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Tag: NBA

  • Sports & Corks 2.21: Basketball and Soccer and Hockey, Oh My

    Sports & Corks 2.21: Basketball and Soccer and Hockey, Oh My

    So many sports. Most of the squad makes an appearance this week, the WNBA, NBA, NWSL, MLS, NASCAR, NHL and MLB are all back or close to it. Emily and Emily give a quick rundown of all the happenings. They of course have hot takes, wine picks and a feel good bigger than sports moment.  […]

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  • Sports & Corks 2.18: Starting 5, Documentary Edition

    Sports & Corks 2.18: Starting 5, Documentary Edition

    What do two people named Emily have in common other than a name? A love of sports, wine, and talking about both. With backgrounds working in the sports industry, they’re here to give you all of their thoughts from the field to Twitter, and everything in between; dating, pop culture, and wine recommendations. Emily and […]

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  • Remember That Time Rudy Gobert Saved Thousands of Lives by Being an Idiot?

    Remember That Time Rudy Gobert Saved Thousands of Lives by Being an Idiot?

    This is the third of several articles about COVID-19 and related topics by Dr. Jon Crosbie, an ISU alum, sports fanatic and all-around awesome Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. *Note – I discussed this post with my patient, read it to them, and asked for permission to post it. They very emphatically said yes please do, […]

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  • So LeBron is Gone…

    So LeBron is Gone…

    So LeBron is gone – bummer. It was a good run, mostly. Maybe not as good as it could’ve been, but still more than anyone could have expected after LeBron bolted to Miami the first time around.

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  • Pour One Out for Dwight Howard

    Pour One Out for Dwight Howard

    On the eve of the NBA Draft, Dwight Howard was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for a sum that makes the washing machine that the Kentucky Colonels got for Monix in Semi-Pro look like a haul. Howard was actually swapped for two second-round picks, some cash, and Timofey Mozgov. Basically, he got swapped for a taller […]

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  • Mount Rushmore: NBA Draft Busts

    Mount Rushmore: NBA Draft Busts

    It is Thursday, June 21st, and tonight is the NBA Draft. “Experts” will try to grade every single pick as it happens. Let’s be honest, though. No one can predict the future, so it really is too early to “grade” draft picks on draft night. With previous draftees, we have the benefit of time and […]

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  • Mt. Rushmore: Wyoming Cowboys

    Mt. Rushmore: Wyoming Cowboys

    Several miles north of the Colorado state line sits the small town of Laramie. In this town, a university offers the only public four-year education in the state, as well as the only D1 athletics program. Thanks to some of the former Cowboys listed below (and others who are not), the University of Wyoming is […]

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Final Week

    The Playoff Experiment: Final Week

    The start of the NBA Finals marks the ending of my playoff fan experiment.

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  • NBA Finals: Part IV – Final Scene

    NBA Finals: Part IV – Final Scene

    If you’ve been hiding under a rock, maybe you didn’t know that the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors made the 2018 NBA Finals for the fourth year in a row. Golden State swept Cleveland, but there’s more to this series than just the Warriors being the dominant team. Factors years in the making […]

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  • The Playoff Experiment: Week Seven

    The Playoff Experiment: Week Seven

    The Eastern Conference Finals headed to Cleveland this week with the Boston Celtics holding a 2-0 series lead. But would those same Celtics show up on the road?

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