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Singletary stands tall, yet again

By Nick Prevenas 11/18/07 Like most basketball players whose height hovers around 6-foot mark, Sean Singletary plays the game with a chip on his shoulder. With little to no attention from national scouting sites and major college recruiters despite a stellar high-school career in Philadelphia, Singletary accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Virginia…

The NBA at another crossroads

By Nick Prevenas 10/28/07 In 1936, legendary bluesman Robert Johnson recorded his most famous song, "Cross Road Blues," which may or may not have been a first-hand account about his experience with the devil. In one of music’s most captivating fables, Johnson felt so strongly about becoming a famous blues musician that he was willing…

Oden vs. Durant: Basements and Ceilings

By Nick Prevenas 2/7/07 In a 1974 issue of Rolling Stone, legendary rock writer Jon Landau penned one of the most famous lines in music journalism: "I have seen the future of rock and roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen." Thirty-three years later, nearly every basketball writer is paraphrasing Landau when describing Texas freshman…