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pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 7/27/2009
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The LeBron James videotape saga was the icing
on the cake. I’ve been suffocated by the amount...
of meaningless media air-time. Unless you’ve been hiding out in an underground cave somewhere, you know there’s been a marriage between social media and celebrity culture. And it's getting out of hand.
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Suffocating Air-time
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pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 1/2/2009
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The Iolani Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, has helped
raise the level of high school basketball in the...
state--but more needs to be done. Sportswriter Jared Zwerling reports.
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Tropic Thunder: Hawaiian Basketball’s Got A Sweet Punch
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 12/18/2008
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Last week a sports symposium at Princeton University
hovered around answering two buzz-worthy questions: how are sports...
properties overcoming the tanking economy to maintain ROI and how are they expanding in the sports digital and mobile space? SportzUndercover.com's Jared Zwerling reports.
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The Buzz in Sports Biz: Part Two
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 11/25/2008
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The way we interact with popular personalities is
evolving at warp speeds digitally. In sports, athletes have...
traditionally been slow at adopting social media strategies, but the opportunity to become a prevalent figure on the web is there.
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Player Personalities 2.0
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 11/9/2008
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As we saw in the recent Vince Young
case, it was a sports psychologist who came to...
his rescue, but who is this person and what exactly does he do? I spoke with renowned sports psychologist Dr. Alan Goldberg to find out more, covering a wide range of topics from youth sports to the pros.
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Psyching Out The Pressure
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 11/9/2008
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Change has come to America, but will it
trickle down to the New York Knicks? So far...
the Knicks have a winning record, but what does their future hold? One of New York City’s hottest rappers, Homeboy Sandman, a Knicks' faithful, gave me his thoughts -- in a rap freestyle -- on the state of the team.
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The Rap on the Knicks
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 10/7/2008
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As the University of Miami football team took
the field this fall, a sentimental cringe swept across...
South Florida in the wake of the historic Orange Bowl's demolition. While watching the Canes fall short to the Seminoles on Saturday, sportswriter Jared Zwerling reflected on the historic stadium.
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Ode to the Orange Bowl
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 10/7/2008
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In the past few years, controversial calls have
led to new instant replay rules, allowing for referee...
reviews and player/coach challenges. The funny thing is, sports have always been prone to miscues because games are unscripted from the opening toss. So why this sudden need for instant replay?
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Calling a Challenge to Instant Replay
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 9/23/2008
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There is a point guard renaissance sweeping the
league, from proven veterans like Steve Nash to younger...
All-Stars like Chris Paul. Hear what NBA players Derek Fisher and Brevin Knight have to say about this point guard golden age, as well as one of the game's greatest pg's, Oscar Robertson.
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Points Made: Point Guards Today Can Dish and Swish
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 9/17/2008
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Whereas most kids root for their favorite players,
14-year-old Ari Berkowitz looks up to general managers and...
manages a baseball business blog. Ari talked about how he got into blogging, what makes a successful general manager and the economics of global sports expansion.
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Sports Prodigy Is Next Theo Epstein
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 8/30/2008
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24-year-old Maia Josebachvili went from Dartmouth College to
Wall Street to... starting her own adventure sports travel...
company? Her extreme role reversal is truly fascinating. Click below to read her story.
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From Wall Street High Heels to Hiking Boots
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 8/26/2008
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The third annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 now
boasts elite elements beyond its blue-chip game roster; the...
event attracted several major sponsors and was broadcast live on ESPNU. It also featured a multi-day itinerary for the players, which took them to meet and greets with NBA pros and sports executives. I caught up with Elite 24 founder, Kris Stone, after the game to find out more.
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Elite 24 Gets High School’s Best Ready Beyond The Game
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 8/18/2008
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In just two years of 10k marathon swimming,
Chloe Sutton's long-distance dominance has enabled her to compete...
overseas where she has earned several gold medals, all while maintaining her hold as a two-time national champion. But Sutton has been unquestionably battle-tested as challenges in and out of the water have consumed her adolescence. On August 20 comes her biggest race -- at the Olympics.
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Teen Olympian Poised to Tackle 'Swimming Bullfight'
pmbq.com.users.rydia.net - 8/14/2008
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Sportswriter Jared Zwerling reports... The other day I
watched my favorite film when I was a kid....
It’s interesting to see how the babyface you once had, admiring what you thought was the most incredible thing, changes when you get older. For some, the product has become too silly and predictable. But for me, I took away an important message, one that underscores the tangled mess of youth sports.
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Why So Serious with Young Athletes?
sportzundercover.com - 6/24/2008
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An exclusive interview with internationally-acclaimed artist Cai Guo-Qiang
who is the Director of Visual and Special Effects...
for the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies. Although Cai was not allowed to discuss the specifics of the ceremonies, the conversation covered how he got involved with the Olympics, his artistic approach, creative challenges and sports appreciation.
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Celebrated Chinese Artist Ignites Olympic Ceremonies
