No Longer Want to Be Like Mike?
I saw MJ's speech as cathartic. After all of these years he finally said what he truly felt; without concern for spin, image, market share or repercussion.
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Sports Abbreviating
Jarvis Coffin | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
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DirectTV has a program called the "Red Zone Channel" that allows subscribers to feast on only the most exciting, inside-the-20-yard-line bits from all games going on around the league.
Injuries Occur When Kids Are too Active in Sports
Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
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I advocate for our kids to become more balanced. Stressful organized sports take away from family time, and the experience no longer remains a simple and pleasurable experience.
Michael Jordan Bringing His Motorcycle Racing Team to New Jersey Labor Day Weekend
Joe Territo | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
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Jordan likely will be very visible at the race. However -- sorry fans -- he is not planning to sign autographs.
Post-Game Interview With a Texas Streetball Legend
Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment
And now we're going to send you out to Austin, Texas, where Chuck Lovell is with veteran swingman and fan-favorite Josh Rosenblatt
NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki and Pregnant Ex-Fiancée Back in the News
Jackson Williams | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment
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Nowitzki should have at least gotten a decent lawyer to contact the court and set up her arraignment. It happens every day on matters far more serious, so it wasn't necessary to orchestrate her public arrest.
The End of Iverson?
Dave Zirin | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment
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Now that the king -- Al 'The Answer' -- has been deposed by age and circumstance, our sports world is, quite frankly, blander for it.
Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)
Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy
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Why Character in Sport Matters
Tom Matlack | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
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Talk about a sports fanatic's wet dream. There I was in the Celts' locker room, free to talk to whomever I wanted.
Obama Gives Basketball Teams Similar Speech
AP | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Obama is using a bit of a replay when lauding the WNBA champion Detroit Shock. Part of his speech Monday was almost identi...
Economic Crisis Is Conspiring Against The Knicks
Daily Intel | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
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Get your act together, economy, we're trying to sign LeBron here!...
Sarah Palin Resigns: Winners And Losers
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
So, over the holiday weekend, Sarah Palin filmed her very own mumblecore epic, for the Sundance Film Festival, entitled "Oh Hai I Am Resigning, For No...
Yao Ming Could Miss Entire Season With foot injury
Houston Chronicle | Posted 07.31.2009 | Home
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Casting a degree of doubt on Yao Ming's immediate and long-term NBA future, Rockets team physician Tom Clanton on Monday described the extent of the c...
NBA Draft: Blake Griffin Eyed By Clippers At #1 Overall... Who's Next?
AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 07.26.2009 | Local
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NEW YORK — Blake Griffin was the consensus No. 1 pick. Shaq to the Cavs was the consensus blockbuster. On a day of head-turning trades around t...
Shaquille O'Neal Traded To The Cleveland Cavaliers: Sources
AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 07.26.2009 | Home
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CLEVELAND — One is the King, a reigning MVP who at age 24 needs only a championship to complete his resume. The other is a larger-than-life pers...
Lebron James' Beauty Ritual: "All I Need Is A Brush"
New York Magazine | Aja Mangum | Posted 07.20.2009 | Style
When Carol's Daughter unveiled its new hand-and-foot spa called the Back Room on Tuesday, celebs like LeBron James came out to show support (he's frie...
President Obama Meets With LeBron James
AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
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The White House. A movie premiere in Maryland. A store opening in Harlem. LeBron James is making the rounds this summer....
Lakers Victory Parade: LA Officials Say They Don't Have The Money For It
Reuters | Dan Whitcomb | Posted 07.14.2009 | Politics
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The Los Angeles Lakers need only one more win to capture a 15th National Basketball Association Championship, but some city officials are already sayi...
Kobe Bryant Highlights: Top 10 Plays From 2009 (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home
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As the Orlando Magic prepare to face the juggernaut that is the Los Angeles Lakers, we thought we'd give you a little reminder about just how difficul...
Charles Barkley Calls His Producer A "Pussy" On Air (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.02.2009 | Home
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Basketball legend Charles Barkley clearly doesn't have as much control over his mouth as he did the ball on the court. During the after show of Game ...
Life Imitates Sports: Kobe/Cheney vs. Melo/Obama
Dave Zirin | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment
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Competition becomes riveting when opponents complement each other's strengths and flaws. Two imperfect adversaries can match up and forge something memorable.
Kobe Doin' Work Sends the Right Message
Danny Groner | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment
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Kobe Doin' Work, Spike Lee's new original ESPN documentary, provides an up-close look at what Kobe Bryant thinks about and considers during an NBA game.
Obama, the Bishops, Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish Football Team
Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics
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I think we have heard enough about the sanctity of a Notre Dame degree, and the inappropriateness of awarding such a degree to President Obama, becaus...
Celebrity Athletes: Could the Marketing Game Be Played Out?
Richard Laermer | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment
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Being famous means being memorable, never forget. Big corporations want characters. Buzz is about who talks about whom. That will never change.
Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage
Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World
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While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...
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