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Just Click It – 8/17/09

Just Click It – 8/17/09

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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We, the editorial staff here at Box Score Beat, have an announcement to make. We were going to post “Just Click It” on Sunday as is normal procedure. But then we decided that perhaps the segment had run its course and it was time to retire it. So we did not post. On Monday, we [...]

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New Journalism Demands a New Voice

New Journalism Demands a New Voice

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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A friend pointed me to Ben McGrath’s recent article in The New Yorker titled “Roid Warriors” a few days ago. The article is about the New York Daily News’ I-Team, an investigative sports unit that finds itself digging up steroid scandals more and more lately.
I ran into the same friend the next day, and she [...]

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A $200 Million Non-Bailout?

A $200 Million Non-Bailout?

Posted on 27. Feb, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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By now you’ve probably heard the NBA borrowed $200 million yesterday. The money, offered and lent to the league by JP Morgan and Bank of America, will reportedly be used by franchises to help cover operating losses acquired in this shoddy economy (the number of teams that will use the money is either 12 or [...]

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A Statistical Revolution

A Statistical Revolution

Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.

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The NBA is reaching another apex, and in more ways than one. In recent history, the league peaked with the greatness of the Celtics/Lakers rivalry in 80’s, the Bulls’ reign of the early and mid 90’s (with back-to-back Jordanless championships by the Rockets mixed in), and the Lakers’ three-peat through the turn of the millennium. [...]

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