Eng: Beating the Dream Team is conceivable
Team USA could emerge victorious in a game against its Olympic predecessor. This doesn’t mean they would win a seven-game series. It doesn’t even mean they would win a winner-take-all contest.
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Eng: The future still holds hope for Warriors fans
A recent high school graduate nearing many first exchanges this autumn, I figured I should at least somewhat flesh out a response to this common inquiry—after all, knowing someone’s name, major and hometown can only sustain a conversation for so long. So I thought about it. Giants? Too standard. Niners? Too bandwagon. Sharks? Too obscure. Sabercats? Well let’s be honest, nobody actually watches arena football for the football.
Zimmerman: It’s not you, NBA coach, it’s them
To say the position of NBA head coach is in a state of flux would be like calling Kobe’s shot selection a bit excessive.
Half-Invented: Is Jeremy Lin a superstar?
For most of my life, I’ve considered myself a product of a white, Southern Californian culture, stressing the “American” much more than “Asian-American.” He had very appropriately called me out for suddenly leaping onto the Linsanity bandwagon.
Beyda: Pro sports and smarts do mix
You better believe that we nerds are only going to keep rising to the top in the next few years. Andrew Luck and Aaron Rodgers will be dominating the NFL for the foreseeable future, Mark Appel is the early favorite to snag baseball’s No. 1 pick this summer and, until further notice, the Linsanity is going to continue in Madison Square Garden.
Bennett-Smith: Less BCS, more Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is supposed to be the pinnacle of sporting events. It’s the best of the best–a day for all of us regular folks… Continue Reading »
Taylor: Griner in the NBA would be intriguing
Struggling to find any excuse not to work on my first problem set of the year, I flicked on the TV on Sunday in time for the women’s basketball matchup between No.1 Baylor and unranked Texas
Bennett-Smith: NBA lockout, #thissucks
While many of my friends here on campus saw commissioner David Stern’s statement scrawl across the bottom of ESPN’s news feed and shrugged their shoulders indifferently, I don’t think that they realize the implications this has for the NBA’s immediate future.