Recent Posts by mathowie

February 24, 2006

Awesome short video from last night's CBS News: an autistic student being called into his first basketball game. Watch it until the end, it kicks ass.

posted by mathowie to basketball at 12:55 PM - 39 comments

March 05, 2003

The Seattle Times has launched a sports weblog: around local statewide basketball. From the URL (blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com), perhaps it's just the beginning of their sports-weblog empire.

posted by mathowie to basketball at 01:10 PM - 3 comments

March 04, 2002

I can't believe we let the 40th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game pass without note. It's a feat without equal, never to be repeated again. Check that link out for game audio, stats, and the history behind it (legend has it that Wilt hitched a ride back to NYC from the players on the opposing team).

posted by mathowie to basketball at 04:05 PM - 1 comment

February 07, 2002

Major League Baseball (yes the very same organization monitoring all our thoughts) fesses up to the skeletons in their closet with a new section of their site dedicated to honoring those in the Negro Leagues. There are team histories, profiles of players, and even a story about women that played in the league. Is this progress?

posted by mathowie to baseball at 11:54 AM - 8 comments