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The Athletic has an interesting little article about how Kristaps Porziņģis has reinvented himself through the use of analytics. �The article, I think, is a good look at how numbers and data can ...
by angryea
on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Welcome to DKos Asheville. This space appears each weekend to share links to news and opinion from Asheville and Western North Carolina. The floor is open for comment and discussion. Wishing all a good day from this beautiful part of the world. “Daily...
by randallt
on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 10:15 AM PDT
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Now for something different to lighten the mood for a bit! What are we to do with the NBA All-Star game???
by dfctlc
on Wed Feb 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM PST
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[Admin Correction: the title was edited to reflect the actual reporting in the sources linked below] ? incredible performance ? www.rawstory.com/… Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), one of the presidential candidates scheduled to attend the first Republican...
by ca cokz
on Wed Aug 23, 2023 at 07:20 AM PDT
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Let me first say that all but one of the recent rule changes in Baseball were positive ones. Allowing pitchers and batters 18 seconds between pitches seems to have worker seamlessly. Eliminating the shift will also raise batting averages. Preliminary...
by psychusa
on Tue Jun 06, 2023 at 02:44 PM PDT
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What time zone is Google's Bard operating in? I am writing this diary Monday afternoon, May 22. Keep note of that. As far as I'm aware, game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat will take place tomorrow,...
by Larry Lagarto
on Mon May 22, 2023 at 04:51 PM PDT
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The high school basketball playoffs in my state of Pennsylvania are winding down this week, which serves as a reminder of the ongoing debate on the fairness of private schools competing in the same playoff brackets as public schools. The current system...
by RickElia
on Mon Mar 20, 2023 at 07:36 AM PDT
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The Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) made it all the way to the state tournament. The women’s team was set to face off against Long Trail School on Feb. 21, but instead of facing up to their opponent, they made a very public and biased statement and...
by Rebekah Sager
on Wed Mar 01, 2023 at 08:53 AM PST
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Students at a Utah high school have made headlines again for using derogatory racial slurs toward students from other schools during sporting events. Last year, during a basketball game, students at Roy High taunted those from Hunter High for being...
by Aysha Qamar
on Fri Feb 10, 2023 at 12:19 PM PST
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Chris Paul has long been recognized as an historically great point guard. Who can forget his move against Pau Gasol in the Olympics to help seal a close game in the Olympic finals for Team USA. Since Steve Nash, Chris Paul has been recognized as the...
by Dem
on Fri Dec 16, 2022 at 02:25 PM PST
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Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and star center for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has made her first public statement since being freed by Russia. Griner, who was incarcerated in Russia after being accused of smuggling cannabis in her...
by Marissa Higgins
on Fri Dec 16, 2022 at 11:31 AM PST
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Dreadlocks in the Gulag deep dub version Dreadlocks in the Gulag / No No Dreadlocks in the Gulag / No No yeah she’s drivin’ to the bucket yeah she’s movin’ on the floor yeah she’s hits the open jumper for the score Forever strong sister Brittney...
by RockyLIvingstone
on Sat Dec 10, 2022 at 07:26 AM PST
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I have been a sports fan all my life. I have lived in the San Antonio/Austin area since 2000 with few exceptions. My two favorite sports are NBA basketball and tennis. My two favorite players in any sport are Tim Duncan and Roger Federer. My favorite...
by Dem
on Thu Nov 03, 2022 at 02:27 PM PDT
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The NBA has handed out fines for the use of anti-gay language in the past, including a $50,000 fine to star Kevin Durant last year for using "offensive and derogatory" language on social media, a $25,000 fine to Nikola Jokie for a comment he made...
by CameronProf
on Sat Sep 17, 2022 at 10:36 AM PDT
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Please post your news items, thoughts, hopes, concerns, images, and greetings to one another in the comment thread. California Flex Alerts and elec emergencies may limit host responses — all friends are encouraged to co-host. This Week In The War...
by mettle fatigue
on Sat Sep 10, 2022 at 05:00 PM PDT
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WNBA player Brittney Griner’s legal team has filed for an appeal of her drug conviction after she was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison in what one of her attorneys called an “unprecedentedly harsh” determination, The New York Times reported...
by Lauren Sue
on Mon Aug 15, 2022 at 01:02 PM PDT
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In an incredible blow, Russian courts have found Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges, including drug possession and drug smuggling, per Reuters and AJ+. The two-time Olympian and WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury team was arrested at a Moscow...
by Marissa Higgins
on Thu Aug 04, 2022 at 08:28 AM PDT
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Two-time Olympic medalist Brittney Griner, an openly gay Black woman who plays for the Phoenix Mercury Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, was originally arrested back in February at an airport in Russia on allegations of bringing...
by Marissa Higgins
on Thu Jul 07, 2022 at 09:59 AM PDT
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Brittney Griner, a 31-year-old Black lesbian basketball player who plays in Russia during the offseason, has been held in Russia since she was arrested back in February at an airport in Moscow. Griner, a seven-time WNBA all-star and two-time Olympic...
by Marissa Higgins
on Tue Jun 28, 2022 at 12:52 PM PDT
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The NBA is in the middle of their conference finals. Whoever wins the next two series will meet up in the big final championship. Right now, the Golden State Warriors are facing the Dallas Mavericks, so the last thing Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr...
by Walter Einenkel
on Tue May 24, 2022 at 05:30 PM PDT
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