Exhausted from singlehandedly scoring 29 of the Cavaliers' final 30 points in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James needed someone else to step up and shoulder the scoring load in Game 6 if the Cavs were to prevent a Game 7 back at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He found those shoulders on the slight 6'-2" frame of Daniel "Boobie" Gibson.  Gibson score 19 of his career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, including a quartet of dagger three-pointers, sending the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.  

Read more...

In a showdown between the NFL, its fans, Congress and the cable industry, it was the great and powerful NFL that melted faster than a stick of butter in a microwave oven.  And because it did, the New England Patriots vs. New York Giants game this Saturday night will be blasted on seemingly every network except SoapNet.  Gary opines on the NFL Network, and the series of events that led to tonight's game being carried by CBS and ESPN.

Read more...

It's one of baseball's time-tested truths: Good pitching beats good hitting.  Throughout the late 1990s, the Yankees were the team proving it with a pitching staff that consistently came up big in October. The Indians, with great hitting and just enough pitching to get by, were the perennial bridesmaids.  In 2007, the roles were reversed as an Indians club with some of the best pitching in baseball squared off with the mash-happy, pitching-poor Yankees in the American League Division Series.  Erik recaps his second greatest moment of the sports year.

Read more...

As sports fans, we love to analyze things. We love to number-crunch, pick apart matchups, weight advantages against disadvantages.   But there are some times where all you can do is just sit back, watch and marvel at a spectacle of sheer, God-given athletic talent. LeBron James provided us with such a moment in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills.  Erik Cassano's countdown of the year's top Cleveland sports moments continues ....

Read more...