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LeBron James in a Lakers uniform next season? It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds By Andrew Pridgen LeBron James thought he’d be able to bring a title to Cleveland in one year. …And he wasn’t far off, two games to be exact. With a healthy Kevin… Continue reading What if LBJ went to LA?

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How being forced to hit has dialed Max Scherzer’s game and propelled him to become baseball’s best. By Andrew Pridgen Annie Savoy: What do you believe then? Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging… Continue reading Don’t want pitchers to hit? Are you Scherzer?

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Every year the first Saturday in August I run up the slippery granite face of Squaw Valley. I am infected by the morning hum of race-day runners, the smell of coffee and sunblock and fine Alpine dust mixed with flirting-with-the-ground sound from the bronze pistons of experienced… Continue reading A rare moment for the Western States 100

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With one simple but unexpected decision yesterday, America felt the end of one of its most oppressive eras By Andrew Pridgen Did you hear the news? Did you see it? Did you feel it? Yesterday, the banner of oppression innocuously floated down from the rafters and the… Continue reading A new day in LA is a new day in America.

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The Steve Kerr-helmed good ship Golden State Warriors may be in title contention for the first time in 40 years or since the last time Rick Barry had real, not acrylic hair. By Andrew Pridgen Ex-headset Steve Kerr’s rookie-season with clipboard and necktie has drawn raves and… Continue reading Is The Steve Kerr Difference Real?

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I’ve never been one to marvel at the mystery of fathers and sons. Rather, I never questioned that those relationships are anything if not imperfect and a little bit bleak from the onset. And I’ve always been OK to leave it at that. By Andrew Pridgen My… Continue reading For my dad

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Until recently, I viewed Father’s Day as a kind of afterthought. The pack of gum in the express line of holidays. Nice to have, sure, but not necessary. By Andrew Pridgen Fathers throughout time have been trying to figure out—spent lifetimes trying to figure out—whether they are… Continue reading The necessity of Father’s Day

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The Golden State Warriors, hoisters of their first Larry O’Brien trophy in 40 years Tuesday, advanced to the playoffs just eight times during the four-decade reign of futility and never came close to sniffing the jock of a finals berth. Whether through bad draft picks, ill-advised trades,… Continue reading The 40 worst Warriors of the 40-year championship drought

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Harrison Barnes is Zapruder with three bars; Kubrick with a boarding pass; John Huston with a handheld; Fellini with an iPhone. The Golden State Warriors’ third-year small forward has captured the best-of the Dubs flying first-class-coach all season…and the team’s charter flight back from Cleveland Wednesday with… Continue reading The NBA Finals: Harrison Barnes, you did not just drop another video from the plane on us