Game 2 NBA Finals Recap: The Talk
The talk. The one I fear having with my son or daughter one day: How do I explain sports figures that played “in my day”. It’s fitting that there’s Dr.…
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NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Heat Game 1 Recap
In season 3 of the Wire, there’s an opening scene in one of the episodes where Omar Little and Brother Muzone, two assassins have a classic western standoff. The tension…
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Jay-Z Turns Sights To Athlete Representation
Never count out Jay-Z. I don’t say that, because my first non-jazz album was Reasonable Doubt and I listened to it every day on my cassette Walkman through elementary school…
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NCAA Scandals Outweigh The Product
There’s no getting around it, Monday’s National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan was one of the greatest college basketball finals ever played. Unlike many games of the past, it…
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First Take – “It’s Hurting America”
“It’s hurting America. Here is what I wanted to tell you guys: Stop… You have a responsibility to the public discourse and you fail miserably” Jon Stewart said to Paul…
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Changing of the Guard: Sloane Stephens Moves Into Serena’s Spotlight
American tennis is mediocre at its absolute best. So when Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams in the Australian Open Quarterfinals, the American media found a new sense of optimism for…
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Tiger, Lance, Bonds. Bonds and Tiger Fell, Armstrong Imploded.
Lance Armstrong will admit to using Performance Enhancing Drugs. Barry Bonds is not in the Hall of Fame for the foreseeable future. Tiger Woods is not the number 1 golfer…
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Still Standing: Despite Venus Williams’ Illness She Continues To Play Strong
If you are an avid fan of tennis, then you know about Venus Williams and her sister Serena. Even if you are someone who rarely ever watches the sport, then…
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The Revenge of Troy: 2012 College Football Preview
It is quiet, a low, barely perceptible hum beneath the fanfare, pomp and circumstance always associated with the beginnings of the football season, beneath the churning, whirling mass of the…
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Samyr Laine – Greatness Can Be Accomplished In The Classroom & On The Field
Once the land you call home begins to shake beneath your feet you start to lose faith in family. You begin to believe that anything once considered foundation is subject…
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