With Earvin “Magic” Johnson making more headlines in his post-basketball career, this time for combating the dropout rate among high school students, it is a testament to his successes as a philanthropist, activist, and businessman he’s become. Starting his professional career as a bright-eyed, big-smile kid from Lansing, Michigan, few could have pictured the impact [...]
October 2, 2013
Rob
Lists, R.S. De France
July 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Thought you would all get a kick out of Dirk Nowitzki doing some batting practice warm-ups for the big game. Note to self: NBA players can’t play baseball. That includes you MJ, albeit a hell of a lot better than Dirk. [...]
July 3, 2012
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Offbeat
November 7, 2011 – R.S. De France Despite Dallas Mavericks’ Owner Mark Cuban’s repeated attempts to buy a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, he has so far been unsuccessful. Until now. Cuban does not own the Los Angeles Dodgers yet, but Frank McCourt has finally relented and agreed to sell the team. And, according to [...]
November 7, 2011
Rob
Blogs, R.S. De France
August 8, 2010 – Kevin Burke In baseball, it’s not really that typical to see the owner of the team in the dugout with the rest of the club, cheering them on and arguing with the officials. You’re more likely to see that on the sidelines in football (Jerry Jones) and on the bench basketball [...]
August 8, 2010
Anou Enright
Blogs, Kevin Burke