Earlier this week, former Oakland Raider and first-overall pick JaMarcus Russell was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, said to be codeine syrup. Apparently, Russell was on the police’s radar for some two months before the arrest occurred. Quick education piece: Codeine syrup is a recreational drug popular to the hip hop (or deadbeat [...]
Future NBA MVP Kevin Durant has agreed to a five-year extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to his own Twitter page. “Exstension for 5 more years wit the thunder….God Is Great, me and my family came a long way…I love yall man forreal, this a blessing!” he wrote. PHOTO CAPTION: Seattle Supersonics fans must be [...]
In one of the best stories of the summer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Jeremy Trueblood spent a night in jail after suspician of public intoxication while being disorderly at a gas station with his mother driving the getaway car. Yep, pretty much. At around 10pm on Tuesday night, a gas station clerk complained to Greenfield Police [...]
After 764 rumors circulated the web and other media outlets, it seems we finally have one that will stand pat. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will become teammates in the city of Miami. This latest rumor is being reported by ESPN’s Chris Broussard and also ESPN’s Shelley [...]
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki have verbally agreed to a four-year, $80 million deal. The two parties agreed to the deal on Saturday and the contract was finalized when both put their verbal signatures on the verbal dotted line. Dirk could have signed a maximum deal of $96 million, but was [...]
The Memphis Grizzlies have awarded Rudy Gay for all of his hard work with a maximum contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter. The deal adds up to be $81.6 million American dollars over five years. PHOTO CAPTION: There’s nothing Gay about the number 22 Gay, who some believe was the top prize in this [...]
Heading into the World Cup, Nigeria was considered to be one of Africa’s more heavily favored teams. They lost their first two games to Argentina (0-1) and Greece (1-2), and tied South Korea (2-2) in their final match finishing dead last in their pool. The Nigerian president was so upset with the under achieving team [...]
With Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and Lebron James having all of their fun this 2010 offseason, it seems one player from the 2003 NBA Draft class has been left out of the party. Darko Milicic? Chris Kaman? Michael Sweetney? How about that Mr. Carmelo Anthony? Yes, we’ll go with Carmelo Anthony. Anthony’s option to opt out of his contract [...]
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has notified his employer that he will opt out of his $21 million player option to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, according to Marc Stein via Twitter. This move doesn’t necessarily mean Pierce won’t return to the franchise he’s played for his entire 12-year NBA career. His decision [...]
Everyone is aware by now about the possibilities of Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade playing together in Miami. Especially, since it’s been all over the news about the three of them meeting to talk about how they could make it happen, even if it means splitting the money up. What makes this even [...]
Lebron James has decided to throw himself a free-agency party in Northeastern Ohio and will be inviting all of his potential suitors. Usually, free agents do the visiting and are taken on tours of the cities by the teams that are trying to recruit them. Not Lebron, the ringless NBA star has no time for normalities. He is the King [...]
Here at OTR we wonder about a lot of things. We wonder how many times Jay Bilas used the word ‘tremendous’ last night at the 2010 NBA Draft. We set the over/under at 233. We wonder when the panel for the NFL pregame show will go six men deep, then seven. We wonder if sideline reporters [...]
New York Giants rookie Chad Jones was in a serious car accident early on Friday morning that has left him in critical condition. Caption: Adam Schefter (@adam_schefter) posted this photo of the car on Twitter The accident occurred in New Orleans on Carrollton Avenue near Toulouse Street. Jones’ car is reported as looking horrific. The [...]
Rasheed Wallace, after a couple years of fighting through an aching body, has officially decided to retire, a source tells NBA.com’s David Aldridge. Many uneducated NBA fans label Sheed as a ‘thug,’ which can’t be further from the truth. On the court, his yelling, pouting, and complaining after every questionable foul (every foul is questionable to [...]
With the second pick of the 2010 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Ohio State guard Evan Turner. OTR isn’t nearly as good as ESPN’s Jay Bilas at describing to interested parties on why a player will or will not be good in the NBA. For example, after the selection Bilas explained why he likes [...]
Welcome to OTR’s first-annual semi-monthly 2010 NBA Mock Draft, which is posted quarterly between the months of February and July. Our mock drafts tend to be different than other mock drafts. As we stated before on our first NFL Mock Draft, all of these picks are 100% accurate. You can wow your friends at your [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers host the Boston Celtics tonight at the Staples Center. A matchup of epic proportions. The Lakers are looking for their second straight championship. Boston is playing for their second in three years. Two of the most storied franchises in the NBA battling it out in the last game of the year. [...]
The struggling Philadelphia Phillies are looking for some answers. The two-time defending National League Champs are currently 3.5 games out of first place and have lost 19 of their last 27 games. Being in third place is not exactly the spot where GM Ruben Amaro thought the team would be in the middle of June. Especially, [...]
The St Louis Rams refused to increase O. J. Atogwe’s tender to 110% of his 2009 salary, so the safety is now an unrestricted free agent and should have plenty of teams calling for his duties. Atogwe didn’t sign the tender that was offered to him at $1.226 million, much less than his 2009 salary [...]
What do you think is harder for a magician to do, make an elephant disappear in a parking lot or make Nationals fans appear at Nationals Park? If you said the latter, you better think again. Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt told the Washington Post that he might be open to waiving his no-trade clause with [...]
On Monday night, Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans surpassed Wilt Chamberlain in the record books, a record that nobody thought could ever be broken. The 2009-10 Rookie of the Year was pulled over by California Highway Patrol after scoring 120 on the radar gun, breaking Wilt’s record of scoring 100 against the New York Knicks [...]
What’s the difference between Sal Paolantonio, Chris Mortensen, and Larry King? Give up? Larry King actually breaks sports news. The CNN host of Larry King Live is having one of his interviews aired on Friday night featuring free-agent-to-be Lebron James. A couple tidbits have already been released that might seem to indicate James will be [...]
All last week we heard numerous rumors that Stephen Strasburg would make his first MLB appearance early June, late June, mid-June, late-to-mid-June, when the Junipers bloom, after Junebug plays on HBO, etc. Well, we finally have confirmation. PHOTO CAPTION: Fans in section 101 watch Strasburg pitch The number one overall pick in the 2009 Major [...]
Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire continued his roller coaster of quotes about whether or not he is going to play for his current team next year by saying he “absolutely” wants to play for the Suns. Take that for what it’s worth, considering he also said he’s “50-50″ on returning. Also, a week ago when [...]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has advised the Pittsburgh Steelers and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger that they can begin practicing with one another again at next week’s OTAs. PHOTO CAPTION: A smile that could rape your heart Big Ben has completed behavioral evaluation, which included putting him in real-life situations. They locked him in a room with [...]
