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Charlotte Bobcats looking to Change Name to Hornets

Earlier this year, the New Orleans Hornets announced that they would be changing their name to the New Orleans Pelicans for next season. The franchise was formerly the Charlotte Hornets from...
Kings officially sold to Sacramento Group

The ownership saga around the Sacramento Kings has finally come to an end with the Maloofs agreeing to sell their 65% share of the club to a Sacramento based group at...
Basketball Roundtable: 2nd Round Edition

Editor’s Note: We at LWOS are proud to present to you a new column – The “Buzz”: Basketball Roundtable. We pose several basketball related questions to our panel of life-long NBA...
So LeBron Isn’t the Best at EVERYTHING After All

When the NBA released it’s All-Defensive Team, it wasn’t LeBron who earned the most votes. So, who is the guy who threw a wrench in LBJ’s stranglehold as the most dominant...
The Massive Reach of Walter Brown in Hockey and Basketball

To be honored by a professional sports league with an induction to its Hall of Fame must be one of the most rewarding experiences. But to to be honored by being...
George Karl: NBA Coach of the Year

George Karl has fought his way back to the NBA coaching mountain, winning this season’s NBA Coach of the Year award. It was just a short time ago that Karl was...
LeBron wins 4th MVP; 1 vote short of Unanimous

Lebron James of the Miami Heat has won his 4th NBA MVP award after taking 120/121 1st place votes, falling just one vote short of being a unanimous selection. Carmelo Anthony...
Extreme Makeover – Celtics Edition

The great Jim Morrison penned the lyrics of the classic Doors song “The End” in 1967. Today, those words eerily relate-able to the state of the Boston Celtics franchise. This is...
Pistons Hire Phil Jackson as an Advisor

Phil Jackson has been hired by the Detroit Pistons as a temporary advisor to team President Joe Dumars. Jackson will be tasked with helping Dumars, and team owner Tom Gores in...
Relocation Committee Recomends Kings Stay in Sacramento

The NBA’s relocation comittee (a group of 7 NBA owners) have unanimously voted to keep the Sacramento Kings in California, and denied the planned sale and move to Seattle. Hedge fund...
What’s Next For Jason Collins?

Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in baseball, Wendell Scott broke the colour barrier in NASCAR and Earl Lloyd broke the colour barrier in the NBA. In days where racism no...
Jason Collins, comes out of Closet

NBA center Jason Collins has become a pioneer. The free agent centre has become the first major professional American male team sport athlete to come out of the closet as being...
Tony Parker – The NBA’s Quietest Superstar

Ladies and gentleman, I present the most ignored superstar in the NBA: Tony Parker. While he may not be in this year’s MVP conversation with the likes of LeBron, Carmelo and...
Is the loss of David Lee a blessing in disguise for the Warriors?

It seemed like Warriors first playoff hopes in six years went down the drain when David Lee’s injury sat him for the rest of the season. But the absence of Lee...
Peculiar Side of Sports: Origins of NBA Team Nicknames (West)

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Yesterday we took a look at the origins of team names from the Eastern Conference. Today we switch to the Western Conference. On a side...
Peculiar Side of Sports: Origins of NBA Team Nicknames (East)

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does...
Shabazz Muhammad Proves Once Again, “One and Done” Players Not Worth The Effort

Editor’s Note: Last Word on Sports is pleased to welcome Michael Taglienti as a new writer to the LWOS team. A texas resident and Texas A&M and Dallas Cowboys fan, Mike...
Fish On Sports: Your NBA First Round Winners are …

For NBA fans, it’s the time of year they’ve all been waiting for – the first stages of weeks of physical and mental warfare that will see one set of players claim their...
Early Insight Into A Lakers Outfit Without Kobe Bryant

It takes a certain kind of man to will his under-achieving team to the playoffs single-handedly. It’s even more incredible when that man is thirty four years old and in his...
NBA Moving Average Relevance Ranking (MARR) – April 12

I think explaining the exact methodology is not that important, but I can tell you I am keeping two spreadsheets that constantly take rankings of players (from internet forums and other...