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Watch the Bill Russell: Legend Documentary on Netflix
Bill Russell was one of the most famous NBA players of all time, even though he played in the 1950s-1960s. Every NBA fan knows him, and even most casual sports fans have heard his name in some capacity (either because of his 11 rings or his civil rights activism off the court). I knew of…
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Best Websites to Use: Wardle and Poeltl
After Wordle really took off, it spawned a lot of clones/copycat games. While a majority of them are probably not very good, there have been a few variations that I have really enjoyed. The first variation is called Wardle, which is similar to the concept of Wordle but for baseball. Rather than guessing words though,…
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Best Websites to Use: Degen Bracket Challenge
For sports fans, it is the best time of the year again. On Thursday will be the official start of March Madness, and the best two days of the sporting year (when every single team in the tournament will play). This means that you only have one day left to fill out your brackets before…
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Best Websites to Use: NFL All Day
While NBA Top Shot will always be the original Dapper Labs project, Dapper Labs is continuing to release new sports NFTs utilizing the Dapper infrastructure. The latest project from Dapper Labs is called NFL All Day, and it is a similar concept to NBA Top Shot, except that the cards are for the NFL. Right…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: Giannis The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP (Mirin Fader)
As a basketball and NBA fan, I already knew a ton about Giannis and his background (one of the reasons I previously recommended watching the YouTube video “Finding Giannis“). There is a new book by Mirin Fader called “Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP” that I found one of the most captivating and…
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Best YouTube Videos to Watch: Finding Giannis
Now that the NBA Finals are over and the Bucks are the champions, Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most famous and well-liked players in the NBA. Since he is still young, he is well on his way to taking over the title of the best player in the world from Lebron. In addition to…
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Best Websites/Apps to Visit: The Athletic
I am a huge sports fan, and I am constantly on ESPN/Bleacher Report checking for the latest updates. This is mostly for scores though, as both ESPN and Bleacher Report tend to have the latest updates, but not as many in-depth news pieces. My true favorite sporting website is actually The Athletic. The Athletic, unlike…
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Best Podcasts to Listen to: Whistleblower
Sports, and the NBA in particular, are a significant interest of mine, and the podcast Whistleblower did a good job of investigating one of the biggest NBA scandals of all time. Tim Donaghy is a former NBA ref most famous for being the ref charged with manipulating the results of the NBA games. He manipulated…
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Best Things to Watch: NCAAM Basketball Championship
As a USC fan, I was sad when Gonzaga blew out USC in the Elite 8. I expected the same fate to happen to UCLA, but the Final 4 game between Gonzaga-UCLA was one of the best basketball games I have ever seen in my life. UCLA did not deserve to lose that game, but…