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WATCH: Bill Simmons Tells Stephen Colbert Why Baseball Is For People Over 50

Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Basketball, Bill Simmons, The Colbert Report, Kobe Bryant, The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons the Book of Basketball, New Books, Stephen Colbert, Books, Sports, Wilt Chamberlain, Sports Books, Baseball, Books News

Bill Simmons was on The Colbert Report last night talking about his new book, The Book of Basketball. He talked to Stephen about why he thinks Wilt Ch...

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Chasing News and Nostalgia All the Way Home

Diana Aldridge | Posted 09.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Littleton, Kobe Bryant, Aspen, Hunter S. Thompson, Boulder, JonBenet Ramsey, Denver, Colorado, Parents, Denver News
Diana Aldridge

Colorado has become a reliable epicenter of breaking news; often serious, sometimes silly, and occasionally too salacious for even a TMZ teen.

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The End of Iverson?

Dave Zirin | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: David Stern, Zirin, Racism, Basketball, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Nba, LeBron James, Sports, Entertainment News
Dave Zirin

Now that the king -- Al 'The Answer' -- has been deposed by age and circumstance, our sports world is, quite frankly, blander for it.

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Michael Vick To Co-Star With Benji In New Disney Film

Tom McCaffrey | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Walt Disney, Atlanta Falcons, National Football League, Athletes, Football, Quarterback, Tom McCaffrey, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Sports, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Bitch, The Boy Who Could Fly, Dog Fighting, Professional Athletes, Disney, Michael Vick, Benji, Satire, Comedy News
Tom McCaffrey

Kobe Bryant is following Vick's lead and is currently in talks to play the lead in the reimagining of "The Boy Who Could Fly" called "The Boy Who Could Fly and Also Never Raped anyone in a Hotel Room in Colorado."

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Thoughts on Kitsch and Culture after Mao

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Steve Jobs, Zhang Yimou, Bill Clinton, Kobe Bryant, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Art, Mao Zedong, Jay Chou, China, Kim Jong Il, Totalitarian Kitsch, Barack Obama, Totalilarianism, North Korea, World News
Julian Baird Gewirtz

We are left with a picture of a China that is full of contradictions and conflicting trends, of liberalizing desire to become an open society mixed with a strong strain of conservative attachment, of kitsch and real splendor existing side-by-side.

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Hold That Email!

Michael Sigman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Email, Ron Artest, Sports Illustrated, Therapy, Lakers, Pema Chodron, Buddhism, Anger, Kobe Bryant, Outrage, Email Etiquette, Indignation, Living News
Michael Sigman

We have a transformative opportunity in moments when our rage impels us to lash out in retaliation.

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Michael Vick in the Theater of Redemption

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 08.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Crisis Management, Apologies, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Kobe Bryant, Nfl, Martha Stewart, Michael Vick Roger Goodel, Ron Artest, Roger Goodell, Michael Vick Prison, Michael Vick, Entertainment News
Eric Dezenhall

Vick's comeback will be tied to three variables: His athletic skill, his ability to keep his nose clean, and the passage of time, which tends to be surprisingly merciful.

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Lebron "Lepunk" James Gets Posterized

David Henry Sterry | Posted 08.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kobe Bryant, Nike, LeBron James, Nba, The King, Richard Milhouse Nixon, Mvp, Entertainment News
David Henry Sterry

Lebron James was posterized by Jordan Crawford, a fierce Xavier student, in a drive-by dunking at the Lebron James Skills Academy.

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Best Sports Dynasties Of The Last 30 Years (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | David Vines | Posted 07.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Chicago Bulls, Slidepoll, New England Patriots, San Antonio Spurs, Nba Finals, Kobe Bryant, Sports Dynasties, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Sports, Photos, Home News

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic by a score of 99-86 to claim their fourth NBA title this decade. The near-unstoppable co...

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The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Meta-Cognition, Alex Benzer, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, No-Self, Illusory Contracts, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Anatta, Larry Bird, Buddhism, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Happiness, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If you felt crappy, it's because you consented to do so. You chose to do so. Now for most of us, it may be an unconscious choice. But it's still a choice.

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Love the Lakers? Don't You Wish You Loved Your Job That Much?

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Careers, Jobs, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Work, Nba, Employment, Lakers, Work-Life Balance, Nba Finals, Living News
Jennifer Kushell

Finding out how to live in the world that you love starts with understanding that there are countless opportunities and ways to engage in those worlds.

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Kobe Bryant Highlights: Top 10 Plays From 2009 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Video, Kobe Bryant Best Plays 2009 Video, Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Video, Kobe Bryant Highlights Video, Lakers, Basketball, Nba, Sorts, Home News

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...

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Bryant leads Lakers past Nuggets, back to finals

AP | ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 06.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Home News

DENVER — Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back to the NBA finals after dispatching the pesky Denver Nuggets with a 119-92 vict...

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King Pleasure Promised Me One

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nba Playoffs, Sports, Kobe Bryant, Nba, LeBron James, Entertainment News
Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

What remains of the bruising grace can make grown men cry. Women, too, in their toughness are not immune. Mary Murphy of So You Think You Can Dance ...

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Life Imitates Sports: Kobe/Cheney vs. Melo/Obama

Dave Zirin | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Carmelo Anthony, Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Entertainment News
Dave Zirin

Competition becomes riveting when opponents complement each other's strengths and flaws. Two imperfect adversaries can match up and forge something memorable.

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Kobe Doin' Work Sends the Right Message

Danny Groner | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Leadership, San Antonio Spurs, Kobe-Doin-Work, Youth, Espn, Kobe-Bryant, Spike Lee, Basketball, Teamwork, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Documentary, Kobe Doin' Work, Critics, Nba, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

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.

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IndyCar's Danica Patrick Makes Time's 100 Most Influential People

Steve Parker | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media

Read More: The Car Nut Show, Miley Cyrus, Honda, Cars, Kcrw, Pope Benedict XVI, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, World Racing Roundup, Formula 1, Tiger Woods, Indycar Racing, Shape, Robert Scheer, Dalai Lama, John McCain, Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Bloomberg, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, President Barack Obama, Monaco, NASCAR Support, Jim Nabors, Danica Patrick, Bernie Madoff, Christopher Poole, Jim Cramer, Twin Ring Motegi, Rafael Nadal, Oprah Winfrey, Indy 500, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Palin, Dallara, Bill O'Reilly, Media News
Steve Parker

Here's some good automotive news for a change: The Danica Patrick IndyCar racing juggernaut keeps rolling along. And just in time for the biggest auto race of the year.

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Note to NCAA Basketball: Another One Got Away

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Ncaa, NBA Draft, Nba, College Basketball, High School, Kobe Bryant, Basketball, Jeremy Tyler, Media News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

My honest advice to the amazingly talented, young Jeremy Tyler is quite simple: Procure a great disability policy from Lloyd's of London, improve your game and get your money son.

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TriBeCa Interview: Spike Lee Doin' Work

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Hbo, Bamboozled, Hbo-Real-Sports, Kobe Bryant, Do the Right Thing, Five for Five, Do-the-Right-Thing, LA Lakers, Best Seat in the House With Ralph Wiley, She's Gotta Have It, Spike Lee, Mo' Better Blues, Kobe Doin' Work, 4 Little Girls, Passing Strange, Crooklyn, Malcom X, Media News
Matthew-Lee Erlbach

The goal in fiction and documentary making is to tell the story. I never try to lose sight of that.

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Tuesday's Late Night Round-Up: Bo Obama, Kobe Bryant, And Kimmel's Count Down To HD (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 05.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman, Video, Late Night Shows, John Stamos, Jimmy Kimmel, John Stamos Jimmy Kimmel, Bo Obama, Jay Leno, Kimmel John Stamos, Kobe Bryant, Comedy News

Bo Obama was once again the big draw last night with both Leno and Letterman using the new pup to take shots at the Bush administration. Leno went a...

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KOBE BRYANT'S 61 POINT GAME SETS RECORD

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 03.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Kobe Bryant Sets MSG Record, 61-Point Game, Kobe Bryant 61 Points, Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Sets Record at Madison Square Garden, Home News

NEW YORK — Kobe Bryant broke the current Madison Square Garden record with 61 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers looked plenty potent without An...

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Should Adopted Children be Allowed to Say "Mommy" and "Daddy?"

Seth Grahame-Smith | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Politics, Kobe Bryant, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Living News
Seth Grahame-Smith

After all, if anybody can throw around words like "son" or "daughter" to describe someone they share absolutely no DNA with, where does it end?

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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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Guitar Hero Commercial Featuring Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, Tony Hawk And Michael Phelps (VIDEO) (POLL)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Kobe Bryant, Poll, Guitar Hero, Michael Phelps, Tony Hawk, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, Guitar Hero Commercial a-Rod Phelps Kobe Tony Hawk, Video, Tom Cruise, Business News

Guitar Hero has hired some serious star power for their new ad for the video game. The ad features A-Rod, Kobe Bryant, Tony Hawk and Michael Phelps i...

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