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Archive for July 14th, 2010
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Sports fans everywhere are still talking about “The Decision” and LeBron James is still picking up the pieces of an ill-conceived PR stunt. The most troubling aspect of it was ESPN’s willingness to hand over one hour of primetime to a narcissistic athlete that didn’t look like he wanted to ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Matt Barnes has had a roller-coaster of a career in the NBA. After getting drafted in the second round coming out of UCLA, Barnes couldn’t even make an NBA roster and has bounced around on seven different teams in his seven year career. However, despite the fact that his numbers ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
The baseball world was saddened by the loss of George Steinbrenner yesterday. You can say what you want about Steinbrenner and the Yankees. Some things have been positive and some have been negative, but Steinbrenner was great for baseball and changed the face of American professional sports from an ownership ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
After retiring from the NBA in ’92, it didn’t take long for Larry Bird to return to the game. He spent the next season as a special assistant in the Boston Celtics front office until 1997. Then the Indiana Pacers offered him their head coaching position and Bird remained coaching ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
No, we're not seeing what Charlie Batch has to say because of what he might bring to table on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. Even though Ben Roethlisberger is suspended to start the year, Batch will be behind both Dennis Dixon and Byron Leftwich on the depth ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
To the disbelief of Yankee Nation, the most prominent owner in American sports, George Steinbrenner, died yesterday morning after suffering a massive heart attack. Since purchasing the franchise in ’73 for just under $10 million, Steinbrenner has presided over seven World Series titles and eleven pennants and his tenure as ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Rest in peace George Steinbrenner. 'The Boss' passed away yesterday. He was 80 years old. There's not much for me to say on his life and legacy. Countless more qualified to do so have chimed in with emotional and heartfelt tributes to the late owner of the most successful American ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Nearly 20 years before the the battle started between Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and NBA star LeBron James, there was a much bigger owner-player story in the news involving Dave Winfield and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
Steinbrenner signed Winfield to a 10-year contract that, at the time in ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
It doesn't appear that Dan Gilbert is backing off the stance that he took when he wrote his open letter to Cleveland Cavaliers fans after LeBron James' decision to go to Miami last week. Reverend Jesse Jackson isn't backing down, either.
The civil rights leader invoked racism and slavery when breaking ...
Posted in Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, Politics, Sports Business | 6 Comments »
