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Nate Tharp, Writer, The Drubbing, was born a Royals and Chiefs fan and raised a Celtics, Red Sox and Patriots fan. He writes about website design and development on natetharp.com. You can email him at nate[at]thedrubbing[dot]com.
Farewell to Arturo Gattii, a boxing great
, Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM Comments (0)
Recent weeks haven’t been kind to the celbrity ranks. There was Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Steve McNair and most recently Walter Cronkite. Last week boxing lost one of it’s own, Arturo “Thunder” Gatti. Aside from a brief mention on SportsCenter and the replay of some of his matches on ESPN Classic, it appeared that despite the odd circumstances of his passing, the death of Arturo Gatti went largely unnoticed. Much of the sports world was steel reeling from the untimely death of Steve McNair. And the average sports fan may have never heard of Arturo Gatti.
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Only six more years until LeBron suits up for the New York Giants
, Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 9:08 AM Comments (0)
As noted before, there’s no doubt that LeBron James will be going to New York Knicks when his contract in Cleveland is up. No other city can offer LeBron what New York can. Between basketball, business and celebrity, New York was made for James. But as we’ve seen with other premier athletes, one sport can only keep them occupied for so long. Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson and the 45, Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
So how long will the NBA, Nike, Coke, Microsoft and State Farm be able to keep LeBron occupied. If recent history is any indication, we may not have long to wait. Jordan needed a break once he got to 30. Which gives LeBron six more years until he needs a change.
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Want some cheese with that whine?
, Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 8:53 AM Comments (0)
How do you teach a young man how to be a responsible member of society and be accountable for your actions? By suing Duke University when they get kicked off the golf team of course. But I guess that’s what we should expect from a “student athlete” that embodies the stereotypes often associated with the Duke University student body.
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Stan Van Gundy hates the NCAA
, Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 8:39 AM Comments (0)
Stan Van (or SVG if you prefer) is never one to shy away from controversy or put his nose where it doesn’t belong. His latest victim, the NCAA. In a post-game interview after an NBA Finals loss, Van Gundy called the NCAA “about the worst organization going.” And called the NBA’s age limit “a sham.” Every organization has their own set of problems, some more than others, but Stan has gone a little far here, as usual.
I have my own issues with the NCAA, several of them in fact. But the NBA (flagrant fouls), MLB (steroids), NHL (Gary Bettman), NFL (protecting quarterbacks), NASCAR (Chase for the Sprint Cup), PGA (FedEx Cup) are no gems themselves. So to label the NCAA the worst organization out there is just a slight exaggeration.
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Everyone is doping
, Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM Comments (0)
The 2012 NFL draft class
Seriously, what is going on. Everyone is doping. Dope, dope, dope, dope, dope. Haven’t people learned yet, you’re going to get caught? Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Floyd Landis, APOP Kyniras (soccer/football), Marion Jones and Shawne Merriman. For those that are counting, that’s nearly every major sport. Golf legend Gary Player has even come out and said that he knows of golfers that have used steroids in the past. The one notable exception is the NBA, but even they have been criticized for having a weak steroids policy.
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A tale of two teams, two halves
, Monday, June 29, 2009 at 9:15 PM Comments (1)
Watching yesterday’s FIFA Confederations Cup championship match and cheering for the USA team was a brutal experience. Surprise, joy, elation, cautiousness, nervousness, fear, disappointment, sadness, disbelief and ultimately devastation all played out on the face of every American soccer fan I saw at Dempsey’s Pub. If you weren’t drinking when you got there, you certainly were by the time Brazil knocked in their third (fourth to be honest) goal. What happened?
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The Detroit Pistons quit a long time ago
, Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM Comments (2)
Did anyone see the Detroit Pistons play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009 NBA playoffs? Don’t answer that, it’s a trick question. Because the Pistons never showed up. They were on summer vacation before the series even began. The Pistons looked like the playoffs were nothing more than an inconvenience.
The series was so bad that Cavaliers fans had no problems getting tickets for the games in Detroit. And this isn’t an indictment of the fans in Detroit. We all know that city has been hit pretty hard, and when a local team shows up and plays hard like the Red Wings, Detroit fans will pack a stadium to cheer them on.
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Stars of the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend
, Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:00 PM Comments (0)
Now that the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend is behind us, and the 2009 NBA Draft is upon us, we can take an early look at the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend, specifically at the rising stars in the NCAA that could be participants in next years festivities.
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Bringing Sixers back
, Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM Comments (2)
With all of the pre-draft trades going on and the upcoming draft itself, some of the greatest NBA news, as far as I’m concerned, went largely unnoticed the other day. The 76ers are bring back an updated version of an older logo. A slightly altered version of their circa 1997 branding will be replacing the horrific black and gold nightmare we’ve been putting up with.
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Where technical fouls happen, all the time
, Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM Comments (5)
The NBA’s technical foul/suspension scale is fine. It deters players that are approaching the limit from acting like three-year olds and let’s the officials keep the games moving with fewer tantrums. But of course, any time big stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard risk suspension, there has to be a problem with the rules. So the NBA will of course “review” the policy in question.
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