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Posted on September 25th, 2017 by Mark Alewine

Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post gave a scathing commentary on what Donald Trump does not understand about the NFL and its protesting players. Wright Thompson of ESPN the Magazine wrote a first hand account of the Cleveland Indians during the team’s 22 game winning streak. Larry Lage of the Associated Press told the story of …

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Posted on April 17th, 2017 in Weekly Roundup by Mark Alewine

Ryan O’Hanlon lays out what we as fans already know. Playoff basketball is very different than regular season basketball. Russell Westbrook’s high school teammate and close friend collapsed and died on the court in the middle of a game. Isaiah Thomas lost his sister to a car wreck, then had an epic performance in Game …

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Posted on October 31st, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by jackcarn

After conducting an exclusive interview, SI.com’s Lee Jenkins describes 76ers rookie Joel Embiid’s two-year journey through tragedy and injuries back to the court. In the wee hours of the morning, die-hard Chicago Cubs fans take an Amtrak train from Cleveland back to Chicago following the Cubs’ World Series Game Two victory. Ronald Blum from the …

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Posted on October 24th, 2016 in Weekly Roundup by reaharri

Mitch Albom writes a poignant tribute to his late colleague at the Detroit Free Press, Drew Sharp. Cody Miller’s improbable rise to the Olympic podium in Rio for swimming. Pat Forde at Yahoo tells his story. Anya Alvarez interviews Kelli Masters, one of the only female NFL agents. A brief look into the dynamics of a high school …

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