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Tweet this: Bucks coach not fond of Villanueva's Twittering at halftime - NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball

“Using the screen name “CV31” — Villanueva’s initials and jersey number — Villanueva posted the following message during halftime Sunday: “In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We’re playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up.”“

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Obama fills out Final Four bracket for ESPN

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Blockbuster screws customers again

They’ve changed their policy yet again, taking away features from customers. From Slashdot:

Previously, users could return online (mailed) rentals in-store for free rentals. The next set of online rentals was immediately mailed out. Now, without notice, they have changed their policy so that the in-store free exchanges count against you, and no more online rentals are mailed out until the in-store rentals are returned.

I’m glad I switched to Netflix. Blockbuster’s on borrowed time now.

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The Ebony Experiment: One family's pledge to buy black-owned products

“The Andersons, African Americans who rose from humble means, are attempting to spend their money for one year exclusively with black-owned businesses and are encouraging African Americans across the nation to do the same. They call it the “ebony experiment.”“

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Louis CK - Being White (via Godhatesfatpeople)

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Shaq finally gets put in his place

Kelly Dwyer ripped Shaq a new one in Monday’s Behind the Box Score, and it’s about time. People always give Shaq a pass, but the guy is one of the most selfish individuals in basketball. Here are some highlights:

And at what point are we going to learn to accept this sort of idiocy and pettiness as a significant part of the overall package, and not something to be ignored? This isn’t a lion in winter situation. This guy was lyin’ in spring, summer, and fall.

I admire his accomplishments, the way he treats people (fans, lower-rung team employees, the many benefactors from his wonderful charity work) who don’t make millions off the NBA, but there’s absolutely no reason to act this childish. And worse than Shaq is our ability to forgive and forget. Not because we’re sporting WWJD bracelets, but because he makes us laugh. I’m just as bad as anyone, in this regard. I don’t wear the bracelet, but I tend to forget how nasty he’s been to people who don’t deserve it, just because he occasionally dances funny.

[…] It clouds our judgment. What image comes to your mind as soon as I say “Lakers, 2004”? Probably Kobe, newly-tattooed, chucking jumpers against the Pistons while dealing with the impending Colorado trial. You never think about Shaq showing up to camp completely out of shape, or whining about a contract extension all season.

Read the full text at Ball Don’t Lie.

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More Mike Taylor. Someone tell Bron that he’ll have some comp in next year’s dunk contest. (via BDL)

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Mike Taylor goes all “Kobe” on the baseline jam (via BDL)

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lukees:

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Study Shows Online Gambling Could Produce $52 Billion in Revenue over Next Decade for U.S. | PokerNews.com

The gub’ment needs to hurry up and open its eyes. Banning online gambling just wasn’t a smart move, at all.

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