Many people like their sports as a self-containing entity that does not infringe upon any of the social issues of the day.
Yet sports aren’t played in a bubble, and throughout history they have intersected the critical social and political issues of the time.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will forever be remembered as the team for whom Jackie [...]

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It’s easy to watch Stephen Curry drain threes in these NBA playoffs and wonder what he might look like in a Phoenix Suns uniform.
After all, as Bob Young wrote for The Arizona Republic, it nearly happened.
The Suns’ war room exploded after the Timberwolves selected Jonny Flynn No. 6 overall back in the 2009 NBA Draft, [...]

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While Jeff Weltman is considered a favorite to land the Phoenix Suns’ general manager position, the team will also consider two candidates on very opposite ends of the NBA spectrum. While the 48-year-old Weltman sits in the middle of the experience versus upside – as if we’re talking about lottery picks — Boston Celtics assistant [...]

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TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott runs through Kendall Marshall’s best tweets in this two-part series.

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With the Suns’ season over and the offseason already in full swing as the team searches for a new general manager and a head coach, questions are aplenty. So instead of the traditional 5-on-5 to recap the season, we’re going to — like the Suns — start from scratch and work through five 5-on-1 sessions. [...]

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Various reports around the NBA indicate that Jeff Weltman is separating himself in the search for the Suns’ next general manager. Soon after Lance Blanks was relieved of his duties, Paul Coro led the list of replacement candidates with the Milwaukee Bucks assistant GM. He later tweeted that Weltman and former Indiana Pacers general manager [...]

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