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Yes, it's a gold medal for Team USA, but what does that mean?Nobody is going to argue that this was the best men’s basketball team the United States has sent to the Olympics. They’re gold medalists today thanks largely to Kevin Durant — throughout the tournament and including the title game against France; deciding that play time was over, and proceeding to w...

Vin Baker's Training To Manage A StarbucksVin Baker had a lengthy career in the NBA, but financially, he has nothing to show for it. Because of alcoholism, bad investments, and friends and family using him, Baker ended up in the gutter with almost no money. The current-day Baker is in better shape; the Providence Journal found him training ...

How Grand Central Station Almost DiedHere's some goodness from our chum Kevin Baker:...

Becoming Mr. October

Reggie's got a new memoir out, co-written by the most-talented Kevin Baker. Well, it is October, after all. Here's Roger Angell on Buck Tater:...

The Wonderful One-Pitch Mo

From my man, Kevin Baker, whose latest novel, The Big Crowd, will be published next month. ...

Great Players Who Never Had A Great Moment

There have been great players who never had a great moment; men who went on year after year, running up formidable statistics, but were no more fearsome than anybody else in the few, crucial moments of their careers. They popped up or flied out in key at-bats, or did not even fail that spectacularly...

Matters Are Not Improving For Vin Baker

There's always been a little part of us that feels bad for Vin Baker. The guy's life fell apart after the NBA lockout, his weight blowing up and a serious alcohol problem turning him into that family member who looks a little worse every Christmas you see him. And now he's officially broke....

Your One-Stop Shop For Outdated Jerseys

So here's a great idea for a blog: The random sports jerseys you see people wearing on the street....