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Monthly Archives: February, 2017

  1. Winning With No Rear-View Mirror

    The 59th running of the Daytona 500 took place on Sunday with Kurt Busch pulling out the victory. Making a strategic pass on the final lap, the veteran driver won his first Daytona 500 on his 16th attempt. This was a big moment for Busch when you consider how he’s been on and off the track over the years. Foxsports.com writer Joe Menzer wrote, “Busch left the 2.5-mile Superspeedway Sunday evening as a Daytona 500 champion, his transformation from a frequently troubled, often angry driver into something better, more at ease with himself…

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  2. Is a Loss Good for Them?

    During every college basketball season, we wonder if we’ll witness an undefeated team who ends up with a National Championship win. Indiana was the last team to experience this extraordinary achievement with a 32-0 record all the way back in 1976.   Gonzaga was heading down that path this season, with a 29-0 record, until they fell to BYU 79-71 on Saturday. They are a talented team, and many people still expect them to make a run in the NCAA Tournament in March, but now they must deal with an upset loss on their record. Of course, a team…

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  3. Questioning the Rules

    Major League Baseball is coming off one of their best seasons with the epic World Series win by the Chicago Cubs. There are great momentum and anticipation, but the commissioner’s desire to make significant rule changes to the sport is stealing the headlines.  Commissioner Rob Manfred is pushing to make pace-of-play changes to speed up the game. He’s in the process of trying to implement changes that include a pitch clock, limited pitching mound visits, a new strike zone, and a simplified intentional walk. These rule modifications are being met with resistance….

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  4. Teams that Need a Win-Now Mentality

    The NFL free agency period is right around the corner, and teams are making tough strategic decisions regarding the direction of their franchise. Usually, teams are in a total rebuild stage or “win-now” mode, and their choices for free agency will line up with one of those strategies.  CBSSPORTS.COM wrote an article about the six teams in a “win-now” mode and explains how the Cardinals, Giants, Chargers, Chiefs, Texans, and Saints must approach the off-season with the mindset their window is closing for a chance at the Super Bowl. Based mainly on…

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  5. Duke’s Identity Change

    What an unpredictable and unique season for the Duke Blue Devils! They have experienced winning streaks, losing streaks, injuries, crazy behavior from their star player, and back surgery for their head coach. They began the season as the number one ranked team in the country, but slipped midway through the year, and at one point had a 3-4 record in ACC play. They have a very talented roster that consists of young guys and veterans, but getting everyone healthy and playing together has been challenging. At one point, Coach K took…

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  6. The Lackadaisical All-Stars

    The NBA All-Star Game took place last night with the Western Conference team knocking off the East 192-182. Many offensive records were broken, including most points scored, and as always, there were dunks galore and loads of highlight plays. The All-Star Game gives players the platform to display their extraordinary skills to a captivated crowd. For the most part, fans really enjoy the alley-oops and behind the back passes, but there’s also a level of frustration because of the player’s lackadaisical attitude on defense. When you have a basketball game with a score of…

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  7. Harden’s Realization

    Last night, Houston Rockets’ guard, James Harden, scored 38 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. He put up his 15th triple-double of the season, heading into the All-Star break as one of the leading candidates for the MVP award.  The Rockets are currently the third-best team in the western conference, and Harden has helped propel the team to a new level. However, last season was disappointing for Harden and the Rockets and changes needed to be made.  Harden realized he wasn’t reaching his full potential or thriving as an all-around player, and recently…

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  8. He Better Play

    NBA players make a lot of money and many people ask why they earn so much. Simply put…fans pay hefty prices for tickets and rack up exorbitant amounts of time watching games and commercials on TV. When we buy our tickets to a specific game or watch at home because one of the top players is playing, we expect him to suit up, compete, and not be a bench warmer.  With that said, however, there is an ongoing debate about coaches giving top players the night off once in a while – especially…

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  9. Stuck on the Back of the Rim

    The Virginia Tech basketball team got a big home win (80-78) over their in-state rival and 12th-ranked Virginia in double-overtime on Sunday night. Virginia Tech won when Seth Allen hit a shot with just over 3 seconds left to secure the upset.  UVA actually had a strong chance to win in the first overtime until something crazy happened. The score was tied at 68, with under 30 seconds left, when Virginia’s London Perrantes drove through the lane and put up a solid layup that would have given his team the lead with 21 seconds left…

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  10. Trusting the New York Knicks

    New York Knicks’ fans are one of the most passionate fan bases in the NBA, despite their many years of frustration and disappointment.  This season has been especially brutal as they’ve watched their team lose 20 of their past 27 games, and have witnessed the franchise’s owner, president, and star player steal headlines for all of the wrong reasons. The fans are still wondering whether or not their best player, Carmelo Anthony, will be traded, and why Phil Jackson continues to make the decisions he does. Last week, fan-favorite and former Knick, Charles Oakley,…

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