Month: February 2011

The late Jimmy Cannon was famous for writing – among other things – his “Nobody asked me but…” column. It was a fun way to “take a day off” in te mind of Cannon. Accordingly, I’m going to resurrect this […]

This popped onto my radar about a month ago and I never got to tell anyone about it. Utah State Super Fan, Bill Sproat, is gaining popularity recently. He was profiled on LostLetterman.com and then he as posted to one […]

The Golden State Warriors and power forward Troy Murphy have reached an agreement on a buy-out. The move will be finalized on Monday and Murphy will be free to sign with any team. The Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, and Miami […]

A little over a decade ago the Miami Heat and New York Knicks played against each other four-consecutive times in the playoffs, from 1997-2000. Now, the Knicks with Carmelo Anthony and the Heat with LeBron James and company, the rivalry […]

In overtime of the Louisville-Pittsburgh game, A few cheerleaders ran onto the floor after a Louisville basket – which put the Cardinals up 62-57 – and threw the basketball into the air. Officials called Louisville for a delay of game […]

On a night of countless awards (read: Oscars), I never thought The [Five] would reach a point where we would throw up 200 articles, posts, podcasts, vodcasts, updates, etc. in a single month. Boy, we’ve come a long way. I’d […]

The team I call the Ratty Nattys will certainly be less ratty in 2011. However, the hype that’s been generated in DC will come to fruition at some point, just not now. Big name acquisitions and young talent are the […]

Dear Readers, Pardon the phrase, but, holy crap. This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions. A lot of good, some bad. All-in-all a ton of fun. Props to Mike Lederer, Jurassic Paque, Terry Horstman, Matthew Harris, Casey […]

Philadelphia Phillies fans will have to continue to wait to see star second baseman Chase Utley take the field this spring. According to General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr, Utley had an MRI yesterday on his right knee and has patella […]

It was hot. A little too hot. For one 54-year-old racer in Tampa, Florida a 15km race was too much. Race-watchers performed CPR on the runner after he collapsed during the Gasparilla Distance Classic. It took the efforts of two […]