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I’ve linked to a lot of Bill Simmons articles here. You might call me a fan. He’s a great writer, a rare combination of funny and knowledgeable. In yesterday’s Mini-Cowbell (that’s the name of his column) though, he had an aneurysm. With that said, I will never, ever, EVER figure out why LeBron wasn’t playing…
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ESPN’s 25th anniversary lists have gotten more than a little tired. What’s next, the 25 most outrageous arrests or 25 best postgame showers? Anyway, some of the lists are actually pretty good and fun to read. This is one of them. It’s their 100 best individual seasons from the past 25 years. It’s some good…
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I know this isn’t new news, but it’s pretty interesting. Duke recruit Greg Paulus enters his senior year of high school as the top-rated quarterback in the country. Could be a huge boon to the woeful Blue Devil football program, right? No. Paulus is going to Duke for basketball only. Pretty funny, huh? I wonder…
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You remember Jeremy Bloom; he’s the exceptional athlete who is not only a world-class skier, but a member of the University of Colorado football team? Well, ex-member. He was recently told by the NCAA that he could no longer accept skiing endorsements and maintain his football eligibility. His endorsements are the only way he can…
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For each of the past two Sundays, I’ve been fortunate enough to have a little time in the house with the Olympics on. Each day, they showed a marathon, live and in full. Last Sunday it was the women and yesterday it was the men. In each case, the race was much more interesting than…
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I haven’t really written much about the Olympics yet, but it not because I’m not watching or don’t care. It’s quite the opposite. Watching the games at night has taken away some of my time and I’ve built up so much to say that it’s a bit intimidating. To help me out a bit, I’m…
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A friend of mine (you know him as pope ttb xxx from the Sports Shack) sent me a great story today. I thought I’d share. I know baseball is not very high on your list, but here’s a hardball story even you’ll like. Most of us revere Dock Ellis as the man to pitch a…
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You may have read a while back that Bill Simmons was going to host an entire weekend of NBA TV, picking all the games. Well, here is his schedule, complete with descriptions. If the NBA’s not your thing, you can skip this one. I wonder how he remembers some of these games from 1980 so…
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Gregg Doyel gives a pretty good rundown of the rise and fall of Rollie Massimino. Of course, everyone remembers the great run his underdog 1985 Villanova team had, eventually winning the national championship against prohibitive favorites Georgetown. Later, it came out (in a memorable Sports Illustrated cover story) that one of the stars of that…
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Remember just a day or two ago when I mentioned that the ACC had landed seven top fifty prospects, with six to Duke and UNC? Well, eight top fifty prospects, with seven to Duke and UNC. This is getting almost ridiculous.