It’s almost as if Chris Wallace is playing an elaborate prank on Grizzly fans. Unfortunately for basketball fans in Tennessee who would like an occasional reprieve from all the ridiculous Lane Kiffin-related news stories that have amused us ever since he became coach of the Volunteers, everything Wallace has done has been far too real. The Pau Gasol trade was the first straw — trading the best player in franchise history for what in effect turned out to be his little brother was enough to set back even the most stable of franchises. But Wallace wasn’t finished....

It’s pretty difficult to get too maudlin about how the Giants lost earlier tonight, which sounds weird since they lost on a walk-off homer in extra innings…to the Cardinals, no less. And this is coming from someone whose dad had World Series tickets in 1987 that went unused. You just don’t bring the type of offense the Giants are packing and expect to sweep a 4-game series in St. Louis. Really, if the Giants won Wednesday night’s game in extra innings, Barry Zito would have a .0004% chance of winning tomorrow (in a game that starts at 6 pm local time…thanks...

I noticed that Corey Maggette underwent what was termed as “minor surgery” on Monday, trying to alleviate the pain that plagued his right wrist for a good part of last season. OK, whatever. Here’s what’s scary: while perusing the rest of the short story, the following passage can’t help but jump off the screen:

What, you thought I’d go all Juan Uribe-insane and forget to write about the best pitching performance from a San Francisco Giant than anybody under 40 has ever seen? 95 pitches, and that wasn’t the half of it. I was listening to the game on the radio with friends in San Jose yesterday, and the bottom of the ninth inning was over and done with before we could even finish laughing at the KNBR commercials that preceded the action.

The move was widely panned at the time as another attempt at recapturing a veteran’s lost youth, but Brian Sabean struck gold when he signed Juan Uribe to a minor league contract before the season. OK, maybe not gold, but at least tungsten, or perhaps even bronze or silver. And we all know how Sabes cherishes his jewelry. Of course, since every positive Sabes deal has an equally negative transaction one can point to, it’s almost painful to look at Edgar Renteria’s 2-year, $18 million contract Sabean signed him to several weeks earlier. Nothing much can be done...

I guess I’m a member of the media now, albeit not in the traditional sense. I don’t have locker room access, and I don’t spend my afternoons arguing inarguable points on round table talk shows just to create friction with some guy from the Rocky Mountain News (no weirdo, not THAT kind of friction). And shockingly enough, I’m not even getting paid for this. Still, I’m supposed to be at least somewhat objective. Nobody likes an insufferable homer for long, except other insufferable homers and people who watch White Sox games. As you grow older, you...

If you want to find some silver lining from today’s gut-douching blown save from Brian Wilson, at least there’s a new terrible loss to focus on. The Giants have suffered many horrible losses this season: the 2-0 loss to Arizona after Tim Lincecum struck out 13 in 8 shutout innings; the 5-4 loss in Arizona in the 12th after B-Weezy gave up 3 runs in the ninth; four 1-run losses in five games at San Diego and Seattle. Today’s may take the cake. Pablo Sandoval hit 2 prodigious homers to right center, but the lasting images from tonight may have been his two near-misses...

The negotiations in the Amare Stoudemire trade have gone public, and who better than Don Nelson to throw some nice daggers. Check out this doozy, courtesy of Marcus Thompson II’s blog. “I always saw Steve Nash in (Stephen Curry), and he is the greatest player I’ve ever coached,” Nelson said. “I’ve been looking for another one for a long time and this is as close as I’ve ever seen in a young player. He has that same ability that Steve had. Shooting, passing, knowledge, just the natural things he’s done that he’s worked on his whole life.” In other...

OK, I’m not really sure if Monta Ellis’ infamous “I’m a Warriors. I’ll always be a Warriors.” quote will also ring true for Amare Stoudemire. But let’s say I’d be shocked, floored, flummoxed even, if it didn’t happen. One thing I know about NBA GM’s is they get really annoyed at false rumors. They’ll say stuff like, “We’ve never even talked to that team,” or “That’s what you get when people just throw whatever they want on the Internet,” of “Step away from me, media boy....

This last weekend was one of my best friend’s wedding and I was one of her maids of honor. Beyond my typical maid of honor duties (providing sparkling wine, getting mani-pedis, interviewing strippers for the bachelorette) I was responsible for giving a toast at the wedding. Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a girly girl. I like pink, dressing up for “theme” parties, watching Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice and am deathly afraid of most bugs. My friend who got married, Larissa,  is the same. And I’m guessing that she expected a toast full of...