The Pacific division title (if that means anything to anyone anymore) has been passed around by Clippers, Warriors, and Lakers for over a decade. The last time the Suns won the division, it wasn’t hip for Steve Nash to put his long hair in a man bun. And the Kings? Well, I wish I could remember the 2002 Western Conference Finals and the ‘03 division championship team, but I didn’t start following basketball until I was around 9. (Ed. note: Good grief, do I suddenly feel old — Rich O’Malley) Sacramento hasn’t just been inept for a matter of years. No, no. What they’ve done is truly historic. They’re closing in on a generation of irrelevance. I mean, even the Knicks made an Eastern Conference semifinals in 2013. But, in fairness, winning the Pacific is hard. The division…
So Donald Trump took the stage at an anti-Iran-deal rally to the strains of R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” and Michael Stipe got all salty about it, and, well, look out. You’re welcome. Bernie Sanders: “Welcome to the Occupation” Hillary Clinton: “She Just Wants to Be” Joe Biden: “I’m Gonna DJ” Lincoln Chafee: “Sad Professor” Martin O’Malley: “Ignoreland” Jim Webb: “Can’t Get There From Here” Jeb Bush: “The Wrong Child” Ben Carson: “Why Not Smile” Chris Christie: “Perfect Circle” Ted Cruz: “Try Not to Breathe” Mark Everson: “Strange Currencies” Carly Fiorina: “How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us” Jim Gilmore: “Binky the Doormat” Lindsey Graham: “Country Feedbac…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing three-time All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson, multiple outlets reported Friday. Peterson signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Steelers last March. The move will save the team nearly $7 million in salary cap space, per ESPN. Peterson, 33, appeared in 17 games (16 starts) in his only season in Pittsburgh. He had two interceptions, 11 passes defensed and 42 tackles, and he played 97 percent of the defensive snaps. The fifth overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Cardinals, he played his first 10 seasons in Arizona and was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the first eight. He also was a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2010s team. Peterson also played two seasons (2021-22) for the Minnesota Vikings. In 201 care…