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NBA Playoffs Update: Eastern Conference
Check out Max’s Western Conference update here.Chicago 2-0 IndianaObvious conventional wisdom: “If the Bulls want to win the title, Rose is going to have to play historically well.”Chicago didn’t come...
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All This Loyalty Talk Is Bull
Joe Posnanski has another great post up at SI.com. (From now on, when I use the name Posnanski, just assume “greatness”—it’ll save me a few characters.) He starts off by examining—after Just...
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The NBA Playoffs: Almost There
Even if you’ve waited until the Conference Finals to jump into the NBA Playoffs, we’ll help you sound like you know what you’re talking about.Chicago Bulls 1, Miami Heat 0 The Eastern Conference...
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Eastern Conference Finals Update
About a week ago, I wrote that Eastern Conference Finals belonged to the Bulls and the Heat didn’t have a chance because they wouldn’t be able to keep up with Chicago on the boards. And now the Heat...
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Why Do You Miss the NBA?
We’ve already missed two nights of NBA games, and now we’re all sad.The NBA season was supposed to start two nights ago. Yep, the Mavericks, beginning their title defense, were to take on Derrick...
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Derrick Rose: What We Talk About When We Talk About Playing Hurt
Bulls’ fans wanted Derrick Rose to return for the playoffs. James Haberl argues that the decision was rightly Rose’s, not the fans’.One year ago, Derrick Rose tore his anterior cruciate ligament....
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Roy Halladay Has Nothing to Apologize For
Roy Halladay apologized for his bad performance while pitching hurt. As Steve Silver argues, the problem is he was only doing what the fans expect.The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose has been in the news...
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Rose v. Manziel: A Case of the Media’ Misplaced Priorities
Jackie Pepper argues that the media’s recent coverage of Derrick Rose and Johnny Manziel shows a clear case of a media whose priorities are all screwed up.—-This afternoon I sat down at my computer to...
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Derrick Rose Thanks His Mom
Derrick Rose, at his NBA MVP acceptance speech, shows very public appreciation for his mother.—- Why is is that it is so difficult to see positive examples of men displaying heartfelt, public...
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The Best of GMP Sports, 2013
The year in sports was an eventful one. From the bombings at the Boston Marathon to wrestling’s removal from and then reinstatement to the Olympics to the growing issue of concussions in the NFL, here...
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Has Unwillingness To Play Through Injuries Taken The Bloom Off Derrick Rose?
Chicago Bulls star, Derrick Rose, is back, but for how long? His comments and actions hint at bigger issues.—Chicago Bulls’ point guard Derrick Rose was on the court Monday night for the first time in...
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So…This Happened. Three Things in Sports. (Dec. 8, 2014 Edition)
Our sports round-up features an Eric Garner protest by D-Rose and Reggie Bush, Andre Johnson continuing his yearly tradition of Christmas giving to children, and The Legend of Odell Beckham, Jr...
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Athletes Across The Nation Join ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Protest (PHOTOS)
From the NFL to the NBA to Professional Soccer, from LeBron James to Reggie Bush, athletes join in solidarity and protest: #ICantBreathe —“They’re just doing what everyone else is doing: Looking at...
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The Sports Revolution Is Being Televised: Modern Athletes and Social and...
Wai Sallas takes a historical look at athletes as activists, with today’s NBA and NFL stars taking a big step forward in the progress for what’s right and equal.—Michael Brown lay on the street as...
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A Letter To Derrick Rose That’s Really About Eric Garner
Bradford Philen is angry about racism and white privilege; but he doesn’t want to rant. He wants to listen and be smart and recover. He urges athletes like Derrick Rose to keep pushing the...
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The Year In Sports: A Look Back at the Biggest Stories of 2014
From the Sochi Olympics to the NFL’s epicly bad year to the World Cup to athletes speaking out in the wake of police killings, Mike Kasdan reviews all the biggest stories we covered this year at The...
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The Sports Exchange: The NBA Files
What happens when football is over and wake up to realize you’re missing one of the best seasons in NBA history? You start emailing to get caught up with friends. Take a spin inside the minds of...
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On Derrick Rose: Stars Don’t Shine Forever
When you sit under the stars at night, do you cast a wish on one that blazes across the sky? Or do you marvel at its fleeting moment?—Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose’s future with Chicago is...
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The Week in World Sports . . . Quotes: Say What?! (March 3-10, 2015)
From Murray to McIlroy (again!), we take a look at the most memorable quotes from the world of sport in the past week. __We’re beginning to notice a pattern here as Rory McIlroy and Andy Murray...
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Does Derrick Rose Have An Obligation?
Does Derrick Rose have an obligation to his teammates to come back early if they could win a title?—Beneath The Surface is peeling back the layers of the onion we call sports.Derrick Rose has an...
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