Sam Cassell built his clutch reputation by making big shots for the Houston Rockets early in his career. When Sam moved to Minnesota he added the “Big Balls” dance to his game to let everybody know they can count on him when it matters the most. The retired Cassell was recently in Texas for Vince Young’s celebrity basketball game, and shot a Rick Barry style free throw to give his team a two-point lead in the final seconds. Clutch.. Barely. Read the full story

ESPN and a bunch of athletes and celebrities were in Los Angeles this week for the taping of the ESPY awards. I got a chance to spend a couple of days at the ESPY Style Studio to take in the scene and speak to some players.

There was all kinds of loot for the ESPY participants to pickup including Skull Candy headphones, Karl Lagerfeld sunglasses, Redpepper jeans, and Kefir, which is the health drink of choice for a lot of jocks.

It was a good trip overall, and after the jump I interview a Heisman trophy winner, a couple of NBA champions, and a guy that’s not a big fan of sports blogs. Read the full story

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The Boston Celtics are 55-15 and ripping through the NBA. Even though they were handling everybody they faced, the Celts lacked size and experience at point guard. The team addressed those issues by picking up Sam Cassell and P.J. Brown, but former player and current Celtics broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn doesn’t like the moves.

From the final minutes of the Sixers-Celtics game on Comcast via NBA TV: Read the full story