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It’s indescribably hard to act like you’ve been there before when you haven’t. Last night I watched my Alma Mater, Chapman University’s Men’s basketball team win a playoff game for the first time as a Division III school. In Fact, they’ve struggled for years to make the playoffs because they are an Independent, non-conference institution. …
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Category: Character, Play, Team, Today's Post
If only he was a dumb jock his draft stock might be higher. If only he hadn’t left Florida State University to go study at Oxford maybe he’d be better prepared for the NFL Combine. If only he didn’t aspire to be a doctor by the time he’s 40 years old, then the scouts might …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Play
Whether he coned the phrase or not, a friend of mine once said, “The Opportunity of a lifetime is only good for the lifetime of the opportunity.” Antonio Anderson began the lifespan of an NBA career on Monday when he was called up from the NBA’s minor league system known as the “D-League” (“D” for …
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What really separates the PRO from the Average Joe?
When Kobe Bryant emerged from Monday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies as the Lakers’ all-time leading scorer passing “The Logo” Jerry West, I immediately began thinking about the post Kobe era of Lakerdom. 25,000 some odd points and the verdict is not out on Kobe “Bean”. Many things affect the retrospective opinions of fans and …
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Category: Play
I’m down to my last underdog everybody. The New Orleans Saints narrowly escaped vacation yesterday and the metaphors for the essence of competition are too numerous to cite. From Brett Favre to Jeremy Shockey to probably every player on both sides, it’s likely that a stadium sized x-ray machine would reveal injuries for which the …
I’ve never been to New York, not once, and I’m ashamed of that fact given that my sister lives in Brooklyn. But I was legitimately rooting for the New York Jets to beat Indianapolis today and it had nothing to do with Peyton Manning. That guy is a future Hall-of-Famer without question. And his Sony …
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Category: Play
