows that in football, winning remains the preferred currency. And a Minnesota state rep down in the NBA hates on the players–and the game. Welcome to
Dennis Rodman is patiently waiting for the moment when the West credits him for single-handedly opening up North Korea to the rest of the world. The former basketball star and failed vigilante-diplomat told ESPN’s Mark Schwarz that he “hated” America’s reaction
A Minnesota Republican whose tweet dismissing the NBA as unpopular and dissing its players as thugs tells Breitbart Sports that the outrage directed at him serves as an instance of killing the messenger. The quip elicited hundreds of retweets and
