Baller 21

Life Lessons // John Wooden

Here is a photo (average printer and then scanned) of when John Wooden came to speak at my Alma Mater, California Baptist University, I believe, in 2001.
Growing up in Southern California and loving the game of basketball, I had heard a lot about John Wooden (All-time great head coach at UCLA, 10 NCAA champions [...]

Youth Event, Change of Plans, Reflection Time

This weekend has been an eventful time filled with adventure, change of plans, and a moment to reflect of this past year with our youth group.
For starters, I was in charge of planning a weekend of events for a church from Florida that comes up to Kentucky every year to support us. Well, to leave [...]

Sports Moments to Add to the List

Thanks to all of you who added your Greatest/Favorite Sports Moment.
@caddiedchaplain added “The Dunk” by John Starks on the baseline over the Chicago Bulls.
@bigdaddyjer added the World Series home run by the Dodgers Kirk Gibson who came off the DL to do it.
@Vince added “The Look” by Lance Armstrong at the Tour [...]

Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain

The Rivalry, by John Taylor, is a narrative of the battle between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain during the golden age of basketball.
This work takes a look at the players who were the first black superstar athletes outside of boxing, that had complex personalities, that lived in a segregated society (also during the assassination [...]

Greatest Sports Moments Contest

Over at the blog, The Blazing Center, there is a contest going on to celebrate the release of a new book called, Game Day for the Glory of God. To enter the contest you must submit your favorite sports moment in history.
Here is the deal (as posted on The Blazing Center):
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New Olympic Sport: Water Ball

Here is a shot of my nephew, Ayden, dunking a ball in the pool. I love it!
It reminds me of somebody.
What can I say, it runs in the family.
Water Ball in the Olympics? How about a city league movement in backyard pools first?
I’m in.
C.Harv

BMX Freestyle vs. Racing

BMX will be the first “action sports” discipline to enter the Summer Games Olympics, debuting this month in Beijing.
However, the BMX Olympic events will not be in the freestyle discipline (riders of vert ramp, dirt jumps, park courses, and streets) many are accustomed to viewing at the X Games or events like the Dew [...]

National Anthem Marvin Gaye Style

Back in 1983, while I was still in kindergarten watching the TV show Emergency and eating Spaghetti-O’s, Marvin Gaye was performing the National Anthem in his own style at the NBA All-Star game at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Additionally, Coach K, the head coach of Duke University and Team USA Basketball, picked this [...]

X Games 14

“The Best of the Best” at X Games 14 in Los Angeles. Go to EXPN to get your fix on all the highlights and video coverage of the 2008 X Games.

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Danny Way is one tough, maybe a little crazy, dude! Crazy flip on the dirt bike with only one hand! [...]

Native American Sneakers Part II

My post on Native American Inspired Sneakers, surprisingly, has been my “most viewed” post, and one in which a few have contacted me in hope to get their hands on a pair of these sneaks.
So, I did some more research to see where you could get a pair.
And the results, so [...]