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Cole Hamels and the Code

May 8, 2012

Cole Hamels has been suspended for five games for deliberately hitting a rookie batter.  He wanted to “welcome him to the big leagues,” and thought this was an “old school” way of doing it.  The idea that by playing dirty, breaking the rules, and substituting pseudo-macho behavior – which is all playing dirty is –…

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Dooley Awards Information for April 29

April 27, 2012

Scroll down here for: Final Instructions General information List of recipients BE SURE THAT THE NUMBER OF TICKETS BY YOUR NAME (all the way down the page) ARE CORRECT; THEY INCLUDE THE ATHLETE AND THOSE COMING WITH THE ATHLETE.  Final instructions for the Dooley Awards and Scholarships We will have our own Will Call to…

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Pat Summitt – 2012 Wooden Cup Winner

April 20, 2012

Patricia “Pat” Head Summitt  has been the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team since 1974, winning eight NCAA national championships, second only to the record 10 titles won by UCLA men’s coach John Wooden.  She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men’s or women’s team in…

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Jamie Moyer and the Code

April 18, 2012

Jamie Moyer just became the oldest pitcher to win a major league baseball game at age 49.  How is he like the Code?   One easy answer is that he has given his best effort to stay in top condition, and gives his best effort every day.    This is even more amazing when you consider that…

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Springtime and the Code

April 9, 2012

With the warm temperatures of spring, and the end of the school year approaching, there is always a temptation for “spring fever” to take hold. It is hard to continue to focus on the tasks left to complete with the lure of the outside and the freedom of summer beckoning. What does the Code have…

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The Hunger Games and the Code

March 29, 2012

We haven’t read the book or seen the movie, but our question is the same: how is the movie, or the books, like the Code? What is the story about? What are the positive things about

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The NHL, Manning, Tebow, B-ball, and the Code

March 23, 2012

This week began with newscasts of a NHL hockey fight that began three seconds into the game.  We were so so disgusted by the continuing childishness of the NHL, that we decided not to discuss it.  Then came the Manning and Tebow stories, two very different men who both represent the best in sports.  Now…

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2012 Wooden Cup Ceremony Invitation

March 20, 2012

The award recipients will be announced on Wednesday, April 25 in a ceremony held in the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Click for invitation. Download the event brochure.

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Sports Greatest Citizens: Pat Summitt and five elite collegiate athletes to be recognized at the 8th Annual Wooden Cup Awards

March 18, 2012

ATLANTA (March 15, 2012) – Athletes for a Better World today announced the nominees for its 2012 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.  The award recipients will be announced on Wednesday, April 25 in a ceremony held in the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.  The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is presented to two distinguished…

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March Madness and the Code

March 17, 2012

We were at a tournament game recently and saw a great game by two very evenly matched teams. What we noticed more than the great play, however, was the negativity of the home crowd. They booed every call the officials made. What does the Code have to say about this? The Code says “I will…

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