The Dugout – Making Movies & Making the Initial Cut
Oh hey look, Jarryd Hayne survived the first round of NFL roster cuts. In other news, so did NZer Paul Lasike.
The Dugout - Counting the Days (& the ACLs)
How soon is too soon for NFL fans to start worrying about the regular season?
The Dugout – The Hayne Plane, Cleared For Lift-Off
We've many times bemoaned the disaster of an offseason that the San Francisco 49ers have found themselves in. But there has been a bright spark and that bright spark is a familiar face to those Down Under.
The Dugout – DUIs and Torn ACLs? The NFL Must Be Almost Here!
If you’ve noticed that some NFL players don’t seem as energetic in training camps right now, that they seem sleepy or distracted, there’s a good reason for that. And it’s not fitness testing.
The Dugout – Torrents of Tears and Trades
Cycles, shutouts, redemption and a bollocks-load of trades in the baseball, but that ain't all. NFL training camps are bringing their own dramas and the NBA never sleeps.
The Dugout – Parties, Trades and Bridges Burnt
Bluffers and stuffers at baseball's trade deadline, party at Shady McCoy's and how not to handle getting cut in the NFL.
The Dugout – What Happens In Vegas
Well, dammit, wouldn’t you believe… the San Antonio Spurs won the bloody Summer League in Vegas.
The Dugout - Word > Free Throw Shooting
Boltman saves the Chargers from relocation (for now, at least) while DeAndre Jordan just plain bolts, man, outta Dallas and back to L.A.
The Dugout - The Frenzy & The Fireworks
Who gets who for what and for how long. Free agency is here in the NBA. Plus the dangers of fireworks and the dangers of not giving hi-5s.
The Dugout – The NBA Talent Scramble
A new generation is welcomed into the NBA, while the old generation get ready for some musical chairs.
The Dugout – Snakes In The Grass & Scenes From The Top
Give Boogie some damn respect! Also, nice to see that Big Bogut got invited to Vegas with the lads.
The Dugout - The Warriors Came Out To Play
It’s what they play their entire careers for, it’s what we fans spend our entire lives in hope of. The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions!
The Dugout – Fascists, Frames & The Next Generation
Continuing his passion for fashion and selling glasses to people who don’t need glasses, Russell Westbrook’s struck a deal to sell branded NBA frames.
The Dugout – NBA Finals, Coaching Dramas & Gronk Being Gronk
It’s fast become clear that we will never ever reach Peak Gronk. He is a forever perpetuating fountain of Bro Wisdom, Partying and Football.
The Dugout – Hot Curry & King James
Would you rather four All-Stars with home court advantage… or one superstar with a hobble?
The Dugout – Lotteries, Chokes & Russ' Lucky Shirt
Russell Westbrook wore his lucky shirt to the Lottery. It didn't work.
The Dugout – Deflations, Elations & Buzzer Beating Salvations
DEFLATE-GATE! Yeah, that’s right, we’re still talking about it.
The Dugout – Drafts, Awards & Psychobabble
Steph Curry, take a bow. You are the 2014/15 NBA MVP.
The Dugout - Empty Parks, Duct Tape & The Truth
If a ball lands in the outfield and there’s nobody there to cheer it, is it still registered as a Major League hit?
The Dugout – Timmy's Back, Benches Clear & Popcorn, Lots of Popcorn
"I'm dreadfully sorry to disagree with you, Mr Umpire, it's just that I happen to be of a contrary opinion to your previous decision is all. Do please reconsider, it'd mean ever so much to me."