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Equality in Sports Revisited
What does it mean when those who claim to be marginalized by society want equality? On the surface this seems like a fair proposition. Yet upon a deeper examination, equality is a commodity that hard to accomplish outside of the courtroom, where everyone is, ideally, equal before the law. Once again, it seems fair but the modern-day application of equality comes well short of being fair. The question that needs to be asked, yet seldom is, is fair to whom?
By DJ Grand7 years ago in Unbalanced
Reason First: ESPN Drops Ball
If you’re going to ban LaVar Ball, do it for the right reason. Do it because he is slightly deranged and out-of-control when it comes to evaluating all of his sons’ basketball skills. In a decision made by ESPN, Ball may no longer appear on any of its network programs due to a comment he uttered to sports anchor and moderator Molly Qerim. The quote from Ball to Qerim was that she could "switch gears with [Ball] anytime.” Qerim (who is married to former NBA player and fellow ESPN co-worker Jalen Rose) and the network took offense to the line and have barred him indefinitely. In the video, Qerim took the language in stride. She actually switched gears! Ball is a fool and a delusional dad who says and does things without a filter. What he said may have been off the cuff but his statements about how son Lonzo Ball is better than Steph Curry and Lebron James was particularly ghastly. He was wrong about the UCLA Bruins winning the NCAA championship. Though he was right about Lebron James going to the Lakers. Fast forward and one finds LaVar Ball in the most trouble for words that he spoke.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA: Dallas, Lakers, and Clippers Are Reportedly “Frontrunners” to Get Al Horford
Welcome NBA fans! It appears that Al Horford is leaving Boston. For many, this move came as a huge surprise, and it could alter Boston’s decisions going forward. It’s not even July yet and Boston has already lost two of their stars. Furthermore, Kyrie Irving is reportedly leaning towards the Brooklyn Nets, while Horford is moving on. Horford is 33 and has $30 million left on his contract.
By Michael Reynoso7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA: Mike Conley Jr. “Traded” to Utah
Welcome NBA fans! It has been rumored last season that Memphis will trade their franchise player, Mike Conley Jr. to a team that needs a shot creator and shooter. After months of rumors and speculation, the Utah Jazz finally got their man.
By Michael Reynoso7 years ago in Unbalanced
The All-New Magura Cockpit Integration System
Yesterday, on June 19th 2019, Facebook stirred. Countless posts, links articles, and memes started to do the rounds, showing an entirely unusual mountain bike cock-pit, void of the traditional wires and cables riders have become so accustomed to.
By Jordan Catto7 years ago in Unbalanced
NBA: The Rockets Are ‘Aggressively Pursuing' Jimmy Butler
Welcome, NBA fans! As “free agency” approaches, the Rockets are in a midst of a crisis. The Rockets came up short against the former two-time defending champions, the Golden State Warriors in six games.
By Michael Reynoso7 years ago in Unbalanced
Who Is the Best QB in 2019?
Whether you’re new to fantasy football or an old vet, the importance of a star quarterback on your fantasy team should be clear. Football teams in real life are dependent on the QB, since nothing on the offensive line gets done without them.
By Casey Chesterfield7 years ago in Unbalanced
Rye High School Athletes to Remember
Coner Smith Does his Part, in Run to Empire State Game Gold The Hudson Valley Empire State Boys Basketball team couldn’t have dreamt up a worse scenario to end the first half of their gold medal game. With .5 seconds on the clock, Central inbounded an ally-oop to send Hudson Valley into the locker room down 17 points. “It was one of those moments,” said Rye senior and Hudson Valley forward, Coner Smith. But he credits Coach Bill Thom with shifting the momentum back, with a few choice halftime words.
By Rich Monetti7 years ago in Unbalanced
Jurassic Changes?
The Toronto Raptors have been a team that has caught the eye of several NBA enthusiast since the beginning of the 2018 off-season. After a year in which the organization's former head coach earned "coach of the year" accolades, many believed that the new direction of change for the organization had already begun. At the end of the 2017-2018 season, the Toronto Raptors finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference. Their 59-23 record was a testament to how great the talent of DeMar DeRozan truly was. The first seeded Raptors were seen as a huge threat to other teams in the Eastern Conference until the Eastern semifinals. It was then when LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers swept Toronto and sent them home packing with new focuses on the upcoming season. After studying his team and the current reconstruction of the eastern conference, the Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was determined to push the Raptors into a season of cleansing.
By Thuurd .I7 years ago in Unbalanced
Nursing a New Nation!
The opportunity to coach a group of individuals is a task that many people would refuse to take on. The ability to lead could be described as a tentative gene that develops during the lives of certain people who are willing to answer the call of becoming a leader. To be a successful coach in the National Basketball Association, an individual must be confident in himself before he is able to make decisions that will alter the careers of people involved. Throughout the span of an NBA season, coaches and executive members of the organization are given an efficiency grade that determines how well each level of leadership is performing. When a head coach is able to win an NBA Championship during his first year of coaching, the whole organization deserves an "A+."
By Thuurd .I7 years ago in Unbalanced
In Praise of the Greatest Ad in the History of Women's Sports
“We don’t have balls. But we know how to use them.” Every once in a while, an advertisement just captures a moment in time perfectly. You simply have to tip your hat—so to speak —in admiration of these ads. Many of these ads become iconic in their own right, becoming more remembered than the people in them or the companies behind them. Now that's really not the aim of advertising, but....
By David Wyld7 years ago in Unbalanced
