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Philly is going to burn if he trades away both Cox *and* Kendricks. If you thought McCoy for Alonso was crossing the Rubicon...

Death, Taxes, Spurs. You're going to start to see the liability of a weak bench in the playoffs. I don't know if you watched the game the other night but Griffin, Paul and Jordan were utterly gassed in the 4th because Rivers plays them the entire game. Now they play a game every other day.

That Pelicans loss was such a Bills loss. Felt like it, and I'm not even a Pelicans fan. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

This movie looks tired. Isn't it really the same story about us creating dinosaurs that feast on the tourists? This movie series is in a tough spot - somewhere between Godzilla and Planet of the Apes. I saw a trailer for Iron Sky where Nazis are not only riding dinosaurs but underground. Now that's a concept.

A fundamental question - why is Batman fighting Superman in the first place?

"She'll be lucky to be broadcasting games on the Ocho." Dodgeball is a classic movie. Up there with UHF in the amazing amount of one-liners.

+1. If you play a modicum of decent, consistent defense against Golden State, you at least have a 50/50 chance. Everyone likes GS because it's fun to watch 3s rain down from all over the court but teams like the Spurs, Grizzlies and Hawks will close on Thompson and double Curry and make guys like Bogut and Barnes beat them. Spurs just blew the doors off GS at Oracle with both rosters at full strength. A note to Clippers: I'm not offended by your post. It will be a good series but your team has no bench and that's what's going to end the Clips season. Even if Manu goes completely bald during the series. He really should just shave it and give up that battle.

Long time (pre-Admiral) Spurs fan. Spurs will do it the hard way and come out of the West. They will have to pull a 1995 Rockets to do it. I think the Hawks will beat the Cavs and come out of the East. FWIW, the Pelicans are going to give the Warriors a competitive series. Pelicans, for the first time this season are at full strength. Wouldn't be surprised in the least to see the Warriors get bounced. I'm glad the Thunder didn't make it. Loathe that team like I loathe the Pats.

It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation and an instant to ruin it. Don't do the things that ruin it. You know exactly what they are. In any negotiation, avoid making the first offer. Always use the word "we" when referring to your favorite team, your country and your government. (Even if you don't like it.) Never tell your dad he's lost a step.

The problem is both consumer confidence and credit are at stall speed and the age of vehicles on the road remains at 11 years plus. I don't disagree the bailout "worked" in that it prevented certain doom for certain automakers then but today they face strong head winds on the demand side.

If I'm the Bucs, this is the perfect year to trade out of the #1 slot and feel good about it. No clear cut bonafide superstar to be in the draft, so why bother? I don't think Mariota has what it takes and Winston will always have off the field issues to contend with that put him in jeopardy of routine suspension.

I'm impressed with what they've done with teh F&F franchise. They have turned it from a rather formulaic series about outlaw car racing to an interesting hybrid of Ocean's 11 and Mission Impossible.

I hope both she and Jeb Bush flame out well before the conventions. I'm sick of having to vote between Clintons and Bushes and I've had my fill of Clinton and Bush presidencies. I hope both parties find more viable candidates.

Loved the show. Especially the insane pairing of compound bows, arrows and sticks of dynamite. And...one of the better theme songs made. Shows today can't even get a sniff of the creativitiy of 80s action television.

Everytime I watch Person of Interest my brain says "Hey, that's Benjamin Linus!" The problem with any JJ Abrams production whether it was Alias or Lost is that he gets bored and loses interest and the story just becomes a mess.

Another vote for Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen.

A fine tribute well written.

Much like the !@#$ that flew EgyptAir 990 into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999, you've got to really be one of the world's biggest, most complete !@#$s to take 149 other completely innocent people to their deaths during your suicide. Between the suicides, gross pilot error (Air France 447), and unanswered questions (Malyasia 370) the industry outside the US has some big problems with its pilots.

Tiup of the hat to the OP, I love polls like this. They are entertaining. For me it came down to Gailey and Marrone. Chan Gailey: Good tactician, hired lousy staff. Doug Marrone: Terrible tactician, hired pretty good staff. Winner: Gailey. As for quarterbacks if I had to take any one of those guys in his prime to win a single game, it has to be RJ.

So we're not interested in Flozell Adams now?

Elections have consequences.

I think we'll agree to disagree on this one. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Subaru went to a VW "Haldex" design for their cars with CVTs. There is a reason why. Subaru's primary design flaw besides obsolete tech pre-CVT is that their system required required a very heavy front to the car whereas Haldex on a vehicle with more evenly distributed weight, provides better traction and control going up and down terrain and slope. Subaru is hell bent on making a crazy fuel efficent car so they dropped a CVT and lighter engine in it and made the car overall, lighter. Their old AWD tech doesnt' work with that concept. As for Jeeps....depends. Their older last decade vehicles used a 60/40 AWD system (when it detects a slip) with a driver optional 50/50 lock. I don't know about the new ones post Fiat ownership. I've owned all three and drive in a lot of bad PA/NY/NJ weather. As far as AWD/4x4 is concerned, while the Jeep lacks a lot of refinement compared to VW and Subaru, it's the tank I want in bad weather. I think VW provides a good balance and found the Subaru underpowered and lacks required torque.

My $.02 If you want a relatively inexpensive 4x4, take a look at the Jeep Patriot. (Not the Compass.) It's probably the lowest priced 4x4 on the market today. If you need AWD or 4x4, I think Jeep and VW make the best software.

An article from CBS Sports. The Raiders on a basic level have a problem funding contracts for free agents. They have lots of cap money but don't have the *real* money to make it work. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/25102744/why-the-raiders-must-spend-but-cant-get-anybody-to-take-their-money

Down years are part of the financial model. Teams can't take the salary cap all the way to the top year after year. You mortgage the high cap years against inevitabily coming back down to earth for a few years in terms of spending. The Ravens are surgical with this approach. I have a feeling that after yet another trophy, the Patriots will save some money this year and play out 2015 with the team constructed largely as is post-cuts and see what happens. I'm sure they will be competitive.