Home

LaVar Ball may be the face of the Big Baller Brand, but there was a vision of a brand that featured triple B's long before the Ball family hit the NBA.

Big Macs, buckets and Batista Bombs. Those three things keep me happy in life.

The name's Michael (and no, I don't mind if you call me Mike ... my parents will, but I don't care). Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to look around.

About Me

There's five things you should know about me:

1) I do bet against my own teams. It usually doesn't go well, but one out of five worked well for Fulton Reed, too.

2) I'm one of the few people that though BoJack Horseman absolutely sucked as a show.

3) I firmly believe Dez Bryant caught that football. You know the one.

4) You'll never convince me Bret Hart couldn't have a five-star match against any inanimate object you could think of.

5) Guacamole is overrated.

How I Work

I usually get stuff done with a water bottle next to my work area with some sort of random episode of a show I've seen 47 times already or a movie I've seen just as much ... which probably narrows this list down to The Simpsons and, well, name a Batman film or the 1978 version of Superman.

My Blog

A Sea Of Blue •

Yes, Tyrese Maxey ... you are in fact, like that

Heroes and legends have been made when Kentucky has taken the floor in Madison Square Garden during the three instances they’ve played in the State Farm Champions Classic and on Tuesday night, Tyrese Maxey added his name to the list that previously included Anthony Davis and Malik Monk.

It was here that Maxey not only became the biggest name in college basketball for one of its biggest nights on the calendar, but it was “HERE” that Maxey became a star in the making.

Davis dominated from start
One Foot Down •

Notre Dame Football: The Irish ran the damn ball against USC and it led to a breakthrough in the offense

During the Indianapolis Colts’ improbable 19-13 victory over reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5 of the NFL slate, NBC Sports sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya told a short tale about the Colts’ new identity on the offensive side of the football: running the damn ball.

Former Notre Dame guard (and all-around bad ass) Quenton Nelson took a cue from a hat he saw and ordered a few hats in a Colts-colored scheme that simply read “RUN THE DAMN BALL” in big blue lett

Pickleball popularity | Rec | Journal Gazette

Fort Wayne Pickleball Association treasurer Sandy Uptgraft has seen not only the sport of pickleball continue to grow across the city and the country, but the age gap between the youngest and oldest players continues to widen.

“We have about close to 150 players signed up and I would expect that number to grow a little bit,” Uptgraft said on the upcoming Fort Wayne Pickleball City Tournament. “Our youngest player registered right now is 9 years old and the oldest one is 80, so pickleball is def
Pippen Ain't Easy •

Managing the Lauri Markkanen hype coming out of EuroBasket 2017

HELSINKI, FINLAND - SEPTEMBER 5: Lauri Markkanen of Finland during the FIBA Eurobasket 2017 Group A match between Greece and Finland on September 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Norbert Barczyk/Press Focus/MB Media/Getty Images)

Despite not playing against a lot of NBA talent at EuroBasket 2017, Chicago Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen had the look and the game of a potential star for Team Finland. Like with many prospects, a good amount of hype will follow him.

If you didn’t get a chance
Bleacher Report •

Antonio Brown: Why He's the NFL's Top Dog at Wide Receiver

The Pittsburgh Steelers faced a 3rd-and-19 against division rival the Baltimore Ravens during the 2010 AFC divisional round with two minutes, seven seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Baltimore rushed three against quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and dropped eight defenders in coverage.

The Steelers gained 58 yards on third down and would score 46 seconds to win the game, 31-24.

Because they had one of the fastest players in football before he truly developed into one of the league's most dang