‘Bad Boys’ Pistons, 1909 Tigers make SI’s list of most-hated sports teams
Two Detroit franchises made Sports Illustrated’s list of the top 25 most-hated teams in sports history.
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Paul is committed, but is he kidding?
After meeting Monday with the Hornets’ hierarchy, Chris Paul’s statement said he likes “the direction that they want to take the team.” At his camp the next day, Paul said, “I stay committed to the city of New Orleans,” but never said to the team.
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Revisiting Miami as a basketball town
Randy Belice/NBAE via Getty Images Miami, Florida: A hoops mecca or a bandwagon? What kind of basketball city is Miami? Last week, Henry Abbott put out a call for submissions in an effort to answer this question . We wanted to hear from locals who have been season ticket holders since the Heat’s inaugural season in 1988, from transplants who carried their love affair with the Knicks and Celtics …
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‘Twilight’s’ Laurent Joins New ‘X-Men’ Film
*Edi Gathegi is making a career transition from vampire to mutant. Best known as soft-spoken vampire Laurent in “Twilight” and “New Moon,” the actor has just joined the growing cast of “X-Men: First Class,” according to E! Online. Gathegi is set to play Darwin, the first “biracial mutant,” who has the power of “reactive evolution.” [...]
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