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What would a 50-game NBA season look like?
If the NBA regular season isn't canceled entirely, there's a decent chance we could see an abridged 50-game schedule, identical to the one caused by the last lockout in 1998. That lockout eliminated the '98 from the '98-99 season, starting the year in February just after the Super Bowl. There are...
NFL Lockout Finally Lifted, Brace for the Chaos
Finally, after dragging on for more than four months, the NFL lockout is lifted. A new CBA is in place and, since there is no opt out clause like the previous agreement had, we should have a solid decade of football before the next money dance between the players and owners. I like to think I...
Youthful Exuberance Mostly Just Youthful Exuberance
I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more – the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to joys, to perils, to love, to vain effort – to death; the triumphant conviction of strength, the heat of...
Texans To Participate In Impact A Hero's 5K Run
For those of you all who are avid Battle Red Blog readers, you may have seen me mention my affiliation with the military. For those of you who haven’t, I’ve been a member of the United States Air Force for the past ten years. So when I read Nick Scurfield’s article about Gary...
ANtics Episode 3.06: A Rite of Passage
Depending on the stage of a player's career, Spring Training can be present wildly different goals, from hoping to reach the big leagues, to getting in shape, learning a new club or even trying to make a comeback with your old team. From the record-breaking heat of Phoenix, some of the A's are...
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