Quite routinely, supremely talented athletes come along in the world of sports. And some of them are also charismatic, likeable, and highly entertaining.
Unfortunately, the demons of drug or alcohol addiction can derail such promising careers. Mickey Mantle. John Daly. David Thompson. George Best. Dwight Gooden. And one-of-a-kind NBA guard Michael Ray Richardson.
Manchester City beat Queens Park Rangers with two goals in stoppage time to win their first Barclays English Premier League title in 44 years. Coincidentally, they recorded 44 shots in the match.
Although I am a Manchester United fan, I have to congratulate The Citizens on their hard work and a well deserved championship.
In light of their accomplishment, I have analyzed the key factors in their championship-winning season. (more…)
European players are common on NBA rosters these days, and a lot of them are pretty talented: Nowitzki, Rubio, Parker, Bargnani, Calderon, and the Gasol brothers among them.
Twenty years ago there were only a few. The shining light among them was Drazen Petrovic. (more…)
With the first of two Duke/North Carolina match-ups a day away, I would like to take a look back at the last 30 years of this fabled rivalry.
These are my five most memorable games:
5) Feb 3, 2000 – Chapel Hill – Duke 90 UNC 86 (OT) (more…)
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