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The Next Bobby Plump

The Indianapolis Star on a new Hoosier hero:
Maybe Bobby Plump is not the last of the small-town heroes after all. Maybe the half-court shot Luke Zeller made in the final second of overtime to give Washington High School a state title will bring him the same kind of legendary last-shot status.
Time will tell.
Certainly while the [...]

Being Monta Ellis

Our society tends to over-glamorize its star athletes, so let’s hope this adulatory piece on Mississippi high school basketball player Monta Ellis is true:
A citywide reputation quickly spread across the state and eventually throughout the nation to where some recruiting analysts now have ordained him as America’s No. 1 player in his class.
Yet at least [...]

A Son’s Choice

National Signing Day, which was Feb. 2, is getting out of control. Palm Beach Post columnist Greg Stoda describes one rather cruel scene involving Pahokee, Fla., running back Antone Smith, who chose Florida State over Miami:
Antone Smith is going to Florida State, and good for him and the Seminoles.
But bad on him for how he [...]

Ramadan and Weight Loss

Interesting tidbit in this Gainesville Sun story about Florida basketball player Mohamed Abukar, who is transferring due to a lack of playing time:
After undergoing offseason shoulder surgery, Abukar entered this season optimistic, and added close to 15 pounds of muscle. Some of that bulk evaporated during a 30-day stretch in October and November when [...]