People love sports, but that does not necessarily mean that they are all going to have a love for the same type of sport. For some, it is a matter of enjoying watching football on Sunday afternoon while others may enjoy baseball or perhaps basketball. Some people watch every game of the...

By Max Blau on June 5, 2012 2:27 PM ETJonathan Daniel/Getty Images Last week, The Flaming Lips unveiled “Thunder up! Racing for the Prize” — a track based off their seminal 1999 single “Race for the Prize.” It’s a whimsical and catchy pop song that the band hoped would latch on as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s anthem during the NBA playoffs. In sharing “Thunder up!” with the world, the fellow OKC group...

Scott Barboza Scott Barboza joined ESPNBoston.com as a high schools editor/reporter in may 2010. He spent the previous three seasons working in the New England Patriots media relations department after a stint at the Taunton Daily Gazette, where he covered everything from Little League baseball to the Boston Red Sox. The Fall River native is a graduate of Emerson College. He can be reached at sbarboza@espnboston.com. Brendan Hall Brendan Hall joined ESPNBoston.com as a high...

The Red Sox had three selections among the first 37 picks of Major League Baseball’s 2012 first-year player draft, and they took college players with each one. As college players, the ceilings aren’t as high as those of say, a Henry Owens or a Blake Swihart, who both came out of high school with a few years...

Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo may have nailed the interview-round question written by a Twitter user, helping her secure the Miss USA crown Sunday night. But also nailing down duties was the pageant’s marketing team, which created an amusing lip-dub video of Carly Rae Jepsen’s viral hit, “Call me Maybe.” The clip features Miss USA owner Donald Trump, the contestants and hosts...