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The Guardian on Performance Enhancing Drugs
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...tests a year are compared to some other sports, which surprise athletes with tests all year long...me: "It's OK for the Olympic sports. They don't have a union...
Blog | February 25, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...he was physically ready to make a commitment. But after extensive training with Charles Austin, a former Olympic gold medalist in the high jump who once trained Allan Houston, Bender contacted Walsh and said he...
Blog | December 14, 2009The reluctant interim: Kiki Vandeweghe
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Harris and Eduardo Najera in Dallas, and he was Yi Jianlian's head coach at the 2004 Olympics in Athens when China had its best showing ever in that competition, defeating defending world champion Serbia...
Blog | December 01, 2009Early Monday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...absence could hurt, as he's part of a lot of those good lineups.) Mark Cuban wants Olympic basketball teams to be under-21
Blog | November 30, 2009Melo's average drops as Nuggets win again
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...score, and then they see their peers and what their peers are accomplishing in terms of titles, Olympic medals, etc. and they see that the importance is not being single-faceted, but multi-faceted. It...
Blog | November 04, 2009Magic Speaks On Isiah
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...about the Johnson/Thomas rift, such as Johnson's role in keeping Thomas off of the 1992 Olympic team, at this moment. "It was time," Johnson said. "We had an incredible relationship, we used to...
Blog | November 02, 2009Colangelo Still Wants Pro Coaches on Team USA
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...as an assistant on the USA Basketball staff at the World Championships, Tournament of the Americas and Olympics. In the absence of proof there's only imagination, and the thought of a coach with unmonitored...
Blog | October 29, 2009TrueHoop Network 2009-2010 Preview: The Immortals
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...their own right, this elite group has the opportunity to shape not only the NBA, but American sports at large. Naturally, the conversation of modern NBA legend begins and ends with two diametrically opposed superstars...
Blog | October 26, 2009Late Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...bench players to stay seated, for the sake of fans behind them, unless something really stellar happens. Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard visited San Quentin to play basketball against the locals. The ending of...
Blog | October 02, 2009The Rio de Janeiro in My Mind
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and Tokyo as finalists to host the 2016 Olympics. So, I guess, Rio is very close to...back on the list for a lot of sports fans. As for the beach? I wouldn'...
Blog | October 02, 2009Should the NBA Hire FIBA Referees?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...60 referees in the world. Oh, and not to mention that they are the ones working the Olympic Games and all the world tournaments. So maybe someone is thinking now that this can be a...
Blog | September 24, 2009Pau Gasol: World-beater
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopPosted by Jay Aych, The Painted Area Team USA got its redemption with Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008. On Sunday, Team España got its redemption with Eurobasket gold...
Blog | September 21, 2009Clash of the EuroTitans
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...earlier than they would have liked. For Spain, it's a role reversal from the 2004 Olympics, when they went 5-0 in group play but had to play a talented but underachieving Team...
Blog | September 17, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopScott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal: "At his press conference, Allen Iverson said he could see himself finishing his career in Memphis. ...
Blog | September 14, 2009Michael Jordan Talking to Michael Wilbon
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...who packaged and sold Jordan almost cost the sport its best player.) Jordan says he wouldn'...was a kid." He says his best Olympic experience by far was not the Dream Team...
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