Sports Rapletes On The Rise: Damian Lillard & Le’Veon Bell Since the dawn of rap, athletes have felt the magnetic pull toward the microphone. Like…Jim GruseckJune 22, 2016
Sports 1995-96 Chicago Bulls vs Hollywood Basketball Dream Team Most basketball enthusiasts consider the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to be the best team in NBA…Jim GruseckMarch 23, 2016
Sports Decision 2016 – Sports Edition The election is right around the corner, but many voters are finding it difficult to…Jim GruseckFebruary 18, 2016
Sports Terribly Awesome Cards: Yo! MTV Raps In 1991 before The Chronic debuted, there was an even more famous Doctor Dre co-hosting…Jim GruseckDecember 7, 2015
Sports Kobe Bryant Rapping: A.W.F.U.L. At the turn of the century, it seemed like everyone was a fan of Kobe…Jim GruseckNovember 30, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Card: Bo Jackson This 1990 Bo Jackson card broke the laws of supply and demand, similar to the way…Jim GruseckNovember 30, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Basketball Card: Manute Bol Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear. He really did, look it up. Bol…Jim GruseckOctober 23, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Baseball Card: Mike LaValliere Mike LaValliere kept the MLB dream alive for chubby little leaguers across the Burgh. Nicknamed…Jim GruseckAugust 18, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Baseball Card: Jay Baller If Jay Baller was not the inspiration behind the character Kenny Powers from HBO’s East…Jim GruseckJuly 21, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Basketball Card: Sean Miller This Sean Miller basketball card has all the hallmarks of 1990s white guy basketball high fashion.…Jim GruseckMarch 26, 2015
Sports Live from Pittsburgh: A Gamblers Day 1 NCAA Tournament Diary On a momentous March Thursday in 1997, my dad allowed me to play hooky from…Jim GruseckMarch 21, 2015
Sports Raplete Review: Los Angeles Rams Ram It Ram It by the 1986 Los Angeles Rams is the raplete equivalent of Sugarhill Gang’s…Jim GruseckMarch 12, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Football Card: Brian Bosworth Brian Bosworth aka “The Boz” looks like the product of a gene splicing concoction that…Jim GruseckFebruary 12, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Basketball Card: World B. Free To the youngsters out there, know your history. Chad Ocho Cinco’s got nothing on World…Jim GruseckFebruary 4, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Football Card: Bill Belichick I was quickly rifling through my card collection and had to do a double take.…Jim GruseckJanuary 27, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Football Card: Steve Largent After a preseason trade in his rookie year, Steve Largent was an original member of…Jim GruseckJanuary 22, 2015
Sports Terribly Awesome Basketball Card: Fennis Dembo Fennis Dembo has one of the all-time best basketball names. Fennis and his twin sister…Jim GruseckJanuary 14, 2015
Sports RAPLETE REVIEW: INSIDE THE NBA FREESTYLE As the Bacon Sports resident rap guru, I feel obligated to weigh in on the…Jim GruseckDecember 30, 2014
Sports Terribly Awesome Basketball Card: Sam Vincent “When You See It…” At first glance, there is nothing terribly awesome about this. It…Jim GruseckNovember 13, 2014
Sports Frank Viola Sets Off Creepdar Alarms Every baseball card tells a story. This Frank Viola Dream Team one tells a story…Jim GruseckOctober 29, 2014
Sports Terribly Awesome Baseball Card: Tommy Lasorda Don’t let that smile fool you. Tommy Lasorda was a loveable mob boss of a…Jim GruseckSeptember 25, 2014
Sports Terribly Awesome Baseball Card: Tommy John With the expression on his face, it looks like Tommy John is undergoing Tommy John…Jim GruseckSeptember 17, 2014