Yesterday, while playing against the Hawks, Charlie Villanueva broke his nose in a scrum for a rebound. He sat on the floor gushing blood for a while before heading over to the bench during a timeout to get mended by…
Chris Ballard's The Art of a Beautiful Game represents the art of beautiful sportswriting. It's one of the better basketball books I have ever read, and part of its allure is that it is broken down into compartmentalized, stand-alone chapters,…
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Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated columnist and author of The Art of a Beautiful Game, was gracious enough to give me an hour of his time the other day for an interview. And since I'm such a smart guy, I decided…