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Basketball Roundtable: George Hill and the NBA’s Concussion Issue

Welcome to the latest edition of The “Buzz”: Basketball Roundtable. We pose several basketball related questions to our panel of life-long NBA fans for their candid opinions. We invite anyone to...
Basketball Roundtable: Conference Finals Edition

Welcome to the latest edition of The “Buzz”: Basketball Roundtable. We pose several basketball related questions to our panel of life-long NBA fans for their candid opinions. We invite anyone to...
Colangelo takes on New Role; Raptors search for a New President and GM

After months of speculation, Bryan Colangelo is staying with MLSE. However he will no longer be the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors, as he will stay with the...
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...
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...
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...
Longtime voice of the NFL Pat Summerall has passed away

Pat Summerall, 82, passed away Tuesday at Dallas’ Zale Lipshy Hospital surrounded by his family and closest friends. Summerall spent ten seasons in the NFL from 1952 to 1961 as a...