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more about #basketball more comments → Hiroine Protagonist: Wait, wait, wait. A Canadian tuxedo? No way. That there is a TEXAS tuxedo. We have no need of double denim up here. Own your fashion disasters USA! #d... more » LAmonkeygirl: Sitting on the sidelines Buttoned up Discretely ogling Laker Girls Hand hovering over crotch They call him The Denim Stranger #davidbeckham more » thecameralovesyou: I didn't realize Laker games were so formal that he had to wear a Newfie Tuxedo (yes I realize others call this a Canadian tuxedo, but Canadians have... more » JayBird: Is he auditioning for the role of tattooed smurf? Too much denim! #davidbeckham more » Triana Orpheus: "I just blue myself." #davidbeckham more » morninggloria: Plow it like Amish Beckham. #davidbeckham more » CurtCole: Idle hands... #davidbeckham more » dreamweave: Someone needs to wrangler that shirt off him. #davidbeckham more » Ailatan: Wolverine in denim, tsk tsk #davidbeckham more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: Did Becks always have the sleeve tattoos? I apparently don't pay enough attention to him. #davidbeckham more » girl.of.your.dreams: A college friend of mine was on The Price is Right. He's a black guy, about 6'5", and barely fit in frame next to Bob Barker. The only question BB had... more » PaintedTrollop: I'm 6'. I hated basketball. My daughter is 6'4" and always loathed team sports. Her high school experience was made even more torturous by the coaches... more » whynotshesaid: The other tall girl I work with asked me the other day if I played basketbal and volleyball in high school. I did, and she did too, and we both admit... more » morninggloria: I'm average to a little tall-ish, and I played high school basketball (mostly because my dad was a superathlete in high school and he would have been ... more » o-line: So funny. I was asked to join a work basketball team today. No one asked if I played, they just assumed that I did because I am a girl giant. Like I s... more » -
#funnyhaha
"You Should Play Basketball!"
The Onion cracks a joke about a girl being recruited for basketball "based on her above- average height, the presence of two functional arms." I would laugh, but... I can relate. [Onion] -
#modernmotherhood
Great Expecations For A New Mom & Athlete
Candace Parker, star of WNBA's L.A. Sparks, is currently on maternity leave, but promised her bosses that she'll continue to promote the team. Like many moms, she's tugged by her duties to her newborn and her commitment to her job. More » -
#hoopdreams
Female Basketball Star Goes To Europe, Makes History
Rutgers basketball star Epiphanny Prince will be one of the first women to skip her senior season and play professionally in Europe before entering the WNBA draft — but is it a good idea? [NYT] -
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#poorsports
Hey, Lebron James, Here's A Little Advice From Team Iceland
LeBron James, frustrated with his team's loss to the Orlando Magic in this year's NBA Playoffs, reportedly left the game last night without talking to the media or shaking the winner's hands. Bad form, LeBron! More » -
#thescore
Juggling Pregnancy & Career Without Dropping The Ball
L.A. Sparks forward Candace Parker has landed the latest cover of ESPN magazine. The 22-year-old is depicted in a way rarely seen among athletes: In a white gown, holding her pregnant belly. More » -
#sportsdebated
Sports Illustrated Profiles Basketball Star, Sparks Controversy
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir will be the first basketball player in NCAA Division I history to play in full Muslim dress — but did a Sports Illustrated profile make too much of this fact? More » -
#patsummitt
Pat Summitt Reaches 1,000 Victories, Inspires A New Generation Of Coaches
A friend of mine noted last week that "this is Pat Summitt's world, and we're just living in it," and for fans of the Tennessee Lady Vols' coach, it's hard to disagree with that notion. More » -
#beaggressive
Coach Fired For Defending His Team
Remember the high school girls basketball team that, after beating the other team 100-0, made a public apology about their win? Yesterday, Micah Grimes, the school coach, was fired for his statements to the press. More » -
#beaggressive
Are Girls Ashamed To Kick Ass?
A Dallas girl's basketball team is seeking to forfeit a game they won 100-0, and has apologized for the margin of victory. Gracious? Or part of a disturbing and age-old pattern? More »
