Category: Sports
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Duke or UNC?
I was born in North Carolina. After a brief stint in Atlanta during my elementary school years, we moved to the Triangle and I grew up here. And when you’re a Tar Heel, born and bred, you have three choices: State, Carolina, or Duke. Which ACC team will you pull for? I say “choice,” although in…
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4 color rebellion » The Great Experiment: Wii Fit
Pretty nifty look at the upcoming Wii Fit game as a viable exercise regimen. Link, via Penny Arcade
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Does Your Wii Make You Sweat?
Okay, I guess that sounds a little obscene. I’ve been thinking about my lack of an active exercise regime and I think it boils down to one thing: exercise is boring. I was in much better shape during college, when I played organized sports with local leagues. Roller hockey and pick-up football and basketball were…
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Taxpayers and the Sports Teams They Bankroll
A really interesting post at the Supersonicsoul blog about the predicament with the ‘Sonics, specifically in reference to team being, more or less, extorted into renovating KeyArena. Pete Nussbaum writes: The argument these stadiums/teams produce economic benefits is provably false, so the only argument can be that we as fans want others to pay for…