The Week That Was ... Comburent

It means "supporting combustion." Because this week was the hot fire, yo.

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Now this, this is the hot fire.

Do you ever want to smack people in the jaw who say "the hot fire?" Like, "Man, those shoes are the hot fire." No, they're not. They're shoes. People are always mis-contextualizing things. If we're gonna use the term "the hot fire" to describe anything, it's either (a) Scottie Reynolds or (b) ESPN The Magazine content. Now, here's what you need to realize: at some point in da next couple of months, this site will go behind the pay wall. So, you either gotta drop $2.50 a month for ESPN Insider, or subscribe to the Mag (or visit a lot of dentists to read it in their offices). So, the getting's good right now. Feast on the best of this week right here: the "hot fire," if you will, like a new pair of Air Force Ones.

(1) Here's Rick Reilly's column this week. It's on Hasheem Thabeet.

(2) Know why baseball fell behind the NFL as a populist sport? Because you can't bet on it as easily.

(3) We're zany, so we previewed the MLB season via viral video.

(4) Oooh, we talked with Mark Cuban.

(5) Tales from the Texas Motor Speedway.

(6) In honor of April's Fools Day: some top athlete pranks.

(7) Want Final Four "swag?" Read this.

(8) Nice, a feature on the Force family.

(9) And speaking of that, why the heck are those things called "funny cars?"

(10) Best ACC Men's hoopster of all-time? Here's one effort at a ranking.

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