97. Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ) - Step You (2006)
She wasn’t a natural pop star. She had a long name, struggled with traditional music training in the big city, and didn’t have the prettiest voice. She made several unsuccessful demos that went nowhere. Then a talent scout found her, she signed to a major label, and she began releasing singles. One, called “Poker Face”, made a giant impact on the charts.

Taking What Doesn't Belong To Us
I can't think of anything that captures the essence of modern corporate America better than Selection Sunday. Four and a half months of sweat and blood spilled by on-court workers is distilled into numbers and charts, spreadsheets and presentations. Merits are debated by people in suits in a locked room -- it's the ultimate performance evaluation.

This Is Our Town
INDIANAPOLIS -- Here at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport, there's magic in the air. Mid-Majority headquarters, usually empty on account of the airport moving away two years ago, has turned into a bonafide basketball mecca. The median height has shot up past the 6-foot mark, and the number of bald spots in the atrium viewable from the fifth floor has increased considerably.

Game! Of! The! Night! Jan 03 - North Carolina-Wilmington at Old Dominion
We're keeping a close eye on ODU lately, because this is the stretch when they either prove themselves worthy of their hype or become an argument for the abolition of preseason magazines.

Game 7-080 - Northeast Championship
A classic championship game in the Northeast Conference, as Long Island defeated two-time defending champions Robert Morris in overtime. LIU would be one of the greatest programs in the history of college basketball in an alternate timeline. And that it was a team entirely made up of players from outside the borough, a gathering of hoops immigrants, was strangely fitting. Not Empty anymore.