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The football that little kids play might soon look different
By Andy Uhler / Marketplace / February 06, 2017 | 6:52 AM You may or may not have watched the Super Bowl, but a lot of Americans did. And...
Jay Murdock
Feb 7, 20172 min read
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Colin Kaepernick keeps promise to drive change
By Nancy Armour , USA TODAY Sports Published  3:47 p.m. ET Feb. 4, 2017 HOUSTON — As the executive director of a small non-profit,...
Jay Murdock
Feb 5, 20174 min read
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Warriors’ Steve Kerr cites father’s terror death to denounce Trump travel ban
Golden State coach’s father was killed in Beirut by gunmen – Ronda Rousey and Gregg Popovich also attack president’s policy The Guardian...
Jay Murdock
Jan 30, 20172 min read
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David Griffin on LeBron James: ‘You’re basically charged with the legacy of Babe Ruth’
Michael Lee: The Vertical NBA columnist – Yahoo Sports US , Jan 16, 2017, 9:37 AM SAN FRANCISCO – The running joke about the Cleveland...
Jay Murdock
Jan 16, 20176 min read
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Bo Jackson: I’d never have played in the NFL if I’d known of concussion risks
Football and baseball legend says he was ignorant of head trauma ‘There’s no way I would ever allow my kids to play football today’ The...
Jay Murdock
Jan 13, 20172 min read
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For diverse Cowboys, Dak Prescott is the ultimate unifier
FRISCO, Texas – At the end of the locker room at the palatial facility of the Dallas Cowboys sits a room with a hidden set of cubicles....
Jay Murdock
Jan 10, 20177 min read
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Jim Caldwell has been a clear success in Detroit. So why is his future in doubt?
The 61-year-old is the Detroit Lions’ most successful coach in decades – and yet he’s been forced to deny speculation that he might not...
Jay Murdock
Jan 7, 20175 min read
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In Navajo Nation, a Basketball Elder Earns Respect
In a place of poverty, social ills and fractured families, Raul Mendoza, 69, coach of the Chinle, Ariz., Wildcats, is a source of quiet...
Jay Murdock
Jan 3, 20179 min read
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Hoop Dreams: where are the main figures now?
Gabriel Baumgaertner; The Guardian – Wednesday 18 February 2015 05.00 EST Twenty years after the landmark documentary was cruelly snubbed...
Jay Murdock
Jan 1, 20175 min read
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Athletes Who Inspired Off The Field In 2016
Police shootings, equal pay for women, the refugee crisis — athletes tackled it all in 2016. Sebastian Murdock and Michael McLaughlin:...
Jay Murdock
Dec 31, 20167 min read
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Bringing Johnson Controls’ smart-city concept to NFL HOF Village – Canton Repository
Company, which has purchased naming rights to what will be called Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, has reputation in Milwaukee for...
Jay Murdock
Dec 28, 20166 min read
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What can the NFL learn from the NBA about Donald Trump?
Les Carpenter – The Guardian/November 11, 2016 The NBA engenders an climate of open dialogue that’s made basketball players more willing...
Jay Murdock
Dec 24, 20164 min read
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Tyronn Lue and the Art of Igniting LeBron
Most coaches challenge The King at their own peril. But as the Cavs found out in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Lue is not like most coaches....
Jay Murdock
Dec 22, 201611 min read
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Joe McKnight is dead because his life didn’t matter enough for him to be alive
The shooting of the former NFL player at the age of 28 synopsizes America’s feelings about black men and women – and the families they...
Jay Murdock
Dec 9, 20164 min read
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On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick
Dave Zirin – Sports correspondent for the Nation Magazine Posted: December 30, 2010 03:15 PM Pundits, man your stations. It seems that...
Jay Murdock
Jan 1, 20113 min read
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Wilbon: Dying young, and black, in America
Taylor perhaps was unable to separate himself from his past fast enough OPINION By Michael Wilbon, Columnist Updated 12:48 p.m. ET, Wed.,...
Jay Murdock
Nov 29, 20075 min read
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