The appropriation of Native American references to provide professional sports teams with their nicknames has long rankled many people, with objectors claiming the use of terms such as Indians and Redskins places…
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When a franchise’s fans endure an agonizing period between championships, one might expect that waiting an additional two months for an item that commemorates the conclusion of the undesired delay would…
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Leave it to the members of the indie rock band Arcade Fire to be the latest figures who have refused to blow smoke up the you-know-what of Kendall…
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How do the Los Angeles Clippers love Blake Griffin? Let him count the bucks. The National Basketball Association franchise forked over 173 million greenbacks Friday to keep the power forward in California for five more seasons,…
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These are interesting times to be affiliated with the New York Knicks. The once-proud franchise has not sniffed the postseason since 2013, parted ways with president Phil Jackson on Wednesday, is struggling to determine what…
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What would you do for $1 million? Would you risk your reputation to try to uplift a profitable yet slumping company, or would you shy away from the pressure and guaranteed…
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A century from now, human beings will still obsess over how to prolong their existences through the constant consumption of superfoods, the persistent purchase of anti-aging products and the unflagging use of exercise equipment. No matter how…
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While the 2016 Summer Olympics, which returned golf to the international competition after a 112-year hiatus, helped to give the sport global acclaim, Americans have long loved the game. Though a 2015 National Golf Foundation report showed that the number of courses in this country has declined to 15,372 from a peak of 16,052, the…
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As a self-professed academics-obsessed 10-year-old, I decided in 1989 to become more knowledgeable of sports, with baseball easily stealing the most attention while…
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End-users find their fingers flying in all directions thanks to computer and phone keyboards, but the rhythmic and reliable practice of pushing a writing instrument from left to right will never lose favor. With so many thoughts on everyone’s minds, some people treat committing ideas to paper as an exercise in using whatever is handy,…
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