Posts Tagged ‘basketball’

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Aug11

Parsing Sheryl

by Duane on August 11th, 2011 at 7:11 am
Posted In: Commentary

All over the net commentators don’t really know what to make out of the former WNBA star player Sheryl Swoopes’ announcement that she is engaged to a man. The writer in one article I came across

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Sep17

When Entertainment Didn’t Require A Controller

by Duane on September 17th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Posted In: Remembe

The Harlem Globetrotters are truly an American institution all to themselves. What people like commentator/comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are to politics today, the Globtrotters were able to take a forum not known for comedy and force people to laugh at it.
I actually saw them once play in Philly many years ago at [...]

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May19

Dude is 5’8. His Name?

by Duane on May 19th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Posted In: Our Expression

Isaiah Thomas

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Mar10

We’re Not Interested In Baseball, But It’s Baseball’s Fault?

by Duane on March 10th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Posted In: Our children, Our Expression, The Brothas, The Media

USA Today continues the discussion that has never really caught that much traction in the real world.

“It’s common for high schools to arrange transportation for their kids to attend practices and games, but how do kids get to the academies if no one is home to drive them?
‘I’ve seen it operate in (Compton),’ Boras [...]

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Mar02

Sometimes, A Man’s Gotta Do What A Man’s Gotta Do

by Duane on March 2nd, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Posted In: Headlines, Our children

Sorry to see Iverson leave the Sixers, but any man who is willing to walk away from a lucrative career to take care of his child deserves all the props he can get. There may be more to the story, but I’m running with what is being put out there for now.

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Jan21

What A Promoter Does

by Duane on January 21st, 2010 at 8:17 am
Posted In: Headlines, The Media

(ajc.com) Is a new professional basketball league announced this week for real, or is it all just some sort of sick joke or publicity stunt by former pro wrestling promoter Don “Moose” Lewis?
The Augusta Chronicle reported on Tuesday that the All-American Basketball Alliance plans to kick off its inaugural season in June and hopes that [...]

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Jul14

Dunked on WHO???

by Duane on July 14th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Posted In: Funny stuff, Our children, Our Expression

Wish I was there.

Got dunked on at his own camp!

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May15

Wayman Tisdale

by Duane on May 15th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Posted In: Our Expression, Remember

Sorry to hear this news.
Former OU Great Wayman Tisdale Dies at 44
ULSA, Okla. (AP) — Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44.
Tisdale died about 8 a.m. Friday at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, hospital spokeswoman Joy [...]

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Apr24

Good for you, bro.

by Duane on April 24th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Headlines, The Brothas, World

From chron.com
Mutombo will receive the J. Walker Kennedy Citizenship Award from the Professional Basketball Writer’s Association today, becoming the first player to ever win the award, given since 1975, twice.
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Mutombo worked for more than a decade to raise funds to build and open the $29 million Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center in Kinshasa, [...]

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Jan27

Fired For Winning?

by Duane on January 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Posted In: Just "Why?"

I heard about this story early this morning, but just now had the opportunity to find out the details.
I’m sorta laughing about this because I initially thought that the coach of the losing team was the one that got canned.

I am trying to find an article out there that is giving his side of the [...]

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