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Shawn Bradley: Now that the former second-overall pick has retired, ESPN's Patrick Hruby says Shawn Bradley will always be remembered as a world-class dunk enabler, the ultimate posteriz-ee, and 7 feet 6 inches of feeble intentions.

Robert Horry: ESPN's Bill Simmons analyzes Big Shot Bob's playoff history following his legendary performance in Game 5 of the 2005 NBA Finals.

Maurice Clarett: Bullz-Eye's Shawn Griffin quickly grew tired of hearing about Maurice Clarett and concluded that he'd rather sink with Jim Tressell than swim with Jim Brown.

Barry Sanders: People held out hope for years that Barry Sanders would return to the field, but Bullz-Eye's Jamey Codding says there's no reason for Sanders to ever come back.


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Walsh speaks out about Spygate: Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh is speaking out about his role in Spygate. “If it was of little or no importance, I imagine they wouldn’t have continued to do it, and probably not taken the chances of going down onto the field in Pittsburgh or shooting from other teams’ ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Mehmet Okur needs to learn how to block out: Utah center Mehmet Okur has played pretty well against the Lakers; he’s averaging 18 points and 11 boards against L.A., which is a pretty nice jump from his regular season stats. But the guy needs to stop flopping in crunch time and get his team a defensive rebound. With 1:53 to ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


The good, bad and ugly from baseball’s first month and a half: It’s still early. It’s only been a month and a half. It’s only May. I get it. Even though the 2008 baseball season is still at a crawl, it doesn’t mean that the first month and a half haven’t provided a glimpse of what’s could be on the horizon for ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Change NBA Draft rule: Last year, they changed the NBA draft rule to force young men to go to college for one year before putting their name in the draft. A player can get drafted into the Army, but he can’t play his trade in the NBA without a year of college. ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Bill Simmons channels Doc Rivers: In the Sports Guy’s latest column, he transcribes Doc Rivers’ imaginary pep talk before Game 5. First, Ray Allen wants to stop using the phrase “Big Three”… ALLEN: Well, let’s stop using the phrase “Big Three” then. I’m not that type of player anymore — really, I’m a spot-up jump shooter and ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


The 10 best booties in beach volleyball: The World of Isaac put together a list of the 10 best booties in beach volleyball. While I agree with the selections of Montana Curtis and Michele More, there were a couple of snubs. Namely… Jenelle Koester… …and, of course, Misty May. [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]