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First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...night. Again. Here's what most amuses me about the New York state of mind. Whenever a sports superstar emerges in any other part of the country, New Yorkers immediately begin the countdown to when...

Blog | November 26, 2008

Monday: First Cup

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "Beset by nothing more supernatural than a rash of injuries and plain bad basketball, the Spurs' 1-4 st...

Blog | November 10, 2008

First Cup: Training Camp Thursday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...didn't hold all players accountable for their actions."Bob Finnan of The News-Herald: "After his...on Oct. 25, 2003, because of a severe sports hernia, Michael Dickerson was depressed and was seeking...

Blog | October 02, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty on the retirement of Shareef Abdur-Rahim: "Not 100 players in the history of the NBA have averaged more points per game ...

Blog | September 23, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Shawn Marion said all the right things about his lack of a contract extension at Monday's Heat promo...

Blog | September 23, 2008

First Cup: Tuesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...restricted free agents sitting around waiting for some action. Now with the start of training camp less...knee injury." Mike Baldwin of The Oklahoman: "Professional sports critics complain it's unfair the 'average fan...

Blog | September 02, 2008

Thursday Olybullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...court that people don't realize he can do. He can really play."Mark Conrad of the Sports Law Blog on facemaskgate: "Where I do have a problem, however, is when the USOC goes overboard...

Blog | August 07, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...ethnic roots of the conflict in Darfur, western Sudan, Deng combines moral seriousness with a commitment to action."ESPN's Marc Stein: "Sources in Israel said [Carlos] Arroyo will receive an estimated $2.5 million...

Blog | August 04, 2008

Does Team USA Know the World is Flat?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...you can catch up on Nike's website.) Watching the first two episodes, and then following recent action against Turkey and Lithuania, I have tremendous optimism that this team will play well enough to win...

Blog | August 01, 2008

Wrestling with News from Seattle

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

As I assess the deal that the city accepted, one thing really sticks out: The city placed a very high price on being in the NBA's good graces. Basical...

Blog | July 03, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Raptors can use him the proper way.This list may be incomplete (it's based on Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50, which I suspect was never intended as this kind of database). But of...

Blog | June 30, 2008

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Rick Morrissey of The Chicago Tribune: "There are two baskets at Murray Park. One court, two baskets. From that slab of concrete in the middle of Engl...

Blog | June 27, 2008

Following Up with Haralabos Voulgaris

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...He posted a comment on the original post that distinguishes his strong feelings about Tim Donaghy's actions from his more ambivalent thoughts about claims that the NBA fixed games. I think that Donaghy has...

Blog | June 13, 2008

A Professional Gambler's Take on the Tim Donaghy Scandal

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the claims and career of Tim Donaghy. And having used this database, and his contacts in the sports betting world, Voulgaris says that his confidence in the integrity of the NBA has been shaken, to...

Blog | June 11, 2008

Paul Pierce's Knee, Through the Eyes of a Specialist

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to the Philadelphia 76ers, and an expert on sports injuries to knees. Of course, he has not...After being in excrutiating pain, Pierce returned to action quickly and appeared to be more or less...

Blog | June 07, 2008