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'The Knick' Recap: 'They Capture the Heat' and Need to Shave
Through its first five episodes, The Knick 's most impressive feature is its presence. Not presence as in its charisma or stature, but presence, relevance. Few television shows remind society of itself the way Steven...
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'The Knick' Recap: 'They Capture the Heat' and Face Punches
The fourth episode of The Knick , and its return from a two-week hiatus, adds more to a big bed of complications. And like in the previous three episodes, many of these complications lie undercover,...
Culture of Hoops
Fantasy Football: 10 Team Names that Will Lead to Victory
Fantasy football 2014. It's finally here. Gone are the days of sitting around, pining for Sundays filled with cheese puffs, NFL Red Zone, and stinging retinas. With the season fast-approaching, many are hastily drafting in...
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FIBA World Cup: Team USA Overcomes Halftime Deficit Against Turkey
Team USA overcame a five-point halftime deficit and Anthony Davis scored all 19 of his points in the second half to lead the Americans to a 98-77 victory on Sunday night in Spain, bringing the...
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FIBA World Cup: Team USA Demolishes Finland in Opener
Image courtesy of USA Basketball/Facebook . Klay Thompson and Anthony Davis led the way for Team USA with 18 and 17, respectively, and the Americans cruised to a 114-55 victory over Finland on Saturday in...
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2014 NFL Preview: AFC South
NFL PREVIEW AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | AFC West | NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC West Storylines | Players to Watch | Players in New Places...
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Watch: Every Beautiful Boris Diaw Pass from the 2014 NBA Finals
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Boris Diaw of the San Antonio Spurs is an inspiration to pickup basketball players everywhere. He's a testament to how much someone can affect an NBA Finals without being...
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2014 NFL Preview: 5 Wide Receivers Poised for Breakout Years
NFL PREVIEW AFC East | AFC North | AFC South | AFC West | NFC East | NFC North | NFC South | NFC West Storylines | Players to Watch | Players in New Places...
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Emmys Roundtable: Who Will/Should Win?
The Emmys are, if anything, unreliable meters of televised quality. In all fairness, it's a hard competition to judge. No one, voters included, has the time to keep up with the onslaught of quality television...
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'The Knick' Recap: Pigs, Progress, and 'The Busy Flea'
The Knick is big. That goes for the show’s ambition and the physical size of the hospital in which the show takes place. Big enough for an underground African American hospital to be secretly run...
