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Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Sheridan says these young women are just a good agent away from making big bucks as your next NBA half-time show. One of the simpler things they do is stand on the handlebars of...

Blog | August 19, 2009

Brandon Roy, Hard Times and Guaranteed Contracts

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...million.) The case has been made, in fact, that anyone signing a maximum contract this year or next may be wise to make it for three or four years instead of (in Roy's...

Blog | August 06, 2009

Sell the Uniforms Already

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...people in town get into games, what kind of voter support can an owner expect for your next stadium referendum? Much better, surely, to set prices in a way that encourages millions of people to...

Blog | August 03, 2009

Coleman Collins on the Merits of Charity Soccer

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

D-League player and TrueHoop contributor Coleman Collins, who has written about such things as Paris, Monaco, Germany, and Iran, reports now from Chin...

Blog | June 26, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...in his career), it wouldn't be surprising to see him opt out of his current contract next summer. He would walk away from the final two years and over $19 million if he knew...

Blog | July 25, 2008

Marc Stein on his Time in the Soccer Spotlight

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

ESPN's Marc Stein was at last Thursday's NBA draft. But his heart wasn't. His heart was still in the aftershocks of the emotional earthquake of Wedn...

Blog | June 30, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: '"The Truth' may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain's title yesterday. Paul Pierce br...

Blog | May 19, 2008

Great Athletes Are Born Early in the Year

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance," a 900-page academic book that will be published next month, makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated. Or, put...

Blog | May 08, 2006

Defining Manu

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to interview players for this article in the locker room after the game ends. The guy sitting next to me, meanwhile, is getting ready to go insane. "MANU-MANU-MANU!" He keeps yelling the same...

Blog | May 18, 2005