Basketball

DeMar DeRozan: The future in the making

There’s over two hours left until an injury-ravished Toronto Raptors team tips off against a similarly undermanned New Jersey Nets club in an arguably meaningless mid-April match up, but DeMar DeRozan is already sweating. Sweating for good reason. Spotting up from just inside the three-point arc, the second-year shooting guard accepts passes from a trainer […]

Basketball

J.J. Hickson and his newly-inherited throne

J.J. Hickson is more than just the least of 15 relatively obscure evils, more than just a lone bright light shining on a roster shrouded in the darkness of the LeBrocalypse. The more momentum the Cleveland Cavaliers generate at the end of this arduous regular season and show signs of life in Year 1 A.LBJ., […]

Baseball

Neil Walker: The pride of Pittsburgh

Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Neil Walker made a goal to become a Major League baseball player. While a gifted overall athlete – playing baseball, football, and basketball in high school – his decision was made easier given his lineage as the son of a Major League pitcher, former Montreal Expo Tom Walker. When the […]

Baseball

Travis Snider primed for success with Blue Jays

Don’t let his mustache and borderline mullet fool you, Travis Snider means business all the time with the Toronto Blue Jays. After all, he has gone through his share of ups and downs at the Major League level. Now, with the Jays fully committed to him, he’s ready to embrace the opportunity of having an […]

Basketball

An NBA night on Twitter

Five years ago, Twitter was a concept just barely launched. Three years ago, though powerful, it lacked the magnitude necessary to bring forth the changes in the world that it so obviously promised. In the 36 months since, Twitter has not only evolved to encompass men and women the world over – from celebrities in […]