John Flynn

The best teams in NBA history have always attracted their fair share of ire, and they deserved it for one reason or another. Phil Jackson's Lakers employed a killer as shooting guard. Pop's Spurs have reduced the available playoff spots in the West…

The Sacramento Kings are the laughingstock of the entire NBA, and they have been for a decade. Last season, the team teased glory when it opened at 9-6. The gritty squad snarled as they leaned on the increasingly weary shoulders of rollicking super…

On Friday, April 24, Bruce Jenner told Diane Sawyer and the rest of the world, "For all intents and purposes, I am a woman." But, he wasn't always a woman. Back in the day, Bruce was, what some would say, a stud. Those unkempt locks framed a chin…

Lil Wayne used to be the "Best Rapper Alive." He isn't anymore. Before the 2000s were a decade old, Wayne ran through the game. Rap wasn't hard for him. Dope lines flowed from his mouth like magma from Mount Doom: steady, unpredictable and…

A couple months ago, Jay Z bought a Scandinavian version of Spotify for $56 million with the intent of making a monthly music service that would pay its artists. This comes in the face of the infamously low cuts given out by current stream hubs, and…

It is easy not to take Action Bronson seriously. He is Kendrick vertically, and early Rick Ross horizontally. He waddle-struts everywhere he goes. He smokes pounds of pot. He has the blue eyes of a Renaissance cherub and a well-formed, curly, red…

A couple days ago, Kendrick Lamar dropped To Pimp a Butterfly on our unsuspecting heads. The album's clean version dropped first, ahead of schedule, hinting at an error in the iTunes command center, a la "House of Card's" brief unveiling of its neat…

On March 10, Barack Obama signed the "Student Aid Bill of Rights," which requires several government agencies to help college students pay back their loans. He said: Higher education has never been more important, but it's also never been more…

The NBA's replay system has killed the tempo of countless games by treating out-of-bounds calls like UN peace talks. But, the loathed review process has one good rule: There must be overwhelming evidence to reverse a call made on the court. If the…