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The Best of 2008

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That's a rap. With the click of the clock 2008 draws to a close. Before the year past fades away take a moment at this roadside stand, and weigh in on the top sports events of 2008. The year began with the Winter Classic.  The hockey world converged on Western New York for a celebration on the frozen pond. The great stories didn't stop there. Michael Phelps put … [Read more...] about The Best of 2008

Crunching the numbers college hard wood style

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by Paul Casey Gotham What’s in a number? Some will tell you numbers don’t lie. While others will point out how numbers can be manipulated. In the coming weeks college basketball fans will have a chance to see how numbers play out on the hard wood. For example tomorrow night the team with the number one scoring offense in the country, VMI, hosts the Richmond Spiders. The … [Read more...] about Crunching the numbers college hard wood style

The morning after

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by Paul Casey Gotham The following is a fictitious account. Casey does not want to be accused of wire-tapping. It is a sun-splashed morning in Lubbock, Texas as Pat Knight, head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Men’s basketball team, makes his way along the interstate to campus in south west Texas. With his radio tuned to sports talk Knight leaves the volume low, so as to … [Read more...] about The morning after