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NBA Playoff ratings were on fire opening weekend, but that’s not the only way to define the league’s success

Television ratings are one of the most archaic ways to measure what people care about. We’re more than 20 years into the new millennium. Who has time to be held to a live television schedule? I remember as a child watching an episode of Home Improvement when Tim “The Toolman” Taylor was trying to avoid […]

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Coach K’s succession mistake was bigger than choosing Scheyer over Amaker

Hours before Coach K’s dizzy spell sent him to the locker room in Duke’s win over Wake Forest, excerpts from Ian O’Connor’s upcoming book, Trainer K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski ” detailed a brief power struggle within Duke last year over Coach K’s plans to name his replacement. O’Connor’s insider book claims… […]

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It was a day to be ‘committed’ — apparently

The theme of yesterday was being “committed.” Not actually being committed though, just saying it out loud. The Cleveland baseball team said it, after the story broke about them covering up Mickey Callaway’s behavior while he was their pitching coach. But, as Craig Calcaterra points out, just about everyone is… Read more…