Blittner’s Blue Line: Changing Sports

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by Matthew Blittner - August 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Get ready to be a little weird and wacky. With most people off enjoying their summers the hockey world has mostly slowed to a standstill, except for a few pieces of news now and again. So, how can we keep you entertained? Well, we’re going to be taking a page out

Luka Doncic holiday projects recap – four projects at Mavs game, NICU families at Cook Children’s Medical Center, and children in Slovenia

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by Sportsologist - December 24, 2023December 24, 20230

As mentioned yesterday, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić and his Foundation have held four-holiday surprises this week, helping nearly 275 children, teens, and newborn babies in North Texas and his homeland, Slovenia. His Foundation helpers were at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth bearing gifts for families with newborns in the

Winning Time’s Season Two Story is Just Getting Started

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by Russ_Cohen - August 17, 2023August 17, 20230

The HBO series "Winning Time" is terrific. I love it. I had a chance to talk to some of the actors last year and realized afterward that this is the best sports serial I’ve ever watched. If you love the Lakers, you’ll love both seasons. If you hate the Lakers,

Gentlemen’s Court: The New Cavaliers Defend the Land

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by Alec Marcus - December 12, 20210

What a decade it was for Cleveland basketball… It started miserably, with franchise superstar and hometown hero LeBron James leaving the team he called home for seven years to join better teammates in Miami. The organization with no championship banners and the city not hanging one for over a half-century had

Blockbuster or Train Wreck: Where do you stand on the new Lakers?

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by Alec Marcus - September 2, 20210

Only 11 months ago, LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the top-seeded Lakers to their 17th NBA title, tying their long-time rival Boston Celtics for the most championships in league history. It was, in all likelihood, the most challenging Finals run to date because it followed a four-month pause near

Your Five Biggest Winners from the NBA Offseason

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by Alec Marcus - August 23, 2021August 23, 20210

A delayed regular-season start with a shortened league schedule means we were full speed ahead in preparation for 2021-22, almost immediately following the 2021 NBA Finals. Fortunately, the 14 teams absent from the playoffs had lots of time to plan for the Draft and Free Agency, but many of the 16

Creating Fear: The Bucks’ Combination for a Championship

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by Alec Marcus - July 27, 20210

It was exactly 50 years ago that Milwaukee won their first NBA title, and since then, it’s taken 50 different formations of the Bucks for them to finally receive their second one. This year’s champion wasn’t an instant success story like we’ve seen in the past couple of seasons. They also

Brooklyn Nets Injuries Could Derail Championship Hopes

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by Russ_Cohen - June 14, 20210

The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks are knotted up 2-2, but the Nets' injuries may make it impossible for them to win the series. The Nets have now blown a 2-0 series lead, and Kyrie Irving is the latest to do down with an injury (sprained ankle and on crutches

Take Note: The Jazz Will Be in the Conference Finals

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by Alec Marcus - January 20, 2021January 20, 20210

Just five short months ago, the short-handed Utah Jazz team held a 3-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets, in the first round of the challenging 2020 NBA Playoffs. The Jazz then lost three straight, including a highly contested Game 7, and were sent home. It was their second consecutive First

MJ Songstress Loves Music and Sports in Different Ways

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by Russ_Cohen - October 16, 20200

For people that are good at sports, and music then this is going to sound familiar. I played the clarinet and played sports, and my parent told me I needed to choose one over the other. I chose sports. MJ was a basketball player and a musician as well as