Tag: first take

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Embrace The Hate: My Challenge To Skip Bayless

Let's start with this ... I don't really know why I'm challenging Skip Bayless to a debate. It's probably a waste of my time, but perhaps I need to blow off some steam in a...

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Marshawn Lynch and the Petulant Media

Image courtesy of Matt McGee/Flickr Baller Mind Frame's No Layups brings you the hottest NBA stories mixed with personal opinion from our very own Aaron Lanton . Check it often and absorb the knowledge we're...

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The idiocy of banning the n-word in sports

Sports have been at the forefront of some controversial discussions lately. The most recent issue surrounds the use of the word, "nigger" and all of its variations, by players in locker rooms and in their...