I recently heard an interview with NBA superstar Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. In it, the reporter was talking with Bryant about his knack for making the game-winning shot in extremely high-pressure situations. She asked, basically, how he did it. How he was able to be so deliberate in such pressure-packed moments. His [...]

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Going into the weekend, the New Jersey Nets had just achieved the dubious honor of record-setting futility. Opening the 2009-2010 NBA regular season with 18 consecutive losses broke the old record and put the Nets in the unfortunate position of having the “worst start in history.” To be less than a fourth of the way [...]

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This is Thanksgiving week. And, I am thankful the life of Tim James. Who is Tim James, you ask? It is my pleasure to introduce you to him.
James is a former college basketball star from the University of Miami in Florida. In the 1990s he was an all-American player for the Hurricanes. There are many [...]

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The NBA season officially started last week. With that in mind, it seems to me that there are only five teams with a legitimate shot on the NBA title. Here are my top five in order:
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS – Does Shaq have enough left in the tank to help LeBron win a title? I am going to say yes [...]

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As the NBA season gets underway, I am again fascinated by the athleticism of the players. To see individuals who are so huge, yet so graceful, is amazing. Similarly, I look at NHL hockey players and marvel at the moves they can make on ice—movements that many of us would be challenged to do on [...]

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