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An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Checking Account, Michigan State Spartans, Magic Johnson, Irs, Earned Income Tax Credit, Loan Sharks, California Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, Michigan State University, Eitc, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, Don McNay, Payday Loans, Basketball, Dream Team, Los Angeles, College Basketball, Mcdonalds, Working Poor, Los Angeles Lakers, Check-Cashing-Store, Jackson Hewitt, Tax Refunds, Banking, Refund-Anticipation-Loans, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Nba, Personal Finance, Business News
Don McNay

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

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Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why Sports Stereotypes Are Wrong

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 05.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Coaches, Sports, Stereotypes, Black Quarterbacks, Football, Racism, Basketball, Boxing, Athletics, Entertainment News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Biological factors do not compel people from certain races to excel in certain sports. Cultural factors do.

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CON GAMES: Godspeed, Captain Phillips

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Vermont, Somalia, Pirates, Basketball, Somalia Pirates, US Navy, Somali Pirates, Captain Phillips, Richard Phillips, World News
Michael Conniff

Godspeed, Captain Phillips. The pirates know by now that you've got game.

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One Not So Shiny Moment

Chris Kyle | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Basketball, Ncaa Basketball, One Shining Moment, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Entertainment News
Chris Kyle

The best part of tonight's national championship game probably won't be the game. It will happen after the game, after the nets are cut down, when CBS plays its "One Shining Moment" montage.

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A Belated Thank You To Dave Ornauer & Northwest Airlines

Mark Joseph | Posted 04.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Northwest Airlines, Basketball, Far East, Living News
Mark Joseph

Northwest Airlines won the lifetime allegiance of hundreds of us and we also became lifetime admirers of a sports reporter named Dave Ornauer who was never too busy to remember what it was like to be a kid and have a dream.

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Diane Chambers Bracket -- Sweet Sixteen Edition

Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ncaa, March Madness, Diane Chambers, Basketball, NCAA Tournament, College Basketball, Entertainment News
Shawna Vercher

But Shawna," you ask, "How do I pick the Sweet Sixteen?" Never fear! I am back with a fresh round of animal-based insight and analysis. Without further ado, your sweet sixteen.

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The Year My Wife Discovered Basketball

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 04.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Unc, Uconn, President Obama, Ncaa, Basketball, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Cornell, Memphis, Division I, March Madness, Louisville, Michigan, Rollie Massimino, Donkey Basketball, Office Pools, Clemson, Podunk, Lexington, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Fran had never become a sports fanatic, at least until now. The 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, however, has changed all of that.

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Scoring in School

Coleman Collins | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Athletes Tutoring, Community Service, Tutoring, Sports, National Basketball Association, Education, Athletes, Nba, Mad-Ants, Athlete Tutors, Mad Ants Tutoring, Mad Ants, Community-Service, Basketball, Living News
Coleman Collins

She's a pro at just barely missing the answer, just close enough that someone might accept it, correct her and move on. All she needs -- like we all do sometimes -- is a coach.

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March Madness - Applying the Diane Chambers Law

Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: March Madness, Basketball, Sports Mascots, Cheers, College Basketball, Native American Mascots, Entertainment News
Shawna Vercher

In an episode of Cheers, Diane placed her bets for the football pool based on which animal would win a fight in real life. I'll attempt the same feat for March Madness season and see how it goes.

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March Madness and Me

Sam Panayotovich | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Basketball, Ncaa Basketball, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, College Basketball, Michael Jordan, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Christian Laettner, Bryce Drew, Jimmy Valvano, Stephen Curry, Allen Iverson, Ncaa Tournament Brackets, Sports, Chicago News
Sam Panayotovich

The World Series, the NBA Finals and the Super Bowl combined are still no match for March Madness.

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Down goes No. 1: Douglas, Florida State upset UNC

news.yahoo.com | PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer | Posted 04.15.2009 | Home

Read More: Florida State, March Madness, Ncaa 2009 Tournament, Florida State Beats Unc, Douglas, Unc, Basketball, College Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Home News

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NCAA Renames March Madness 'March Bipolar Disorder'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: March Madness, Bipolar Disorder, Andy Borowitz, Zyprexa, Jonathan Alter, Hendrik Hertzberg, Ncaa, Judy Gold, Basketball, Nimh, Living News
Andy Borowitz

The name-change, which both surprised and outraged devotees of the annual ritual, came after the National Institute of Mental Health demanded that the NCAA drop the "Madness" tag.

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Charles Barkley's Time for Rebirth

George Alexander | Posted 04.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alabama, Governor-of-Alabama-Race, Dui, Jail Time, Charles Barkley, Artur Davis, Nba, Sports, Basketball, Entertainment News
George Alexander

This weekend, for the first time, I saw Charles exude the characteristics of a man, who with careful and continued personal development, introspection and maturity, might emerge as a role model.

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Charles Barkley Going To Jail For DUI

AP | TMZ Staff | Posted 03.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Charles Barkley Dui, Sports, Charles Barkley, Charles Barkely Drunk Driving, Basketball, Charles Barkley Prison, Charles Barkley Jail, Home News

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Charles Barkley will serve time in jail after pleading guilty to charges of driving drunk. According to Scottsdale court re...

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How to Succeed in the Networked Century

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nate Silver, Social Networks, Social Networking, Major League Baseball, Foreign Affairs, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Hillary Clinton, Basketball, State Department, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Bradley W. Bloch

Anne-Marie Slaughter argues that the our future lies in positioning ourselves as the world's most networked nation, the hub of information, ideas, and resources flowing though the global economy.

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Terry Porter Fired By Phoenix Suns

AP | BOB BAUM | Posted 03.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Sports, Terry Porter Suns, Phoenix Suns Fire Terry Porter, Phoenix Suns Coach Fired, Basketball, Terry Porter, Phoenix Suns, Home News

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Terry Porter, just four months into his first season with the club and the sputtering team barely in...

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NBA All-Stars Weigh In On Obama's B-Ball Skills (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Magic Johnson, Video, Chris Paul, Barack Obama Basketball, Basketball, Steve Nash, Barack Obama, Bill Russell, Media News

On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, host John King sits down with basketball greats Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, Grant Hill and Chris Pa...

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Arne Duncan -- Get in the Game

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hoops, Australia, Scholar-Athlete, R Kelly, Chicago Public Schools, Secretary of Education, Nba, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Public School, Ncaa, Academic All-American, Obama Administration, Basketball, Harvard U., Capital City Public Charter School, Bill Bradley, U.S. Senate, Lebron, Afghanistan, Politics News
Dennis Danziger

Duncan has the right stuff to make huge and positive changes in the lives of our public school children. He did it in Chicago and I want him to repeat those successes across our nation.

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Roundballer In Chief: Lessons from the Mario Cuomo Basketball League

Andrew Stengel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harlem, Duke, Games, Hoosiers, Athletes, Espn, The New York Times, Barack Obama Basketball, Andy Katz, Duke University, Basketball, Presidents, Barack Obama, Senators, Athletics, Sports, Reggie Love, Obama Basketball, New York Times, Playing Fair, Mario Cuomo, Politics News
Andrew Stengel

I have some advice for those who played basketball with then-candidate Obama: the game will change once the oath of office is administered. I know because I was on Gov. Cuomo's team.

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Steve Nash Speaks About Trades, Politics, & Playing for NY

Graham Bensinger | Posted 01.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Suns, New York, Mark Cuban, Basketball, Arizona, Shaquille O'Neal, Canada, Steve Nash, Sports, Phoenix, Mike D'antoni, Foundation, Mavericks, Steve Kerr, Knicks, Dallas, Nba, Dirk Nowitzki, Video, Entertainment News
Graham Bensinger

Nash is a 6'2, white, non-dunking, Canadian. He may be the least physically gifted point guard in the NBA, yet he's a two-time Most Valuable Player.

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Change Out at Defense

Zoë Baird and Alec Gewirtz | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Duke Basketball, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Coach K, Basketball, Defense Department, Defense Secretary Gates, Politics News
Zoë Baird and Alec Gewirtz

In a sport Obama loves, there is an analogy which captures the changes needed at the Department of Defense. For DOD to equip itself for 21st century threats it needs to learn to be both the big man and the point guard.

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Barack Obama's Personal Aide Reggie Love Speaks

Graham Bensinger | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Michelle Obama, Scarlett Johansson, Basketball, Reggie Love, President, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Presidential Campaign, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton, Duke University, Nba, George Bush, President Bush, Politics News
Graham Bensinger

"The most stressful moment is definitely the moments when he asks me for something and I know before I even start looking for it that I don't have it. But I still give a good search around for it."

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At Laker Games It's Also About Jack and Denzel

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles, Nba, Phil Jackson Jeannie Buss, Celebrities and Sports, Denzel Washington, Leonardo Dicaprio Lakers, Penny Marshall, Sports and Celebrities, Dyan Cannon, Lakers Game Celebrity, Celebrity Sports Fans, Lakers Game Courtside, Lakers Game Celebrities, Entertainment News
Paula Duffy

It's not just Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson who give the occasional Laker's game guest the biggest thrill. It's about who is in the audience from the entertainment business.

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Insiders Reveal Obama Actually Sucks at Basketball

The Heckler | Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Elite Liberal, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, President-Elect, Chicago News
The Heckler

Another post-election bombshell was dropped when news spread that President-elect Barack Obama -- long-believed to be a capable basketball player -- actually sucks at the game.

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Air Obamas

Alec Brownstein | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style

Read More: Sneakers, Nike, Alec Brownstein, Fashion, Basketball, Barack Obama Inauguration, Jayson Atienza, Barack Obama, Style News
Alec Brownstein

Barack Obama has already inspired high fashion on the runways of Milan. Now, New York City artist Jayson Atienza is bringing Obama style to the worl...

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