‘Rocky’ and every sports-themed movie that won an Oscar at the Academy Awards
For as many popular sports-themed movies that have been made, they haven’t performed as well at the Academy Awards as one might expect. Only […]
Kobe van Beethoven? Kobe Bryant learned to play “Moonlight Sonata” by ear for wife Vanessa
Throughout his life, Kobe Bryant stayed motivated by new areas of endeavor. Like the Holiday Inn ads where guests use a good night’s sleep […]
The Mamba Mentality: Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s top ten totally-awesome quotes
On April 13, 2016, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant played in his 1,346th and final regular-season game. Before Bryant took the court, he […]
Mamba Mentality: Watch every one of Kobe Bryant’s appearances on ‘The Ellen Show’
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been broadcast from two Los Angeles-area television studios since its debut in 2003, but it was only been the […]
Kings of Instagram: LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kobe Bryant tops in followers among NBA stars
One metric by which the relative popularity of basketball players can be gauged is to compare how many Instagram followers they have. With Michael […]
Kobe Bryant, Jerry West headline Los Angeles Lakers all-time top five players by Win Shares
Kobe Bryant, who carved up opposing defenses while leading the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championship titles, is the franchise’s all-time leader in […]
Role reversal: Dwyane Wade plays wide receiver with Brandon Marshall as quarterback
The summer of 2014 was rife with cross-sports activity by big name basketball stars. Kobe Bryant was seen playing soccer in Brazil and softball […]
Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Devin Booker among NBA single-game scoring leaders
Prior to a couple years ago, if one had to wager which of the current crop of NBA players would crack the all-time single-game […]
Complete NBA “Mean Tweets” collection with Steph Curry, Shaq, feisty Jeremy Lin and more
While Twitter sometimes serves as a powerful platform for social change, it is far more frequently the dumping ground for unfiltered insults, invective and […]
From Cavs to Cubs: Can you spot 2016’s top sports stories in epic Beutler Ink graphic?
For all of 2016’s bumps and bruises, it was a remarkable year in the realm of sports. From the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Cubs […]
One-of-a-kind LeBron James rookie card and the top ten most valuable basketball cards
In 2016, a one-of-a-kind LeBron James 2003 Upper Deck Ultimate Logos Signature basketball card was sold for $312,000 by Goldin Auctions. Perhaps buoyed by […]
Forget Pablo Picasso, invest in a Ryan Simpson of LeBron James, Steph Curry or James Harden
A couple years ago, Pablo Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger sold for a record $179.4 million and none of the women pictured in the famous […]