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GERRY CHIDIAC: The league has chosen to do things the right way, with tremendous integrity and a great product
Tag: Basketball
Kobe Bryant’s complicated legacy
KEN REED: The late basketball legend became a model husband, father, citizen and businessman. But a dark incident in Colorado can’t be forgotten
Short and sweet: pro sports need to pare down the length of games
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fans are staying away from stadiums in great part because the games take too long to play. The new XFL is trying a number of modifications to cut the length of games (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
The future of pro sports? Just look at the NBA
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: But the NHL, the league that never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, will sit back and let others get the gravy (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $21)
Finally, NCAA must compensate its athletes
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: And it will have ramifications for Canadian student athletes and the hockey leagues that compete with U.S. colleges for talent (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
Silver lining: NBA boss shows how to handle China
SPORTS: By supporting cherished freedom of expression, Silver may have cost the league billions of dollars. It’s a rare and welcome example of standing true to your principles
Has hockey lost its one-for-all gene when it comes to contracts?
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Welcome to the future of big-league sports, which will depend on a merger of sports and the star-making machine of the culture industry
Kawhi Leonard just rewrote the script for pro sports
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: There’s a new sports model taking over and it’s all about best on best and relegation for the mediocre
The Raptors elevated basketball to an art form and lifted us all
GERRY CHIDIAC: The most ethnically diverse team ever to win an NBA championship reflected the nation’s diversity ($$)
Canada’s great basketball awakening
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The Raptors’ win was transformative for the league, the business of sport and for Canada in general ($$)
Tanking takes the heart out of statistical analysis in sports
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Only the purity of competition assures that the resulting data has relevance and application in a sport ($$)
U.S. college basketball title game an example of sport at its best
KEN REED: True competition means the pursuit of excellence in partnership with your opponent
Shoe malfunction puts U.S. College sports under microscope
KEN REED: The untenable college system promotes the amateur myth and tries to suppress the fact that young athletes fill the seats
Hall of shame sports owners led by Ottawa’s Melnyk
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Far too many odious owners haunt the world of professional sports, preying on ticket-buying fans ($$)
Kawhi Leonard’s slow, painful march out of Toronto
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: It’s a good bet the transcendent NBA star will leave the Raptors after this season. In the meantime, he takes far too many nights off ($$)
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