LT Takes Home Four Espys

Chargers RB Wins Male Athlete of the Year

The 2007 edition of the ESPY Awards debuted Sunday night on ESPN, with San Diego Chargers' running back Ladainian Tomlinson taking home for awards, including male athlete of the year.

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel and basketball superstar LeBron James hosted the annual awards show recorded Wednesday in Los Angeles. Among the highlights of the show included a shower scene with Kimmel and race car driver Danica Patrick, both naked in a locker room shower.

Backstage, Stuart Scott named Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat the event's best dressed star.

Can LeBron Save the Cavs?

Spurs Dig In, Win Again

The San Antonio Spurs dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday, taking a 2-0 in the NBA Finals.

As the series heads back to Cleveland, can LeBron James figure out a way to beat the Spurs? If the Cavs want to avoid a sweep, they'll need to somehow find a way to stop Tim Duncan, Tony Park and Manu Ginobli - who each had 20 points in game 2.

If LeBron James is Justin Timberlake, Is Tim Duncan Rivers Cuomo?

The NBA Finals begin tonight in San Antonio, with LeBron James trying to live up to the hype of what is potential could be.

While Trey Wingo and Mike Golic got off the topic of football once again on Thursday's NFL Live, they invited Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly on the show. Reilly said he believes King James is equivalent of Justin Timberlake during his time with NSYNC.

Earlier Thursday on the Dan Patrick Show, Reilly made the same comment and added that LeBron taking the Cavs on his shoulders to the championship would be the equal to Timberlake helping NSYNC win a Grammy. Right on Reills.

*NBA Finals image courtesy of ESPN.com

The Hottest NBA Finals Sideline Coverage

The pre- and postgame coverage of LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the NBA Finals doesn't get much hotter than it does with that red hair over the left shoulder and the sweet smile of ESPN's Rachel Nichols.

Nichols has covered the epic story of the King's first journey to the NBA Finals and I can always count on a great Sportscenter story about the Cavs I won't remember anything about three minutes later.

She is a graduate of Northwestern University and also worked with the Washington Post and Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.

*Image courtesy of ESPNtv.com

Skip Bayless Does Not Hate LeBron James

James' Impact on Cleveland, NBA is Larger Than Life

Skip Bayless has made no attempts at hiding his criticism of LeBron James since the hallowed NBA savior entered the league.

Now that Bron Bron had led the Cavs to the NBA Finals in only his fourth season, many though Bayless would eat his words. Bayless told Dana Jacobson on Tuesday's edition of First Take's 1st and 10 he in fact does not hate LeBron, and even bought a pair of his shoes a few weeks back at Foot Locker.