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A national view on the NBA
It is common knowledge that professional athletes get paid a lot these days. Six-figure salaries are a given in the life of professional sports, but what about eight figures, or even nine? Sports Illustrated ran...
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Suns forward Michael Beasley just can’t seem to get out of trouble. The man once hailed as the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA draft now consistently finds himself in hot water, although his...
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LeBron James wins MVP, but the vote was not unanimous....
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The weekend might be over, but that means it’s time for the best and worst in sports last week. Per usual, we’ll be highlighting our favorites in the “Standing O” section, and the things that...
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Going into the 2012-2013 season many thought that the Miami Heat would be the Celtic’s biggest rival in the playoffs, after a tough loss in the first round in the playoffs and a series of...
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In nearly every playoff series in every sport, there is always bound to be some off-court or off-field trash talk, but the New York Knicks may have crossed a line before Game 5 of their...
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers knows personally what a good guy Jason Collins is. He coached the NBA player for 32 games this season before Collins was traded from the Celtics to the Wizards. By now,...
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Each in week in sports comes with the good and bad. Last week, we had some events that deserved standing ovations and some that make you say, “Heck no.” They range from athletes coming together...
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It isn’t easy to be a trailblazer, to do something controversial that no one has ever done before. It is even harder to be the first to do something when you are in a public...
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Boston fans are well acquainted with 0-3 deficits in playoff series. The Red Sox famously overcame an 0-3 deficit to top the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, and the Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead...
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