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The National Wheelchair Basketball Association holds its 64th annual national championships in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend. Yeah, THAT Louisville, Kentucky—home of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville Slugger and the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball champion University of Louisville Cardinals.  When I received the press release from the Louisville Sports Commission that over 1,000 athletes on 85 teams were coming to the biggest wheelchair basketball tournament ever, my curiosity got the better of me.  I’ve seen nearly every sport imaginable but I had never watched an actual wheelchair basketball game. Sure, I’ve seen video clips of celebrity games and brief bits of actual ...

The Boston Marathon bombing on April 15 was a human tragedy of immeasurable sadness.However, what's even more tragic is the specific group which the responsible party targeted: marathon runners (and their families) that had committed endless time, finances and energies to prepare for one of the world's most respected sporting events in the Boston Marathon.All acts of terror at home and abroad are extremely horrific, but the attacks at the 2013 Boston Marathon stand out as incredibly disheartening. While there's always a select group of marathoners competing to actually win the race, the overwhelming majority of entrants are simply running ...

Tragedy has struck the 117th Boston Marathon, as two explosions near the finish line have reportedly resulted in multiple casualties and countless injuries. Details are still murky on this developing story, but the Boston Globe has announced these staggering figures:WCVB in Boston is reporting that two more devices were dismantled following the first set of explosions:A senior U.S. intelligence official said two more explosive devices were found near the area, and they were being dismantled.According to WCVB, the explosions occurred around 2:50 p.m. ET on Boylston Street after most runners had completed the race. The network also passed along that the injured—some of whom ...

U.S. Soccer fans have known Landon Donovan since he broke onto the international scene by winning the Golden Ball award in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. We’ve known Landon through his early trials and tribulations in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen. We groaned when he was loaned back to the nascent MLS league to play for the San Jose Earthquakes. Jeers turned to cheers when he led the Earthquakes to two MLS Cups. Confused and bemused we wondered how our best player could spurn the prestige of the European stage to slum for the LA Galaxy.  He made up ...

Sports movies—they help shape our personalities, determine who we associate with and bridge generational gaps, but above all, they continue to spark endless debates.The only indisputable fact that people agree on is that the great ones stand the test of time.But which are the great ones?MSG Network will attempt to clear up this timeless quandary as they roll out their third installment of the Emmy award-winning series The Lineup on Monday, April 8th at 10:30 p.m. ET.The show will debut eight 30-minute episodes, each one guaranteed to have spirited debate on the following types of sports movies: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Boxing, ...