June 2010

LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS BOSTON CELTICS – A FAN SPEAKS OUT

Published on: 7th June, 2010

LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS BOSTON CELTICS - A FAN SPEAKS OUT

Boston Celtics player Kevin Garnett watches as LA Lakers guard Jordan Farmar collects a rebound before the Boston Celtics went on to win 103-94 in game two of the NBA finals at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 6, 2010. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are not only seeking their 16th NBA championship but also redemption after a humbling loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2008 NBA finals. The Lakers still have the bitter after taste of their humiliating finals loss two years ago. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/POOL (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)  | read this item

Sunday June 6, 2001 – LR writes, “yay great game – it’s all on Rondo – he can neutralize Kobe – no one else can. Gotta say I was happy for Ray Allen – if he broke the 3-pointer record and they lost it would have been less meaningful – Hope you (this editor) enjoyed [...]

THE BURDEN: The Older Sibling Athlete

Published on: 7th June, 2010

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by Madhuli Kulkarni – A Sport Psychologist   This article is with reference to your article ‘SIBLING RISK TAKING ON THE BASE PATH’ I have worked with quite a good number of siblings who have played the same sport. Here is a very interesting and a very similar situation that you have shown in the [...]

WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT SPORTS TEAM RIVALRY!

Published on: 6th June, 2010

WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT SPORTS TEAM RIVALRY!  | read this item

By Paul Schienberg, PhD This week the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers are playing each other for the Championship of the National Basketball Association. These two teams have played against each other more often than any other combination of professional basketball teams in the final series to become the champions. The Rivalry is intense – [...]

SIBLING RISK TAKING IN SPORTS

Published on: 3rd June, 2010

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By Paul Schienberg, PhD Frank Sulloway and Richard Zweigenhaft studied the evidence of younger brothers willing to take greater risks by stealing bases. They dug through the data base of baseball statistics. In general, it has been postulated that younger siblings take more risks than their older brothers because of the need to fight for [...]