Michael Jordan once said, “I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.” Dawn Staley exemplifies that phrase. In her career as a basketball player, she attained to levels of greatness that many others could only dream of. In college, at Virginia, she was honored as the consensus National Player of the Year twice (1991, ’92). As a WNBA player, she was a six-time All-Star. As an Olympian, she was a three-time Gold medal winner. Now, as a
The National Football League, America’s new favorite past-time, is back. Thursday night brought forth a rematch of last season’s AFC Divisional Round Playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. The Broncos enter the game sporting a new uptempo offense with which they intend to attack the Ravens’ rebuilt defense. The NFL has many fans, even among NBA players. [Read more…]
Wednesday brought forth the first day of the preliminary round of EuroBasket ’13. This year’s EuroBasket has a lot on the line. Of the 24 teams competing, only six teams will earn spots in the inaugural 2014 Basketball World Cup. Among the teams competing, the two-time defending EuroBasket champion Spanish national team. [AJ Mitnick: EuroBasket ’13 Preview] The first day of action saw a lot of close games with a few blowouts sprinkled in for good measure. Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Sep. 4, 2013
The new renovated $19 million Ohio State Buckeyes basketball facility features a guest locker for an athlete that never even took a class at in Columbus. LeBron James’ no. 6 locker stands out among the current OSU athletes. No. 6 LeBron James, a locker that will likely go unused. James sent out a tweet thanking the university and its athletics staff for the recognition. SPECIAL S/O AD Gene Smith, Thad Matta, Urban Meyer and the rest of this unbelievable University
It’s no secret that NBA players are commonly sneakerheads. Many players have rooms for shoe closets. Some like all the classics, some are particular to specific brands. Phoenix Suns guard Kendall Marshall is the latter, as you’ll see from his sneaker dialogue with Twitter followers. He starts by making his request, as a fan, for certain classic Jordan sneaks to get a comeback. [Read more…]
The NBA’s most prominent and widely known mascot—or, the fan who would be a mascot, the Los Angeles Clippers’ famous Clipper Darrell—had an announcement for fans on Twitter. Portland Trail Blazers guard Mo Williams appeared to be in the know, although a bit unaware of whether Darrell had already made the announcement or not. [Read more…]
This is probably some made-up terminology, but if people can have celebrity crushes, man crushes and lady crushes, why not a fitness crush? NBA players are generally considered finely tuned athletes. Their sport, being cardio-centric, demands that they be in really great shape, especially those considered to be the best. Reigning league MVP and Miami Heat superstar LeBron James is 6’9″ and upwards of 260-270 pounds of muscle, with an extremely low 5.2-percent body fat. He is widely regarded as the world’s
It is a common occurrence for NBA athletes to do promotional appearances at their team’s behest. Often times it is pre-game meet-and-greets or offseason charity events. And sometimes it is a joint venture with a media outlet created for the purpose of generating buzz for both the team and the company. Wednesday, center Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons took fans along for the ride as he participated in a radio promotion for the local radio station, channel 955. The video footage was