Posted on May 16th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by Mark Alewine

Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated goes over all the ways Steve Kerr has been able to continue leading the Warriors in his absence. Outside the Lines explores what effect the Syrian government has had on its national soccer team. Nigel Warburton of Aeon looks at the culture or mountaineering and how harder is viewed as …

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Posted on April 25th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by Mark Alewine

In light of Dale Earnhardt’s recent announcement that he will retire at the end of the 2017 season, here’s a look back at Tommy Tomlinson’s feature on NASCAR’s most popular driver. Outside the Lines of ESPN published troubling news from Indiana University on its treatment of injured athletes. With the NFL Draft coming up, Rob …

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Posted on April 17th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by Mark Alewine

Ryan O’Hanlon lays out what we as fans already know. Playoff basketball is very different than regular season basketball. Russell Westbrook’s high school teammate and close friend collapsed and died on the court in the middle of a game. Isaiah Thomas lost his sister to a car wreck, then had an epic performance in Game …

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Posted on February 20th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by Mark Alewine

It’s NBA All-Star weekend! While the game itself is hot garbage, there are some great stories that come from so many superstars in one place. Enjoy! Dave Chappelle threw a “juke joint” party in New Orleans over the weekend that included several former NBA players and impromptu concerts from Chance the Rapper, Jarobi from A …

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Posted on January 30th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by reaharri

President Trump’s executive order, issued Friday, sparked a lot of controversy, spilling over into the sports world. Here are reactions to the new immigration policy. Scroll down for other stories from this week: While the White House has clarified that he will be allowed into the United States, Somali-born British Mo Farah was critical of …

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