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Fatigue a factor in NBA SuperStar Athletes?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by cmelvin

So why has Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks Star, Dwayne Wade Miami Heat Star, Lebron James MVP of the League, Miami Heat Star, Kobe Bryant L A Laker’s star had their share of mistakes during the most critical time in the … Continue reading →

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2012 Womens Final Four Baylor/Stanford Preview

Posted on March 31, 2012 by cmelvin

“You have to beat the best teams in the end of the year because they don’t get beat by the lesser teams” Geno Auriemma.  Stanford and Baylor showed supreme dominance against the lesser teams in route to the Final Four … Continue reading →

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2012 Womens Final Four Preview Notre Dame/UConn

Posted on March 31, 2012 by cmelvin

“You have to beat the best teams in the end of the year because they don’t get beat by the lesser teams” Geno Auriemma Its the end of the year and the best teams in women’s college basketball are all … Continue reading →

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Delle Donne Female Top “Don”

Posted on March 12, 2012 by cmelvin

Elena Della Donne the 6’5 Do It All small forward, USA Gold Medal Winning,  58pt dropper, career leading scoring at Delaware, UConn’s Big Lost and Delaware’s Big Win is  who I consider the Top “Female Don” and the most exciting … Continue reading →

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Griner the next Anne Donovan

Posted on March 6, 2012 by cmelvin

Women’s basketball has made huge strides all over the world.  The game has elevated from the days when my former coach, Kay Yow, who’s gone but not forgotten, used to tell me about the old days. The days when  a … Continue reading →

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The Golden Mosque

Posted on February 29, 2012 by cmelvin

While playing here in Tarsus Turkey I also try to make time for travel around the connecting cities. My last day off I decided to go visit Adana Turkey. Adana is the and the  5th most populated Mediteranean Commercial cities. … Continue reading →

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Soccer a travesty for Allen Iverson

Posted on February 21, 2012 by cmelvin

This is comical for anybody to think that Allen Iverson playing soccer for any amount of money is a good thing. It is a more than a tragedy that someone who made well over 150million dollars is broke to the … Continue reading →

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RIP Whitney Houston My Hero

Posted on February 12, 2012 by cmelvin

The Greatest Love of All I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to  make it easier. I … Continue reading →

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Lin City takes over Sin City in more ways then one..

Posted on February 10, 2012 by cmelvin

Jeremy Lin 6′ 3 Harvard grad went from an undrafted D-Leaguer to being cut from Golden State, and Houston and signing with the  New York Knicks. He went from being at the bottom to the top in less than two … Continue reading →

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Irsay/PeytonManning will the Saga last until March 8th?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by cmelvin

The Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is 35 years old and has had multiple surgeries on his neck in his 14 year career amongst other typical football injuries. His last surgery that made him miss all of the 2011-12 season has … Continue reading →

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