thesportsbank.net - 6/19/2009
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Paul M. Banks has an exclusive interview with Dave Zirin discussing the past, present and future social issues at the heart of sports
Sportswriter Dave Zirin is the author of four books and a column, “Edge of Sports,” appearing on Sports Illustrated’s website. He is the host of XM ...
Coach K Considering a Return to Team USA Sideline
rushthecourt.net 6/10/2009 — After bringing back the gold from Beijing and watching his Duke teams slide back to the pack, it was widely assumed that Coach K would hand over the reigns to Team USA so he could focus on his Blue Devils. However, Krzyzewski announced late last week ...
Double Duty
gofor2.net 7/13/2009 — Duke Men’s Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is “likely” to return as the couch of the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball team, according to USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo. This will again raise the question of whether or not Coach K’s double duty is having a ...
Mike Krzyzewski: 'I will never leave Duke until I leave coaching'
rivals.yahoo.com 7/2/2009 — As far as completely baseless rumors go, Mike Krzyzewski to the Lakers was a pretty good one. It never made sense on any level whatsoever, especially because the Lakers already, you know, have a coach , but that didn't stop the speculation from ...
Pressing Social Issues in Sport Part 1 of 3
thesportsbank.net 6/16/2009 —
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive interview with Dave Zirin discussing the past, present and future social issues at the heart of sports
The legendary Howard Cossell once proudly said that rule number one of sports was that they are never to mix with politics. Today nothing could be further ...
Pressing Social Issues in Sport Part 4 of 4
thesportsbank.net 6/29/2009 —
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive interview with Dave Zirin discussing the past, present and future social issues at the heart of sports
On a recent episode of “The Simpsons,” Mr. Burns bought a basketball franchise (Mark Cuban made a guest voice appearance). On that episode, Burns opened up ...
Coach K Talks LeBron, Kobe and Dwyane Wade
dimemag.com 7/24/2009 — The USA men’s basketball team’s well-documented shortcomings in 2002, 2004 and 2006 created a stone-cold sober climate before the Beijing Games in 2008. Players and coaches approached their commitment to winning gold with a sense of gravity largely ...
Durham freezes over? Duke may play zone defense next season
rivals.yahoo.com 7/6/2009 — Mike Krzyzewski is as known for his man-to-man defense as Jim Boeheim is known for his zone. But with only two true guards on his roster for 2010 Coach K might be abandoning his pressure-filled man-to-man in favor of the zone he has long disdained. ...
Coach K Is So Paid
obsessedwithsports.com 6/24/2009 — The AP got their hands on Duke’s most recent IRS documents today. The documents show that the university paid coach Mike Krzyzewski more than $3.6 million during the previous fiscal year.
Apparently Krzyzewski’s salary is 3 1/2 times that of Duke’s next highest-paid employee. That ...
Will Coach K Soon Be Making His Way Out to L.A.?
sportsbybrooks.com 6/17/2009 — Now that the Lakers have won the NBA championship and the basketball season is over, it’s time for everybody to start wondering what’s going to happen next with the latest world champs. Are they good enough to repeat? Will they be able to ...
Coach K Drawing Unwaranted Criticism
bleacherreport.com 4/29/2009 — I regularly frequent Duke message boards if for nothing more than sheer entertainment.
I hardly post, as it seems a futile effort, what with all the experts and insiders that log on them daily.
Recently I've noticed quite a bit of ...
