An excerpt from Dwight Howard's most recent blog entry reads: During the Finals I had a chance to spend some time with one of my idols, Bill Russell. I felt so lucky to have a chance to get advice from such a great man and basketball player. As usual, Dwight lets us join in on the fun.  Dwight is...

Muhammad Ali, Billy Jean King, Bill Russell, Jim Brown, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton... in the 1960's and 70's professional athletes were on the front lines of political protests and political action.  But since the early 80's — with the exception of Martina Navratilova — athletes haven't even...

If Bill Russell was suspended from a road playoff game for hitting an opponent with an elbow how would he have spent his time? (I know, it's  impossible to imagine Russell losing his head in the heat of battle and getting suspended — but leave that aside for now, this is what professors call a "thought...