Sports
March 13th, 2011 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
History, Sports
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February 21st, 2011 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
History, Sports
Yesterday’s all-star weekend hoopla centered on Blake Griffin’s showmanship in the final round of the slam-dunk contest. And though I hate to agree with bitter-ass Charles Barkley, it was an overrated dunk that was flashier than it was amazing. A [...]
February 6th, 2011 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
Marshawn Lynch sits down with Greg Papa for an episode of Chronicle Live on CSN to discuss his 67 yard touchdown vs. The Saints. We’ve written in detail about the famous romp before, but one thing we left out is that the jubilation following the run actually [...]
January 10th, 2011 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
Marshawn Lynch has had a tough season. There are no two ways about it. He moved from Buffalo to Seattle, but unfortunately saw little improvement in his offensive line despite the move. Still, it doesn’t quite explain his drop off in production. [...]
October 4th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
Earlier this summer WarriorsWorld, the official Warriors blog, caught up with Oakland native Leon Powe who was in town putting on his 4th annual basketball camp for kids in the community. Here he talks about his knee injury, Lebron leaving the Cavs, what [...]
September 28th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
After a little bit of a wait, here is the second part of 38thNotes interview with Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills and Josh Johnson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If you didn’t check out the first part then I suggest you check that out first. Marshawn [...]
September 8th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas 14 years ago yesterday. He would go on to die six days later. Much has been written about the man, the myth and the martyr, but somehow we continue to uncover new angles. For the latest installment of ESPN’s amazing [...]
August 14th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
38th Notables, Sports
A few weeks ago I got a chance to sit down with Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills and Josh Johnson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at their 4thannual Fam First football camp at Oakland Tech high school. The former Bulldogs have moved on to the NFL but [...]
July 30th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
“I was paid to hit, the harder the better. And I hit, and I knocked people down and knocked people out.”-Jack Tatum Jack Tatum embodied this quote and more. One of the fiercest hitters to ever play the game, Jack Tatum (aka The Assassin) passed away a [...]
June 24th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Sports
The question that has been connected to all our Oakland teams the past few years is “What will they do?” This hasn’t been more true then with the Warriors and the NBA Draft. In the past 10 years the Warriors have been one of the most inconsistent drafting [...]
June 10th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Music, Sports, Thursday Throwbacks
Rick Ross’ “MC Hammer” happens to be a favorite of the 38th Notes crew right now. Growing up I (Renaissance, just to clarify) had the doll and watched the movie every day after school to learn the dance moves. I was sure that I’d get rich [...]
May 27th, 2010 | by
Coolhand Luke | published in
Events, Music, Sports
Our local blogger compatriots over at Warriors World have graced us with another great interview, this time with R&Bay; sensation R.O.D. 38thNotes hosted an exclusive interview with him awhile back, but this interview, with the always beautiful [...]