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Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...York Giants, came onto the field with what appeared to be elements of a floor exercise in gymnastics at the Olympics. He did a cartwheel, then a back flip. 'I would never do that,' said...
Blog | October 16, 2008John Amaechi: If Athletes are Deities, Where are the Miracles?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI wish Dan Steinberg of the DC Sports Bog could cover every major sporting event. Wherever he goes, from some late night party to the subway, he finds...
Blog | August 21, 2008Dwight Howard Losing His Noodle
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...into Team USA's gym. In the 1996, Dawes became the first African-American woman to win gymnastic gold, at the Atlanta Olympics. Apparently she made a big impression on Dwight Howard, who was not...
Blog | August 19, 2008Tuesday Olybullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHave you noticed that in a lot of sports, the elite athletes from all over the world went to American universities? That's especially true in track an...
Blog | August 19, 2008Tuesday Olybullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTo me the calling card of Team USA thus far has been forcing turnovers, mainly in the backcourt. Angola had as many turnovers as field goals. Most of ...
Blog | August 12, 2008Marc Stein: No Twelve-Foot Rims for Dwight Howard
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Star Weekend. With blinfolded dudes, people heading the ball to teammates, no traveling violations, and totally subjective gymnastics-style scoring it's tough for me to buy the case that this gimmick would monkey with...
Blog | February 16, 2007Dunk Contest Participants: Three Potential Winners and Dwight Howard
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...called "posterizing in traffic." But this event? With the rules and the judges? It's gymnastics. The most macho gymnastics of all time, but gymnastics all the same. Have you seen the world...
Blog | February 05, 2007Understanding Allen Iverson on Allen Iverson's Terms
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...was a staunch believer in psychocybernetics. He'd preach the value of visualization long before such mental gymnastics were in vogue. He had Allen read the book Psycho-Cybernetics, by Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon...
Blog | December 20, 2006David Noel Wacky Dunk
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...WIBA. So, in honor of Wisconsin, here's a highlight of their new rookie doing some sweet gymnastics as a warmup to a so-so dunk. You can listen to The World's Greatest...
Blog | June 30, 2006Vince Carter Dunks on Alonzo Mourning
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIn honor of tonight's gymnastics-as-basketball competition, here's a real dunk--one against defense. Thanks to Coach McCormick for finding...
Blog | February 18, 2006A New Stance on Steroids
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...sports in which flexibility and lean muscle mass are at a premium, from swimming to cycling to gymnastics to distance running. Hmm, that'll get you thinking. If performance enhancing drugs help everyone from NFL...
Blog | May 18, 2005Jordan or no Jordan, Olajuwon was great
J.A. Adande, ESPN.comHakeem Olajuwon had his best success while Michael Jordan was gone. Should we care? J.A. Adande doesn't think so.
Story | Conversation | September 04, 2008Point/counterpoint: Did MLB make an Olympic mistake?
ESPN.comDid Major League Baseball make a mistake by not allowing its best players to perform in the Olympics? Jayson Stark and Keith Law take opposite sides.
Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008BMX Olympic Countdown
Alyssa Roenigk, EXPNWhen you're competing in the Olympics, maintaining a low profile can be tough...unless your sport is new to the Games.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2008The 50 most coveted trophies and awards in sports
Jim Caple, Page 2Kobe Bryant said he'd rather win gold than an NBA title. What is the hierarchy of sports' trophies?
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