Provocative utopian. Intrepid originator. Lusty wayfarer.
Kyle Whelliston was all of these things and so much more. Over the course of thirty-one years, he wrote 2,370 articles and essays for various online and print publications, as well as some books. As per his last will and testament, all 2,923,579 of his life's words have been collected here, in one place, for eternal posterity. Keep his flame alive. This is the Whelliston Memorial Library.
Epilogue, The Ninth - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Admission was free. I didn't think I'd have to squeeze into a first-row baseline corner a full half-hour beforehand, though. This was a country with a basketball legacy summed up in a single gentle-giant folk hero, one who wore his freakish height on his jersey during a short NBA career. The place was small, steel-cased, slope-ceilinged and very loud -- a Gheorghe Muresan-sized shoebox.
Tar Heels fans missed a good second act
CHARLOTTE -- There are plenty of good reasons why ring promoters follow the procedure of trotting out the lesser bouts first: It builds up anticipation for the main event as the night goes on, and it keeps the butts where they should be -- in the seats.
Winthrop
From playgrounds to the pros, basketball is a game of buildup, the accumulation of statistics and the thrill of accrual. But Randy Peele is a lot more into denial.
MMBOW #2 - Travis Niesen, Santa Clara
When the Mid-Majority Baller Of The Week award made its debut last week, I never expected that it would be argued about in sports bars across the nation, become the target of intense lobbying by athletic directors, or gain a cherished place in college basketball fans' hearts. At least, not right away.
The Development
The ball was tipped, and there they were. The five men selected to represent the United States wasted little time undoing a century of international basketball legacy, disgracing the star-spangled banner, the land of the free and the home of the brave in the process.