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The General Who Never Was: Requiem for Bobby Knight
I. Orphans in The PitMarch 2005Stay in your chair.I had papers to grade. So many papers. Stacks. Work. I taught writing courses as an adjunct at the University of New Mexico. A few miles away, practice...
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What to watch this weekend in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and...
Premier League La Liga Bundesliga Serie A(click to expand schedule)Premier LeagueSaturday, February 707:45 ETTottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenalvideo10:00 ETAston Villa vs. Chelseavideo10:00 ET Leicester...
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Sunday Shootaround: Ready or not, Anthony Davis is taking over
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupReady or notPaul FlanneryNEW ORLEANS -- Stuffing himself into an oversized easy chair that has no chance to contain his outsized frame,...
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After the Fall: 25 years after Mike Tyson lost to Buster Douglas, why do we...
I. In the Belly of the Beast“When you’re born into this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak show. If you’re born in America you get a front seat.” —George CarlinAfter legendary boxing trainer...
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What to watch this weekend in the FA Cup, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A -...
FA Cup La Liga Bundesliga Serie A(click to expand schedule)FA CupSaturday, February 1407:45 ET West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United video10:00 ET Blackburn Rovers vs. Stoke City video10:00 ET...
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Sunday Shootaround: Everyone loves Kevin Durant. Now what?
☰The ListICYMISay WhatLaVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupEveryone loves KD. Now what?Paul FlanneryNEW YORK -- Tucked away in a far corner of a hotel ballroom on media day, the league’s...
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Champions League 2015: Round of 16
This is where it gets serious. The little fish – your Maribors, your Liverpools, your Ludogoretss – have had their moments, have enjoyed the attention, have been roundly patronized by the press all...
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Is the College of Faith for real?
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. —Matthew 20:16Depending on your perspective, the journey into college sports’ heart of darkness, or depending on how...
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What to watch this weekend in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and...
Premier League La Liga Bundesliga Serie A(click to expand schedule)Premier LeagueSaturday, February 2110:00 ETAston Villa vs. Stoke City video10:00 ETChelsea vs. Burnley video10:00 ET Crystal Palace...
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What NASCAR spotters really think
We asked spotters for their opinions about other drivers and the best and worst tracks on the circuit. Here's what they told us about Danica Patrick, Dale Earnhardt and "distractions" in the...
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Sunday Shootaround: All of those NBA trades didn't change much
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupDid anything really change?Paul FlanneryAlmost 10 percent of the NBA was traded on Thursday in 11 deals ranging from a shocking point...
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The Special Man
Anthony Davis can make basketball work in New Orleans, but first he and his team have to become one with their new home.Crescent City Books is one of those tucked away French Quarter gems that seems to...
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Sunday Shootaround: Meet the completely rebooted Celtics, starring Isaiah Thomas
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupMeet the completely rebooted CelticsPaul FlanneryBOSTON -- In less than two years, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny...
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Ghosts of North Wilkesboro
One place gave us NASCAR, moonshine and Junior Johnson. So what happened after they all left?Part I.DEANThis one started, like they usually did, with a tip. The law had hauled some fella in, and he...
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Sunday Shootaround: Rudy Gobert is revolutionizing the Utah Jazz
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupRudy Gobert is revolutionizing the Utah JazzPaul FlanneryBOSTON -- Rudy Gobert stands out even in the impossibly strange genetic...
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The Rocket Richard Riot
“No one can know when the anger of men, whipped indefinitely, becomes sculpted into political revenge. And more, it is not just a matter of hockey.” —Quebec journalist André LaurendeauMaurice...
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Sunday Shootaround: The Grizzlies' time is now
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupThe Grizzlies' time is nowPaul FlanneryBOSTON -- Marc Gasol said he only had a few minutes, which was fine because he needed less than...
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Countdown to March: Life and Death with a Small Town Team
A scrawny kid in a steamy Midwestern gym, the kind of old barn where the rims are soft and the floor is pocked with dead spots. His whole hometown seems to swell the stands behind the bench — his...
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Take These Broken Wings
Delvin McMillian lost both hands and feet at the age of 21. But the hardest thing he has ever done was fight for a spot on the U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby National TeamOne day, he decided, one day...
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Sunday Shootaround: No one can stop the Warriors
☰The ListICYMISay WhatVine Of The WeekgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupNo one can stop the WarriorsPaul FlanneryWhen faced with a season as long as the NBA's, it's helpful to view it less as a collection of...
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