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Another look at 'Heaven Is A Playground'
by Wesley Chism Jr., BASN Staff Reporter
This holiday season I was given a book that has quickly become a favorite, “Heaven is a Playground” by Rick Telander.
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BASN Book Reviews: The Racket
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Dec 8, 2009 - 9:57:00 PM
What makes this story even more engrossing is how Kent fits in many references to real personalities and events from both the tennis and basketball world to tell this story.
Don't Hate The Game
by Roland Rogers, BASN CEO -- Nov 3, 2009 - 9:57:00 PM
There's a saying, "Be careful what you pray for, you might get it." While reading Don't Hate the Game, I was mesmerized by the creativity and enthralled by the vivacity of the life and times of black athletes. There was an inordinate amount of identification with the characters so vivid and real.
A look at 'The Franchise'
by Wesley Chism Jr., BASN Staff Reporter -- Sep 28, 2009 - 9:50:00 PM
"The Franchise: LeBron James and the remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers" by Terry Pluto and Brian Windhorst is a fast break the moment that you open the book.
Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
by Tony McClean -- Aug 15, 2008 - 8:57:00 PM
Written by identical twins Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli, BOYCOTT: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games chronicles the stories of Galimore and his fellow Olympic team members who trained thousands of hours for their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory in Moscow only to become pawns in a political Cold War chess match between superpowers.
How to Make It in the NBA: A More Realistic Approach
by Tony McClean -- May 8, 2008 - 7:57:00 PM
In his book, How to Make It in the NBA: A More Realistic Approach, Banks delivers what his title promises an in depth, how-to-look at the realities and rigors of pursuing a career in professional basketball.
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This holiday season I was given a book that has quickly become a favorite, “Heaven is a Playground” by Rick Telander.
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BASN Book Reviews: The Racket
by Tony McClean, BASN Editor In Chief -- Dec 8, 2009 - 9:57:00 PM
What makes this story even more engrossing is how Kent fits in many references to real personalities and events from both the tennis and basketball world to tell this story.
Don't Hate The Game
by Roland Rogers, BASN CEO -- Nov 3, 2009 - 9:57:00 PM
There's a saying, "Be careful what you pray for, you might get it." While reading Don't Hate the Game, I was mesmerized by the creativity and enthralled by the vivacity of the life and times of black athletes. There was an inordinate amount of identification with the characters so vivid and real.
A look at 'The Franchise'by Wesley Chism Jr., BASN Staff Reporter -- Sep 28, 2009 - 9:50:00 PM
"The Franchise: LeBron James and the remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers" by Terry Pluto and Brian Windhorst is a fast break the moment that you open the book.
Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Gamesby Tony McClean -- Aug 15, 2008 - 8:57:00 PM
Written by identical twins Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli, BOYCOTT: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games chronicles the stories of Galimore and his fellow Olympic team members who trained thousands of hours for their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory in Moscow only to become pawns in a political Cold War chess match between superpowers.
How to Make It in the NBA: A More Realistic Approachby Tony McClean -- May 8, 2008 - 7:57:00 PM
In his book, How to Make It in the NBA: A More Realistic Approach, Banks delivers what his title promises an in depth, how-to-look at the realities and rigors of pursuing a career in professional basketball.
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