I watched a lot of this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. I’ve probably watched more men’s and women’s games than in recent years combined. And while the rules, for the most part, are the same as when I played back in high school, it’s not the same game. Today, the referees aren’t as critical to most…
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It’s a special time of year. Over the next few days, you can meet more basketball experts than you thought possible. I doubt it’s going to be Dickie V., but it could be someone you work with every day. Now that March Madness is officially here, you’ll find out that nearly anyone who participates in…
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If you’re like most people, you learned how to tie your shoes by the time you went to Kindergarten. Keeping them laced by the time you’re in college should be easy. So tell me why so many NCAA basketball tournament players have problems staying in their shoes. Last weekend I watched at least one player…
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The world is going mad. Usually, when you hear someone say something like that, they’re talking about politics. But during March, you know it’s all about college basketball. The NCAA tournament is underway, and people who don’t pay attention 11 months of the year become experts. There’s something about March Madness that turns everyone into…
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Over the years, I haven’t paid much attention to high school basketball. I cared when I sat on the bench in high school and even did some play-by-play broadcasts on the radio when I first started my professional career. But until this year, with one of my nephews playing, I finally started paying attention again….
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The NCAA basketball tournament has begun, and it’s the time when casual fans start paying attention. I don’t follow the game as much as I did in my younger days, but I still pay attention. Rivalries become the focus for many this time of year. And that took me back to my basketball days…
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People have always said that I have big hands. But over the weekend, I realized that my hands have shrunk. I honestly don’t think they’re as large as they once were. I know that doctors say we shrink as we get older, but do our hands shrink too? I’m confused…
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As a youngster, I was a huge sports fan. I lived for sports of all kinds. But as I got older, I started paying less attention. Now, I’m less interested than ever, and I honestly don’t know why…
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With all that’s going on these days you may have missed the news that we’ve lost an American icon. Famed Harlem Globetrotter Curly Neal passed away on Thursday. Curly’s basketball antics were legendary…
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My wife and I don’t often go out on Friday night anymore. In fact, by the end of a busy work we’re usually too tired. But last night my wife and I took a stroll down memory lane. Well, for me it was memory lane…
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