Category: "Lists"

Should the NBA Select Their All-Star Teams Like the NHL?

Rob Kelley takes a look at what an NBA All-Star Fantasy Draft would look like.

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Top 5 Athletes You’d Like To See In MMA

With the UFC showcasing a “boxer vs. MMA fighter” bout on August 28 between James Toney and Randy Couture, and the impending signing of former WWE superstar Dave Bautista by Strikeforce, I thought it would be cool to put together a Top 5 (yeah, 5, because of the Nickel) list of athletes I’d like to [...]

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The 5 Greatest NES Sports Games

I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today, so I’ve decided to compile a list of the five most memorable sports games the Nintendo Entertainment System has ever graced us with. These nuggets of 8-bit glory were on the cutting edge of home entertainment back in the eighties, and I’m sure you all have your own fond memories of growing up with these [...]

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Top 5 Records, Titles, Or Accomplishments That Deserve An Asterisk!*

5. 1996, Bjarne Riis’ Tour De France victory*. Riis, a Danish bicyclist admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs prior to his victory. He could not be punished for his doping due to a 10-year statute of limitations. Bjarne is now a team owner and manager of Danish UCI Pro tour team Saxo Bank.

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Weekly Nickel: Top 5 bloodiest MMA fights

I was watching some past fights, brushing up on my MMA knowledge, and I came across Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga. Quite the matchup. A young up-and-comer versus a legend for the heavyweight championship belt. Most all people had Gonzaga favored, but Randy came out and dominated that fight and made Gabriel bleed all over [...]

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Five best athlete (mostly NBA) references in rap songs

“When you watch MTV, you can tell all the musicians want to be athletes, and when you watch ESPN, you can tell all the athletes want to rap,” Shaquille O’Neal said. “Remember, a lot of us came from the same place.” After hearing Eminem’s recent Ben Roethlisberger reference in his freestyle rap, I started thinking [...]

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Weekly Nickel: Top five NBA reactions after making a big play

While watching the first round of the NBA playoffs and seeing so many amazing plays, I always find myself paying attention more to the how the players react after making the big shot or block than the actual next play. Does the player just go about their business and keep playing, or do they add [...]

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