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Steve Nash Speaks About Trades, Politics, & Playing for NY

Graham Bensinger | Posted 12.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Suns, New York, Mark Cuban, Basketball, Arizona, Shaquille O'Neal, Canada, Steve Nash, Sports, Phoenix, Mike D'antoni, Foundation, Mavericks, Steve Kerr, Knicks, Dallas, Nba, Dirk Nowitzki, Video, Entertainment News

Nash is a 6'2, white, non-dunking, Canadian. He may be the least physically gifted point guard in the NBA, yet he's a two-time Most Valuable Player.

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Change Out at Defense

Zoë Baird and Alec Gewirtz | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Duke Basketball, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Coach K, Basketball, Defense Department, Defense Secretary Gates, Politics News

In a sport Obama loves, there is an analogy which captures the changes needed at the Department of Defense. For DOD to equip itself for 21st century threats it needs to learn to be both the big man and the point guard.

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The Secretary of Sports

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 12.11.2008 | Home

Read More: France, Al Gore, Title IX, Baseball, Bowls, Football, College Football Playoff, Obama, Obama Transition, Canada, Basketball, Department of Sport, Amateur Sports Act, Hockey, Home News

President-Elect Obama has made plain his support for a college football playoff system. Advocates of our current system have expressed their diss...

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Barack Obama's Personal Aide Reggie Love Speaks

Graham Bensinger | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Michelle Obama, Scarlett Johansson, Basketball, Reggie Love, President, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Presidential Campaign, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton, Duke University, Nba, George Bush, President Bush, Politics News

"The most stressful moment is definitely the moments when he asks me for something and I know before I even start looking for it that I don't have it. But I still give a good search around for it."

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At Laker Games It's Also About Jack and Denzel

Paula Duffy | Posted 11.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles, Nba, Phil Jackson Jeannie Buss, Celebrities and Sports, Denzel Washington, Leonardo Dicaprio Lakers, Penny Marshall, Sports and Celebrities, Dyan Cannon, Lakers Game Celebrity, Celebrity Sports Fans, Lakers Game Courtside, Lakers Game Celebrities, Entertainment News

It's not just Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson who give the occasional Laker's game guest the biggest thrill. It's about who is in the audience from the entertainment business.

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Insiders Reveal Obama Actually Sucks at Basketball

The Heckler | Posted 11.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Elite Liberal, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, President-Elect, Chicago News

Another post-election bombshell was dropped when news spread that President-elect Barack Obama -- long-believed to be a capable basketball player -- actually sucks at the game.

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THE ROAR IN THE CREASE AND THE PAINT

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 11.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Indiana Pacers, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Hearing Loss, Noise, Entertainment News

I really love the game of basketball. It has always been my favorite sport to play. You can shoot hoops alone or with a crowd. You can watch really t...

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Air Obamas

Alec Brownstein | Posted 10.31.2008 | Style

Read More: Sneakers, Nike, Alec Brownstein, Fashion, Basketball, Barack Obama Inauguration, Jayson Atienza, Barack Obama, Style News

Barack Obama has already inspired high fashion on the runways of Milan. Now, New York City artist Jayson Atienza is bringing Obama style to the worl...

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Sustained Focus and Effort: Sports Clichés, the Election and Our Place in the World

Sean Hartofilis | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Our democracy has given us an opportunity to start again with renewed focus and effort. The past has happened. We must remember it and learn from it.

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Indiana Home to Increasing Numbers of Once-Rare Blue Hoosiers

Dan Treul | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Another ominous sign for the McCain campaign is the most recent polling average by Real Clear Politics, which has Barack Obama leading -- albeit barel...

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Crossroads of America

Mike Bonifer | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Basketball, John McCain, 2008 Election, Hoosiers, Norman Dale, Crossroads of America, Gene Hackman, Indiana, Politics News

As their pitifully unproductive 'William Ayers game' indicates, the Republicans' field of vision for this election is limited to what they can see in their rear-view mirrors.

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Dear Sarah Palin, Please leave - we don't need your sort in Ohio!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

In the old days of the West, when someone did irreparable harm to a community, the Sheriff took the culprit to the edge of town. He told that person ...

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You Don't Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Whatever you believe about Bill Ayers and the Weathermen, the fact remains that he is not running for president. But John McCain doesn't really have any other arrows left in his quiver.

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Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

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Let The Future Games Begin!

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 09.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Fantasy Leagues, Reality TV, Basketball, Sports, College, Happiness, Humor, Comedy Writing, Entertainment News

Forget about jammed parking lots. Goodbye crowded stadium tunnels. The future has arrived and BigU is embracing it. This isn't a tough call. It's a slam dunk.

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Basketball Hall of Fame Ignores Its True Pioneers

Dan Klores | Posted 09.04.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dick Vitale, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Bobby Knight, Entertainment News

Reitred basketball coach Bobby Knight may be the single biggest bully and self absorbed bore in the history of the game. The evidence of this is no more glaring than at Friday's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.

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US Men's Basketball Takes Gold In Win Over Spain

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 08.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Basketball, US Basketball, Dream Team, Redeem Team, Us Basketball Wins, Us Men's Basketball Wins Gold, Us Basketball Gold, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Olympics, Spain, Spanish Basketbal, Us Beats Spain, Us Basketball Beats Spain, Home News

BEIJING — Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. Culminating a three-yea...

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Redeem Team Destroys Dirk Nowitski and Germany, Aussies Next

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 08.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Olympics, Dream Team, U.S. Basketball, Basketball, Beijing Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dirk Nowitzki, Home News

BEIJING — The U.S. Olympic team put away Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in a hurry. Next up: the only team so far these Americans couldn't blow out. ...

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Redemption Against Greece: Team USA Stays Unbeaten in 92-69 Win

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home

Read More: USA Basketball, Redeem Team, Usa Greece, Basketball, Olympic Basketball, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Home News

BEIJING — The U.S. Olympic team stopped the pick-and-rolls _ and just about everything else Greece tried. These Americans, who looked so lost t...

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Redeem Team Rolls Over Angola 97-76, Greece Up Next

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home

Read More: U.S. Basketball, Basketball, Team USA, USA Angola Basketball, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Angola, Home News

BEIJING — LeBron James and his teammates easily shoved Angola aside. Now come the teams that can push back. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points, James ...

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Bryant May Steal Yao's China Spotlight

Meghan Peters | Posted 08.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Olympic Basketball, Yao Ming, Beijing, Basketball, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, China, Entertainment News

Naturally I assumed China would be rooting for him during the Games. But I've met several Chinese people here who are backing the U.S. basketball team hands down.

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Sonny Hill: Humanitarian Hall of Famer - Making Basketball, Practice for the Real World

Steve Young | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Basketball, Hall of Fame, Sonny Hill, Living News

Philadelphia's "Mr Basketball," Sonny Hill, who never got the chance to be voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a player, but on Septemb...

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Why The Capitalism Argument on Pay for Play Doesn't Work

Myles Brand | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Athlete Pay College, College Sports, Athletes, Football, Professional College Athletes, Intercollegiate Sports, Ncaa, Basketball, Pay for Play, Entertainment News

All but 20 Division I schools subsidize their teams because athletics doesn't generate enough to cover expenses; adding a budget line for salaries would undoubtedly mean cutting sports.

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Olympic Basketball: "Redeem Team" Assembled (Updated With Results)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Paul Pierce, Kobe Bryant, Chauncey Billups, Olympics, Dwyane Wade, Basketball, U.S. Olympic Basketball, Redeem Team, LeBron James, Home News

***Check Back For Updates*** For the latest Olympics news, check out HuffPost's Olympics Big News Page Update 8/12 LeBron James dominated a game agai...

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Top 5 Olympics Storylines: What Americans Should Be Watching

Detroit Free Press | Shawn Windsor | Posted 07.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Olympic Softball, Basketball, Olympic Baseball, Dara Torres, Michael Phelps, USA Basketball, Home News

1 - Michael Phelps. You may have heard of him. Swimmer. World-record holder. Trained the last four years in Ann Arbor. Has a shot at becoming the most...

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