In the current sports environment ads are everywhere—from the backs of boxers to the bases on the ballfield—we shouldn’t be surprised that the world’s most active team supporter is a hired hand. Canadian Charles Hughes is being paid handsomely...

Kobe Bryant has been M.I.A. since the Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Unsurprisingly, Kobe’s soaking up some sun and taking pictures of his hottie wife on a Cabo San Lucas beach, where the two...

The Spike TV’s “Guy’s Choice” awards were held last week in Los Angeles during the NBA Finals and Boston fanatico Matt Damon didn’t care that his audience was predominantly pro-Lakers when he decided to say Boston was going to...

Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has become quite the persona non grata in Los Angeles. After being called “gutless” by the LA Times’ TJ Simers for questioning Kobe Bryant’s leadership skills, it was Bryant’s turn to address the issue,...

So, um… what exactly are they feeding the columnists over at the LA Times? Because whatever it is, it’s gotten their group feisty over this LA-Boston NBA Finals match-up. First, Bill Plascke decides to call out the fans who...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA Finals:The Celtics show the Lakers how to come back from 24 points down, beating LA, 97-91. They’re up 3-1 in the best of seven series and look to close out the series...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night While We Were Delayed And Couped Up In A New York Airport NBA Finals: The Los Angeles Lakers finally beat the Boston Celtics for the first time this year, though it wasn’t the...

There’s no question that the Lakers/Celtics rivalry is as iconic as Ali and Frazier. Well, at least that’s what the NBA wants you to believe (so ratings aren’t in the cellar). Yet, Hot Clicks may have discovered this year’s...

As a currently east coast fraternity, we at MachoChip really miss our Los Angeles upbringing (except the new guy—he’s from Queens). But we’re not talking about late-night Jack In The Box here. No, it’s the fact that the games...

Lets get something clear: the refs during Game 2 of the NBA Finals decided Kobe Bryant’s slight elbow to create space, and anything like it, would result in a foul; but Rondo’s constant slaps on anyone driving passed him...

When LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke decided to wonder out loud whether Paul Pierce’s Game one knee injury was authentic, he probably understood what he was getting into with Celtics fans. “How dare the Angeleno columnist question the authenticity...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA Finals 2008: That headlines could have read “Zam! Boom! Powe” or “Boston’s Got The Powe-r” Hey, it’s better than “The Lakers Got Leon-ed to the max.” The Celtics are still undefeated against...

This year’s Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals matchup has Machochip Contributing Editor Alex Ferreyra wondering what ever happened to the tube socks and short shorts he donned as a child to emulate Lakers forward Michael Cooper for Halloween. [Ed. note: I’d...

Memphis Grizzlies’ owner Michael Heisley just realized he might have traded Pau Gasol for cracker jacks and and four blow up dolls. The truth is, he did. And now that Gasol is running picks and knockin’ down 18-footers in...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA Finals 2008: Game 1 had us enthralled from tip-off. The Lakers came out swinging and the Celtics responded fiercly. Then, Paul Pierce went out for the count, but made a comeback the...

Not to get all USA Today on you, but the last time the Lakers and Celtics met in the NBA Finals (1987, as if the media hasn’t bludgeoned that home enough), a gallon of gas cost .95 cents, a...

Pau Gasol is no dummy—we know this. So when we came across these photos from a Don Julio Tequila tasting party, we wondered if Gasol knew exactly what starts tomorrow. It’s the NBA Finals! Does he know about the...

While we’ve been to a few Laker games in our lifetime, we’ve never really been within spitting distance of either bench (ugh, that Elden Campbell really irked us sometimes back in the day). That’s because we’re obviously not Jack...

Derek Fisher totally fouled Brent Barry last night and got away with it. Yet, a rational being will isolate notorious kung-fu kicker Bruce Bowen and karate-choppin’ Robert Horry as the reason for this. Hell, it’s simply karma, man. And...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA Playoffs 2008: Lamar Odom’s strong finish in the fourth, along with Kobe Bryant’s strong performance, helped LA outlast the San Antonio Spurs final five point push in the game. Oh, and Derek...

It’s always a party when Jackass is involved in douchebaggery. And when you get Kobe to sign on for a viral ad consisting of a kiddie-pool filled with snakes of the slithering kind, then you know it’s bound to...

NBA Playoffs 2008: Kobe busts out the breakdancing basketball dribble to stun the Spurs into submission. Actually, he simply hit a clutch jump shot with 23.9 seconds to go that lead to a well-deserved comeback win. Booyah. Los Angeles...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA Playoffs 2008: The Lakers are now dominating the field and are only one win away from reaching the Western Conference Finals. Utah came back from a seven point deficit at the half,...

See that picture to the right? It’s Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic. And the lady next to him is not his grandma. It’s some cougar wanting to munch on Sasha’s cheeks during a playoff kick-off party with, what we’d regard,...

It’s no secret that out of all the trades that went down this year, the most significant may have been the one that brought Pau Gasol from Memphis to the Lakers. But what if things had gone differently? You...

Basketball players have holsters in their trunks. At least that’s the case with Kobe. You think he went a bit overboard with the cockiness? Seriously, it’s the second game of the first round, brah. You’re supposed to dismantle the...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night: NBA Playoffs 2008: What did Denver expect when Kobe Bryant is allowed to score 49 points? The series heads to Denver 2-0, but it’s all over folks. Denver 107, Los Angeles 122. [Orlando...

Kobe Bryant’s panic-induced “I want me some championships or get me the fuck out of here” tirade during the pre-season left most Los Angeles Lakers’ fans jaded and wanting to sick every vato they knew on Kobe’s ass. The...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night: NBA Playoffs: Pau Gasol savored his first victory in the playoffs and we’re officially on the Gasol-ina bandwagon. Los Angeles Lakers 128, Denver Nuggets 114. [AP] FMF: We know America fans are wearing...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: So does the Lakers #1 seed in the West mean Kobe Bryant and owner Jerry Buss are friends now? Los Angeles 124, Sacramento 101. [AFP] MLB 2008: Ken Griffey Jr. hit his...

Did Kobe Bryant really jump over an Aston Martin traveling at 50mph? This video went viral a few days ago, but we decided to post today because a) we’ve been stuck watching this reciting “Is this real?” to ourselves...

One way that soccer players have been curbing ejections from referee insults for years is by cursing the hell out of them in another language. It’s the benefit of being Senegalese in England, or Czech in Spain. So, after...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: If scoring isn’t enough, try to rip your opponent’s face off before they can score anymore. That’ll teach them. Los Angeles Lakers 123, Golden State Warriors 119. (OT) [AP] Women’s NCAA: Georgetown...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: The Houston Rockets made it 22 in a row at the mercy of the Los Angeles Lakers. Seriously, is Houston’s defense that good? We wonder if Kobe enjoyed licking sweaty palm all...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBASeriously, who needs to even play defense these days when you can just score at will. OK, fine. Watching Ronnie Turiaf block shots is fun. Los Angeles Lakers 108, Dallas Mavericks 104 (OT)....

Lakers bring back some “Showtime” last night during their trouncing of the Miami Heat. You can only get away with this stuff against teams like the Miami Heat. [YouTube] Pimped out SUV’s in Ireland are a bit weird. And...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: The frantically flinging arms defense is our favorite. Los Angeles Lakers 106, Miami Heat 88. [AP] Copa Del Rey: This tournament makes all the little teams feel really important. Getafe 3, Racing...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: When Spaniards named Pau Gasol perfect the “chest-bump”, you know the dude means business. Lakers ruin Shaq’s debut with the Suns. Lakers 130, Suns 124. [AP] Champions League: We’d take a caveman...

Every sports media outlet in America wants you to hoot and holla over Kobe Bryant’s dislocated pinkie. We don’t care. Instead, we want to focus on Shaquille O’Niel’s dislocated heart that’s been mangled by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s apparent ignorance....

Whas Happened In Sports This Weekend La Liga: How many adjectives can you think of that would describe Real Madrid’s drubbing of Valladolid? Real Madrid 7, Valladolid 0. [CNN] African Cup of Nations: Egypt is crowned the best in...

If you were in the market for a car, and an old Bentley with a broken odometer and even more broken parts came on to the market—would you buy it? Okay, what if it came at its original price?...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NBA: In his debut, Pau Gasol proves he can put the ball in the basket. Gasol scored 24 points in the Los Angeles Lakers 105-90 trouncing of the New Jersey Nets. [LATimes] World...

Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol will make his much-anticipated debut for the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in New Jersey. After tonight, Jason Kidd will probably slip Kobe a lover-letter pleading to him to convince Mitch Kupchak to throw a...

Whas Happened In Sports This Crazeee Weekend Super Bowl: It was more like Hulk Hogan body slams Andre the Giant, but you get it. The New York Giants stun the New England Patriots by defeating them in the final...

The reaction from most of the blogosphere, as well as with readers, concerning the Pau Gasol/Kwame Browne swap has been, well, much like getting hit with a brick in the back of the head. No one saw it coming!...

Mitch Kupchak has been earning his paycheck lately. He just pulled off a major move, getting former Rookie of the Year, All-Star and Spaniard Pau Gasol from Memphis for the underachieving-is-too-good-of-a-word-for-him Kwame Brown and some other pieces that will...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Copa Del Rey: “Titi” gives Barcelona some extra life in the Copa. Villareal 0, FC Barcelona 1. [Canadian Press] NBA: Lamar Odom is no Kobe Bryant. Detroit Pistons 90, Los Angeles Lakers 89....

Last time we checked in with Jason Kidd, he was directing some love towards a lovely large lady’s backside. Now, it’s his New Jersey Nets team that’s getting a spanking—it turns out he’s been seeking a trade for the...

Whas Happened In Sports This Weekend NBA: Lebron declares 41 reasons why he’s better than Kobe…for the evening. Cleveland 98, Los Angeles 95. [AP] FA Cup: A Cristiano Ronaldo clinic. Manchester United 3, Tottenham 1. [ESPN Soccernet] Tennis: Maria...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Soccer Roundup African Cup of Nations: Late heroics save Tunisia, but what is more fascinating is that the game took place in a city named Tamale. Diouf was nowhere to be found. Tunisia2,...