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Kings Blog and Q&A - A Blog by The Sacramento Bee's Sports Department
Kings Blog and Q&A - A Blog by The Sacramento Bee's Sports Department
February 25, 2008 Welcome to Miami MIAMI - I wore shorts today for the first time in months, and have absolutely no problem rubbing that little factoid in at the start. From what my Sacto sources tell me, there's wind and rain back home where us Florida folks have sun and fun. This place really is ridiculous, from the beaches that may as well be in Hawaii to the landscape of hotels, ...
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Tuesday BLINKage
Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog — ... . Marcus Williams , finally meeting expectations . Did Shaq simply commit a flagrant foul, or was he trying to send a message to the rest of the West? X's and O's analyzes the Cavs ' early offense , and the Spurs ' actually break their offense . Brian Schmitz better find some wood and start knocking. Ross Siler provides a look at day in the sportswriter life during the season's dog days. Meanwhile, Sam Amick enjoys Miami . Maybe the calendar makes him 148, but Naismith Lives ! The Quickies: ...

Tuesday Footnotes
Sactown Royalty — Newest Blogger MVP rankings. Via Amick's blog, Orlando Sentinel Tim Povtak has a good column on the perils of Ron Artest, and Florida Today's John Denton endorses the Reggie Theus era. Not to offend any fellow travelers of this blog world, but there doesn't seem to be much going on out there.

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