By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Nneka Ogwumike out-Fevered the Indiana Fever. The rookie forward had 22 points and 20 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Fever 77-74 on Thursday night. Ogwumike finished with 12 offensive rebounds, tying a WNBA single-game record. Los Angeles outrebounded Indiana 47-31 and grabbed 23 offensive boards. Los […]
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Continue ReadingChuck Samples, my former next-door neighbor from childhood in Omaha, Neb., is the news director of KVOE Radio in Emporia, Kan. He covered the major league baseball All-Star game on Tuesday and was kind enough to send ISL several photos of his experience. Click through and enjoy! Click here for next photo: Other links: Chuck Samples’ All-Star […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The NBA season just ended. No, not the 2011-12 season. Next season. Miami just ended it during free agency. By acquiring both Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen, the Heat just eliminated their concerns about depth and gave themselves a scary amount of flexibility. Unless a mega-deal gets struck and a […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I interviewed new Pacers president Donnie Walsh on 6/29 and talked to him about Larry Bird, his experiences in New York and the future. Q: What was it like to watch your protege, Larry Bird, rebuild the Pacers? A: Well, I was really proud of the job he did. I […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent KANSAS CITY — Well, the All Star Game may have been a bust. OK, scratch that — it was about as exciting as an empty hamster wheel — but that shouldn’t detract from a wonderful stretch of activities in Kansas City. And an important one for a long-suffering region. Imagine, […]
Continue ReadingNo. 1: Hulk Hogan’s theme (Real American, Rick Derringer, 1984) This song totally captured Hulkamania. “I am a Real American! Fight for the rights of every man!” The song has stood the test of time, with new generations appreciating it as well as older ones. Its popularity was most recently was revived in 2011, when […]
Continue ReadingNo. 2: New World Order theme (Rockhouse, Frank Shelley, 1996) OK, so it has a little bit of ’70s in it. OK a LOT of ’70s. That just makes it even more impressive. It was over the top, and it had to be for Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Anything less just wouldn’t […]
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