Lissette Garcia. Ana Christina Rodriguez. They may not play in the NBA, but stars they are. And with their states doing battle in the NBA Finals right now – Garcia is Miss Florida while Rodriguez is Miss Texas – the two took their Heat/Mavs rivalry to the Italian restaurant Buca di Beppo in Las Vegas. They will be preparing there for June 19: the 2011 Miss USA Pageant. Read More »

Thankfully for all you fanatics out there, Jimmer Fredette is documenting every step of the way as he prepares for the NBA Draft and beyond. Going behind the scenes with an ongoing, all-access series on YouTube called “Follow Jimmer,” you can watch him workout, eat in his hotel room and do just about anything else. In one of his latest entries, Jimmer introduces us to his girlfriend, BYU cheerleader Whitney Wonnacott, while getting the VIP treatment at the Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer) game at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Play on, playa.

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Who doesn’t want to be Mars Blackmon? In March it was Blake Griffin; now it’s Playboy Playmate Francesca Frigo (Miss August 2010). Watch as Frigo puts a spin on the classic commercial in a teaser for Playboy’s forthcoming feature on the top 23 Air Jordans of all time. It’s gotta be the shoes…

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In case you haven’t seen it yet, ESPN and ABC have produced this opening for their NBA Playoffs TV broadcasts. In the spot, the Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger and Jason Bonham (son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham) cover Zeppelin’s classic “Black Dog.” At the very least, it’s an opportunity to look at Nicole.

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While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tonight. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Northwest Division. Enjoy! Read More »

While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tonight. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Pacific Division. Enjoy! Read More »

While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tomorrow night. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Southeast Division. Enjoy! Read More »

While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tomorrow night. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Central Division. Enjoy! Read More »

While every basketball site on the planet (including us) is giving you their NBA teams previews, we figured we’d give you another kind of team-by-team preview before the action begins tomorrow night. So without further ado, here’s a look at the best of the dance teams from the Atlantic Division. Enjoy! Read More »

You’re going to get the same boring analysis about the NBA Finals on every basketball site (other than DimeMag.com of course) you go to today. So we sent members of the Dime editorial team to the streets of New York City to find out who was going to win Game 7. This is what we came back with. Enjoy!

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