I hate to admit it, but after seeing the "Unbelievable" NBA spots, I'd like to rescind all sarcasm from my previous post, and apologize to the good people at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. I'd also like to apologize to David Blaine for being a pretty darn good spokesmagician. I don't know what sort of trickery's afoot here, but the spots are both clever and make me want to watch the playoffs a little closer (especially, considering the evidence of a Yao conspiracy). Click below to see what I mean. Link... READ ON

Now that the daylight lasts longer and the weather is more pleasant, it's time to confront the big decision: should I mow the lawn or go fishing? Field and Stream published a list of the 50 Best Fishing Lures. Just the names made me curious: Swedish Pimple, Pencil-Popper, Pork Frog- those terms probably make perfect sense to a fisherman. But not to me. So I went looking for strangeness in the world of fishing... READ ON

As another baseball season gets underway, I thought I'd let you all in on a very important change this year: NEW CAPS! Yes, after more than half a century, MLB has decided to introduce a new cap called the 59FIFTY. Originally, in the 1800s, baseball caps were made of straw and were quite boxy. The six-panel version we're used to these days was introduced way back in 1954 and was made mostly of wool. But the 59FIFTY is going to be much different. Here are 5 things you need to know, edited... READ ON

It's Wednesday morning, two and a half days since I returned from NBA All Star Weekend in Vegas, and I've still got a plaster-cast smile on my face. This is attributable to many things: my miraculous blackjack comeback against a 70 year-old dealer named Dawn, who consistently referred to herself as The Velvet Assassin; the fine dining; the substance abuse; the fact that I saw Kevin Garnett rock some low-level breakdance moves at a club in the Venetian; the temperatures that tripled those on the east coast;... READ ON