Archive for Sports
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Defining rape for convenience and sport
I have been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since a very young age. Growing up in western Kentucky, my childhood had no convenient teams to root for. The St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans did not exist at the time, and we were a little too west to root for the Cincinnati Bengals. So, I latched ont...
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Tim Floyd’s resignation at USC highlights problems for NBA and NCAA
Tim Floyd is an idiot. But, he is not alone. Toss Kentucky’s John Calipari in with him along with every other coach who has cheated to get ahead in NCAA basketball. Unfortunately, that would produce a coaching shortage. Tim Floyd’s shenanigans coming to light at USC do...
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University of Kentucky exposed for idiots they are
Cruel title? Well, perhaps slightly inaccurate. Not all of the University of Kentucky, but those in the Athletic Director’s office? Yeah, they’re idiots. They’re the ones involved with the hiring of basketball coach John Calipari. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports put it ...
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Becoming a high school dropout for fame and fortune
Jeremy Tyler is a very talented young man. It shouldn't surprise you that the only reason anyone is discussing his talent as a high school student is because he can play sports (also acceptable as reason would have been he's an American Idol contestant). So, high school players get talked ab...
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NBA is going to the birds, and it’s a good thing
Sure, your first reaction upon hearing a live hawk terrorized an NBA game might be to recoil in horror. Then you might consider fact checking that whole “terrorized” part and find out it was a little less dramatic. Basically, during a playoff game between the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Hea...
