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TIME IDEAS

March 13, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Rivalries are fun, but often obscure the reality that rivals may have the same nemesis.

The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team knocked off not one, but two of the colleges that claim they are the only true blue in the Carolinas. I live in the “Triangle” in North Carolina, and the region was shell-shocked to witness FSU beating Duke in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament, then UNC-Chapel Hill in the finals. This accomplishment is almost like Hailey’s Comet, apparently.

TIME IDEAS

March 6, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Why would a player making millions succumb to a bounty scheme that earns him peanuts?

He just wants to be a part of the team. We know how peer pressure can poison a high-schoolers social life. Rash decisions, keeping up with the Jones, being cool for that crush. But it doesn’t stop in high school and, as a recent scandal with the New Orleans Saints shows, it also permeates professional sports.

TIME IDEAS

February 28, 2012

by Doug Glanville 

Many ex-players wander in the darkness looking for a way to feel professionally validated again.

TIME IDEAS

February 17, 2012

by Doug Glanville

Playing for God and not for the hype just might be the best way to handle a miraculous run Jeremy Lin is on a streak.