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June 20, 2011: There will be at least one baby born in Cleveland named Dirk

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There will be at least one baby born in Cleveland named Dirk

You may say you hate LeBron, but do you really hate LeBron? As in, would you name your second-born child after Dirk Nowitzki? I mean, that is some cold, hard schadenfreude right there.


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Cleveland radio host names son after Dirk
Larry Brown Sports

Navidad was so desperate for someone to make sure LeBron didn’t win a title that she made a promise on Twitter to name her unborn son “Dirk” if the Mavericks were able to stop Miami. We all know how that turned out...

9
Jason Terry wants his jersey retired
NESN.com

Mavericks guard Jason Terry became legendary in Dallas for getting a tattoo of the Larry O'Brien Trophy prior to the start of the season. Now, the former Sixth Man of the Year thinks the organization should give him the ultimate honor by eventually raising his No. 31 to the rafters...

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Video: John Wall throws out awful first pitch
Nationals Enquirer

The "pitch" made it, oh, maybe 35, 40 feet? And with that, John Wall has entered the pantheon of worst ceremonial first pitchers in the history of ceremonial first pitches...

7
Video: Kevin Durant dunks off backboard
Jocks and Stiletto Jill

James Harden had 51 points in the victory but Kevin Durant had one of the plays of the game with this dunk off the backboard from a pass to himself!! Did you follow that? Just watch...

6
Auburn's championship rings are in
Kegs 'n Eggs

The players received a ring for winning the SEC, for winning the BCS, and even one for winning the NCAA. Apparently it takes only one perfect season to nearly fill up an entire hand in jewelry...

5
Magic Johnson in beef with veteran NBA writer
Ball Junkie

Magic, the same guy who preached to Miami Heat star LeBron James about how to ignore the media and their constant criticisms, certainly could of used some of his own advice before he decided to respond to Vecsey’s comments via Twitter...

4
Serena talks about her hot body
Onthegotennis

'I was 17, playing in the US Open, and this one lady said, "You need to wear a better bra." That's when it clicked for me that I was really curvy. A DD chest is not what you normally see in the locker room...'

3
Kobe and Mike Brown working together
Lakers Nation

Despite all the rumors swirling surrounding Kobe Bryant and his apparent distaste with new Lakers head coach Mike Brown it's been reported that the two have been seen together at the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo...

2
Mavs rookie gets Larry O'Brien Trophy neck tattoo
Los That Sports Blog

There will be no need for that. Rookie guard Dominique Jones felt there was a need to commemorate winning an NBA championship his first year in the league with getting a Terry-like tattoo of his own...

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Marlins problems run deeper than their manager
Baseball Prospectus

None of this is to say that Edwin Rodriguez is John McGraw or that the Fish haven’t been in a miserable tailspin. Going back to the last time they won consecutive games, May 24-26, they are a jaw-dropping 3-20 with a 5.83 RA and .234/.301/.363 rates...

 
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