--Playing pickup basketball with creative flair, finally freed from the crippling shackles of performing solely for a contract
--Wondering if Diana Taurasi could beat Chris Quinn 1-on-1
--Perusing that blog with all the post-championship photos of Dirk wearing hilarious hipster glasses and hanging out with Brian Cardinal
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FLUSHING, NY -- Arthur Ashe Stadium is kinda huge. You don't quite realize that when you see it on TV, and even once you're inside it, and look up, and try to calculate its size, it's a tough gauge. Arenas are easy; they're finite. Arthur Ashe shoots up and up...

Dear Mario,

I hope no one ever calls you that again. Not the "dear" part, that's fine. The Mario part. Basically, I believe it's high time you officially changed your name to exactly what pretty much everyone desperately wants to call you, or does call you already: Super Nintendo.

I...

Everyone grades the NFL Draft. Ex-players, ex-coaches, ESPN viewers with these fancy new SMS capabilities, people whose name rhymes with Bell Biper who're just happy that Todd McShay's hair isn't as impressive as theirs. For now.

Before the players even get a chance to hold out during training camp,...

The Knicks are back!

This is not necessarily a good thing.

Last night. 22 seconds left. Jared Jeffries -- yes, Jared Jeffries, generally considered one of the worst offensive players who actually gets minutes in an NBA where Keith Bogans also actually gets minutes -- makes a driving layup in...

That was the best college basketball game I've ever seen last night. I can't wait to get into the office, three hours late because I woke up pretty late and had to finish this column, and gather around the mochaccino machine and just gush with everyone -- even people who...