Title: NBA Draft Week – Small Forwards
Date: June 24, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the small forward class, headlined by Danilo Gallinari.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Point Guards
Date: June 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the point guard class, headlined by Derrick Rose.
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Title: Where the Celtics Go From Here
Date: June 22, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at what the Boston Celtics would do from here to follow up on their 2008 NBA Championship.
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Title: Where the Lakers Go From Here
Date: June 21, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at what the Los Angeles Lakers would do from here to follow up on their 2008 NBA Championship loss to the Celtics..
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Title: UFC Has a New Opponent – Affliction Entertainment
Date: June 20, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: At one point in time it seemed as if Affliction Entertainment could pose a threat to the UFC’s stranglehold on the MMA marketplace. It didn’t turn out that way, of course, but this was my reaction when the news broke about Affliction’s partnership with Adrenaline MMA and Donald Trump.
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Title: Gibbons Fired, Cito Gaston Returns
Date:June 20, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Finally, John Gibbons was fired by the Toronto Blue Jays. Cito Gaston was named the new manager, and the writing was on the wall for GM J.P. Ricciardi.
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Title: About.com NBA Mock Draft
Date: June 19, 2008
Original Source: About.com
Synopsis: Remember those Southeast Division Wrap-Ups I ended up doing towards the end of the NBA season? Well, that same gig provided me the opportunity to take part in a mock draft where I controlled Southeast Division teams.
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Title: Do the Jays Pitchers Stand a Chance at the Plate?
Date: June 17, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With Interleague play about to begin, I took a look at the Blue Jays’ pitching staff to see if there was anyone who had a prayer of surviving when it was their turn at the dish.
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Title: Calling Out Kobe Bryant
Date: June 17, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article, set up like so: On T.I.’s 2007 album T.I. vs. T.I.P., T.I.’s two alter egos wage war for control of the rapper and the spotlight. Much the same is currently going on with Kobe Bryant, as Kobe Bryant Team Player and Kobe Bryant Black Mamba fight for the spotlight.
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Title: Fantasy Jersey Draft
Date: June 16, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Covering all sports and the bizarrest of the bizaree in Jersey Couture, my friend Stu and I outlined our ideal jerseys-only walk-in closets.
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