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Lines of demarcation exist in sports and in life to distinguish things like fair/foul, legal/illegal and more.  Baseball has its foul line, football has the goal posts, and society has determined that there is something magical about a person's 18th birthday. Basketball, I recently discovered thanks to the Lions of Yates High School in Houston, has a very unique line of demarcation that might surprise you. Yates High School is the No. 1 nationally ranked High School basketball program according to USA Today. They are a powerhouse team led by Coach Greg Wise.  Please understand, when I say powerhouse, I ...

Why are we so shocked? Why do we continue to pretend this couldn't happen to him (replace him with any professional athlete of your choice). Why do we continue to expect anything different from any one individual given more money than God? Biblically, money is the root of all evil.  Historically, money is an aphrodisiac that blinds the senses and self-control of 99.9 percent of those who obtain it in bunches. Combine those qualities with a natural bent in all humans to grow disatisfied over time with any one thing and you have a ...