Former Boston Celtic great, Dennis Johnson, has passed away today at the age of 52. He was currently the coach for the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League.

The Austin American-Statesman is reporting on its website that Johnson fell ill at the Austin Convention Center in Texas this afternoon and subsequently passed away at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin.

No details yet as to the cause of death.

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Here is an absolutely incredible snowboarding clip from the movie First Descent.

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You have to be totally insane to do that……….

Thanks to my dad for the tip..

Well the readers have spoken again. You have chosen the Red Sox vs Yankees as the overwhelming greatest rivalry in sports. Nearly 2/3 of the votes went to the Red Sox-Yanks rivalry.

To me there is no other rivalry. It is what we New Englanders live for during baseball season.

Once again I step away from the world of sports for a look at the world of comedy. For those of you who are Carlos Mencia fans, you will know that he has been accused of stealing jokes. Well about a week ago, Joe Rogan confronted him on stage.

Video is NSFW.

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Two guys who were best friends and perhaps “lovers” haven’t exactly been the best of the friends of lately. Mainly because of one’s words in an article back in 2001. Watch the video first before reading.

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After AROD put Jeter under the bus with these comments in a 2001 Esquire Magazine piece,

“Jeter’s been blessed with great talent around him” and “he’s never had to lead.”… “You go into New York, you wanna stop Bernie (Williams) and (Paul) O’Neill,” A-Rod was quoted as saying. “You never say, ‘Don’t let Derek beat you.’ He’s never your concern.”

he responded with these today when asked about his love friendship with Jeter:

“The reality is there’s been a change in the relationship over 14 years and, hopefully, we can just put it behind us,” Rodriguez said. “You go from sleeping over at somebody’s house five days a week, and now you don’t sleep over. It’s just not that big of a deal.”

No shit there’s a change. You committed the cardinal sin of friendship. You hurt your best friend. You made those comments in context to baseball. But remember Alex, baseball players are human too, isn’t that why your seeking attention.

Best quote of the day from Alex to the reporters:

“Let’s make a contract: You don’t ask me about Derek anymore, and I promise I’ll stop lying to all you guys.”

Sounds like Alex missed snack time. Maybe he should get himself a McDonalds snacker.

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Did Tom Brady knock up Bridget Moynahan before dumping her? According to Liz Smith of the New York Post, Moynahan is roughly 3 months pregnant right now with Brady’s baby.

I guess Brady’s 5 layers of protection broke down and now he will be a father. No word from Brady yet on his impending fatherhood.

Congratulations to the expecting couple parents.

A while back, Charles Barkley challenged 67 year old referee, Dick Bavetta to a race. Bavetta accepted his challenge and their race took place on Saturday night at the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge.

The race went baseline to baseline, and then to the half-court line of the court. It started out with 2 or 3 false starts by Barkley before they finally got going. Barkley got out to early lead and kept it all the way to the end. Barkley was running backwards across the line taunting Bavetta and then the seismograph recorders in the Vegas area went off when Barkley hit the floor. Bavetta did his best head first slide to the half-court line but it was to no avail.

After the race, Ernie Johnson was trying to interview Sir Charles, Charles had to call a timeout and have Johnson interview Bavetta because he was clearly winded. It really looked like Barkley was going to pass out.

First up is the video of the race. The second video is how Charles celebrated his victory.

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Are you dying to meet Chris Berman and find out the details of his “you’re with me, leather” story. Well if you live in the southern Connecticut area, here’s your chance. Berman, along with Tommy John, will be the speakers at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce annual Hot Stove League Breakfast. Click on the picture to see it in full size.

So here’s your chance, grab your camera and get a picture of with “You’re With Me Leather” man. And if your a hot babe, your golden.

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Here is a great audio clip from a press conference that Colorado Buffaloes head football coach, Dan Hawkins, took part in. The rant is in reference to a letter from a parent complaining about time off and his players who think he is too tough on them in regards to his training practices.

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That could be one of the funniest things I have ever heard at press conference. In one aspect, I agree with the parents. A lot of these athletes are basically giving their lives to the football program. But then again, the school is paying them with a scholarship to go to school. The interesting point to me that he brings up is this:

“That’s a month that’s probably more vacation then you [reporters] get. And we’re a little bummed out that we don’t get three weeks?”

Honestly, it is probably more vacation than most anybody gets unless you are retired or super rich.

Hawkins took over the Colorado program after Gary Barnett resigned among the scandals concerning rape allegations and recruiting practices. Hawkins was 53-10 at Boise State before taking over Colorado. The Buffs were 2-10 last season. Maybe UCONN should schedule these guys too. Might be another team, they can beat.

Note: I wasn’t fully caught up on the earlier posts of Deadspin today and just noticed that they ran it over there too. Oh well. I can’t always be first.

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