Is The Homophobic Tide Finally Turning?
Few industries have as storied a history of discrimination and prejudice as the world of sports. Before the late 1940s, this manifested as racial segregation, with African Americans kept from playing...
View ArticleNBA Conference Finals Preview
A similar story runs through both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals. Both series will match athletic, physically strong youngsters against experienced, cagey veterans. The brash and...
View ArticleCeltics Fall in OT Despite Rondo’s 44
The Boston Celtics threw everything they had at the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday night. They overcame two second-half Heat leads, played their Big 4 for 43-plus...
View ArticleDigBoston: Celtics-76ers Story Live
My first 52 Games story for DigBoston should’ve been on the Celtics’ season opener on Christmas Day. But as I discovered, all of Boston shuts down on December 25, and I wound up waiting a week to begin...
View ArticleThe “Maybes” Make Sports Great
When it comes to predictions, sports reporters need to show conviction to be taken seriously. An “expert” might suggest how both teams could win a game, but ultimately he or she has to pick a team,...
View ArticleNBA Finals Preview
This is the NBA Finals that David Stern dreams of at night and pleasures himself to during the day. The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Miami Heat. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook vs. LeBron James and...
View ArticleA Letter to the Boston Celtics
Dear Boston Celtics, Thank you. Thank you for the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Thank you for fighting from the opening jump to the final seconds of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Thank you for keeping...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
At last, Internet in my house! And what better way to celebrate my return to the WWW than with a new set of stories I wrote for the McAlester News-Capital! For this particular set of stories, I have...
View ArticleBottom 5/Top 5 From London 2012
For two weeks every four years, the entire world unites in a celebration of pure athletic ability. We spend hours on the couch or at our computers, rooting for people we’ve never heard of in sports we...
View ArticleBrian Scalabrine Returns to Boston
Bust out the “Hope” signs. Dust off those ironic posters you used to bring with you to the TD Garden. Heck, gas up the duck boats while you’re at it. Brian Scalabrine is coming back to Boston… sort of....
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
A full week back at work means a full week of stories! I’m definitely starting to get into a rhythm at the McAlester News-Capital, figure out what stories are set in stone each week. That in turn lets...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
Another reporter came to McAlester’s home football game Friday night against Bishop Kelley, a school from Tulsa. I don’t know who he wrote for, but he seemed to have no interest in interviewing...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
Posted a ton of stuff before heading home for Thanksgiving, and here it is! Dalton Wood undergoes successful heart surgery Meet McAlester’s senior trainers McAlester alum earns college honor Buffs...
View ArticleSpurs Fined for Having Stars
(Forgot to post my News-Cap work last week, so enjoy this column instead!). NBA commissioner David Stern fined the San Antonio Spurs $250,000 on Friday. The Spurs’ crime? Sending stars Tim Duncan, Manu...
View ArticleChristmas at the Garden
‘Twas Christmas at the Garden, and there was plenty of mirth. But someone was missing: Jesus Shuttlesworth. While the Celtics were happily giving each other gifts, Ray Allen’s in Miami, playing on the...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
I haven’t been posting a lot of myMcAlester News-Capital stories lately. Given a few minutes, I’m sure I could come up with a few reasons why. Our archaic internal system, for instance, doesn’t allow...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
So my plan to resume regularly posting my stories online didn’t quite go as planned, as I know at least a few things I wrote last week just never made it online (like the results of the...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
After a lovely vacation spent in sunny Los Angeles, I returned to work Saturday. And what better way to commemorate my return to theMcAlester News-Capital than with a roundup of my most recent...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
Last week may have been the single busiest week of my now six-month career at the McAlester News-Capital. Not only did I crunch six team’s worth of interviews for my Pitt 8 Conference Preview (thanks...
View ArticleWeekly McAlester News-Capital Roundup
So as you’ll see below, I covered the crap out of the Pitt 8 Conference Tournament. But while I was there, I had a very awkward encounter. Because on most days only about 10 minutes separates the end...
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