December 2011
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A Young Man's Game
Yesterday, I was watching the LA Clippers - Golden State Warriors basketball game. My 18-year-old brother saw this and commented, “Who is LAC?” I turned to him, anticipating a joke. “The Los Angeles Clippers,” I told him. His sincere reply was, “There are two basketball teams in LA?” I was incredulous. I decided to test him. I gave him twenty minutes to name all...
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Managing Expectations
The Cleveland Cavaliers are not going to make the playoffs. I think we all know that. They are in a five place tie for first place right now but that will likely be gone before the year expires. The team is rebuilding. There are only two players on the roster over thirty (Anthony Parker and Antawn Jamison) and they will likely be shipped off for draft picks by St. Patrick’s Day. The team is...
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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. USC Upstate Spartans →
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Cleveland Literature
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
This oft-quoted line was written by Charles Dickens in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities. Clearly Mr. Dickens was not a Browns fan. If he was, he would have known that all he needed was the second half of that sentence.
Doubtless, these are dark days for the Cleveland sports faithful. Despite the Indians’ surprising success this past...
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