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The Democratic WNBA - Women's Basketball and Politics
When I write "Democratic" I'm not writing that the WNBA advocates an egalitarian political system characterized by equal participation and representation. Rather, I'm writing about the political party that WNBA fans belong to. The accompanying graph - full size at this link - should be...
Who would Greg Schiano vote for?
The upcoming state Governor's race in New Jersey is somewhat heating up (on the internet at least), and is one of the few strictly local stories generating any level of interest at the moment. The latest Quinnipiac poll from several weeks back showed Chris Christie's lead over Jon Corzine expanding...
On Black Lawmakers Asking Recruits Not to Go to South Carolina
Unless you live under a bridge, you've probably heard that a caucus of black lawmakers in South Carolina have been calling our recruits and urging them not to attend USC. The reason? They're upset because the board of trustees at USC may soon be without a black member, as they think it's likely...
Basketball Gets Political, and It Seems Politicians Don't Like Maryland
First it was President Obama, who picked Maryland to lose to Michigan State in the Round of 32. I can understand that - I mean, Michigan State is good, and saying they'll win isn't a crime or anything. But now the political hate is piling on. I think there might be a conspiracy in Washington. Steny...
Brock Lesnar: Internet troll or just uninformed?
It's worth noting something that's being overlooked about Brock Lesnar's socialism/Canadian health care/whatever comments: Canada is not Great Britain. The doctors aren't working for the government and the hospitals aren't being run by the government. The government is providing health...
Tebow, His Commercial And The NFL
Tim Tebow has made three decisions that will impact his future as an NFL player; playing in the Senior Bowl, working with a full time quarterback coach, and participating in a commercial with Focus On The Family. Tebow and his mother have filmed a commercial promoting Focus On The Family's...
How did Mansfield vote? The answer may suprise you, but it probably won't.
As you may have heard by now, there was an election yesterday, and as predicted, Barack Obama won handily. But really, all those national results mean nothing next to the real question: how did Mansfield vote? Well it may come as a shock, but this northeastern liberal college town voted...
UConn Votes.
As first reported on TheUConnBlog.com, today is election day. UConn students registered in town are gathering at the Mansfield Community Center to vote and there is quite a line. As of noon, the line for UConn students who live on campus took about a 90 minutes, though through a quirk in the...
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