I might be in Hawaii this week, but that’s not a reason to stop the #SSsports chat. The show must go on! Some dramatic occurrences have occurred this week in the world of sports, so let’s get going! As always, please follow the chat from the Twitter account @SusanShanChat. There is only one requirement: please [...]

First off, I apologize for not having a hockey topic this week (we’ll most certainly have one next week). However, there is plenty to discuss in the NBA, and no #SSsports chat is complete without an MLB topic. So, let’s get ready to verbally rumble! As always, please follow the chat from the Twitter account [...]

Guest Post by Bryan Confer, Edited by Susan Shan When I wrote my NBA preseason preview, many things came to mind: a possible Lakers three-peat, Kevin Durant’s potential to improve as a player and whether he could take Oklahoma City to the next level, the Shaquille O’Neal signing with Boston, and obviously, like everyone else, [...]

It’s NBA season, which means a return of my favorite and very best Carlos Boozer flowchart (not designed by me, unfortunately). Although he’s no longer a Utah Jazz, the same principles apply. Enjoy the hilarity. //

She grew up as a tomboy with a brother who is only 11 months older in the heart of Steeler country. She used to play neighborhood football games, including getting into a fight while she had a broken collarbone with the biggest kid because he grabbed her hair while she headed for the end zone. [...]

Picture four old ladies sitting on a porch gossiping about the latest rumors in town. Welcome to ESPN’s NBA Free Agency Summit 2010 featuring Mike Wilbon, Tony Kornheiser, Dan Le Batard, and Bill Simmons. It went something like this: Tony: Let’s get our round table discussion started. So, where does everyone think LeBron is going? [...]

As you drive down Ontario Street toward downtown Cleveland, it becomes blindingly clear who the city belongs to. Literally. There is a 10-story LeBron James billboard mounted across the street from the Quicken Loans Arena that is 110 feet high and 212 feet wide. In 2007, the federal government deemed the sign to be two-and-a-half [...]

The 2010 NBA Draft Lottery on May 18 is also known as the “John Wall Sweepstakes”. The 6-foot-4-inch point guard from the University of Kentucky is being touted as possibly the best No. 1 pick in the last 10 years with the exceptions of LeBron James and Dwight Howard. The 14 teams that did not [...]