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The Anti-Lebron: Kevin Durant Re-signs, Quietly and Gracefully

(July 8) -- In contrast to the ongoing LeBron James rumors and the all-around media frenzy around his decision about where to play next season, Kevin Durant offers a graceful alternative. The league's leading scorer for the 2009-2010 season, Durant announced Wednesday his decision to sign a five-year, $85 million contract...

LeBron's Memoir, Now With More LeBron

Our last NBA offseason featured a sort of Summer of LeBron vibe. LeBron James, the league's MVP, embarked on a global promotional tour right around the same time as the release of his book project Shooting Stars and documentary More Than a Game, each documenting LeBron's days as the star at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School...

Buzz Bissinger Thinks Tiger's a Narcissist, Trevino a Smurf

Buzz Bissinger, best known for taking on the blogosphere and serving as executive producer for the television series Friday Night Lights*, appeared on The Today Show Tuesday to talk about his his Vanity Fair piece on the suddenly beleaguered Tiger Woods. Added bonus: Bissinger's armchair psychoanalysis of Woods' troubled...

Which 'Big Name' Players Can You Cut?

Stash or Trash tells you whether a prospective fantasy football pickup (or drop) is worthy of your roster spot.Name value is a key component in fantasy sports. Take, for instance, Braylon Edwards. You know he sucks. I know he sucks. Heck, LeBron James knows he sucks. (Bob Costas and Buzz Bissinger might be the only people...

Tony La Russa Is Headed to a Movie Theatre Near You

While everyone's been following the on-again, off-again, on-again twists and turns surrounding the attempt to make Moneyball into a motion picture, another baseball movie based on a book has quietly been filling out it's lineup card. Three Nights in August, the book about noted Twitter-hater Tony La Russa by noted...

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Parenting And The Zen Of Roller Coaster Riding

I have a recurring vision of a roller coaster.

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Friday Night Lights Author Wants To Ban College Football

Buzz Bissinger , perhaps the most famous chronicler of high school football, is calling for a ban on college football, The Gothamist reports.

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05/27/12 Bissinger's âFather's Day': Honest, exalting,... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Buzz Bissinger's list of accolades and awards could fill this entire review.
05/23/12 Parenting And The Zen Of Roller Coaster Riding Source: The Huffington Post I have a recurring vision of a roller coaster.
05/23/12 New book reveals the fatherly side of Buzz Bissinger Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID Buzz Bissinger has already called someone a moron on Twitter this day, but really, the virtuosic vitriol that has characterized his Twitter feed has been somewhat subdued lately.
05/21/12 Intelligence Squared Tackles Banning College Football Source: Boise Weekly - Boise ID One of the best podcasts around is Intelligence Squared, a show that attempts to ape the legendary Oxford Union debates in the United Kingdom by inviting leading thinkers to take up some of the touchiest issues of the day, then having the audience vote on a winner.
05/20/12 New e-book technologies transform market Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA The prescience of Stephen King's literary experiment was downright spooky.

Background on Buzz Bissinger

Harry Gerard "H. G." Bissinger III, also known as Buzz Bissinger (born November 1, 1954), is an American journalist and author, best known for his non-fiction book Friday Night Lights.

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