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Don't be afraid of the ball
The idea that baseball is a cruel, unsupportive sport doesn't need re-recognition. That notion has been around for as long as sportswriters could count to three, doing our best to ape dear, old, Tennyson on our way toward detailing how some hirsute rounder struck out on three swings.
The undefeated Bulls
The problem with the first week of an 82-game NBA season is that everybody is right, still. Everyone is correct. Every misstep is a merely blip, never a sign, rather a one-off to be attributed to luck or novelty. Every small fissure drips with an easy, in-house, fix. Everyone is
Central Division preview
PREVIOUSLY: ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, PACIFIC, SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST. MILWAUKEE BUCKS Last season: 48-34, lost to Pacers again in playoffs, lost Damian Lillard to Achilles tear. Offseason: Milwaukee shocks NBA and waives Dame, hires Myles Turner but also, out of grave necessity, employs Cole Anthony. C: Myles Turner – block machine who spreads the
Northwest division preview
PREVIOUSLY: ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, PACIFIC, SOUTHWEST. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Last season: dominated NBA from stem to stern, won 68 games and 2025 title. Offseason: NBA did little to dissuade anyone from thinking the Thunder aren't back-to-back-to-back-to-back-viable. C: Isaiah Hartenstein – do-it-all center is without question the league's greatest