Friday, February 08, 2008

Recommended Reading (and Watching)

Victory and Ruins - The Seattle Times is running an exhaustive examination about the 2000 Washington Huskies, the last great Huskies team. The series examines the off-field problems of many of the team's players. The most interesting part is the article about Jerramy Stevens.
Key quote: "It seems highly unlikely that the victim would have consented to anal intercourse with the suspect in a fraternity alley."


Jerramy Stevens was symbolic of Washington's 2000-2001 Rose Bowl team, good players...bad guys

Coach Endures Unthinkable Loss One Second at a Time - Possibly the saddest story you will ever read, there's a good chance you will cry.
Key quote: "This event is absolutely, completely your fault. You created it. You could have prevented it. You encouraged it."
And now this story has a new twist.

"The Heart of the Game" - It's a documentary about a girl's high school basketball team in Seattle. But it's incredible. It follows 6 years of the team's play and because it involves girls and not men, as sports movies often do, it focuses a lot on the off the court issues (sexual assault, teen pregnancy). "Hoop Dreams" set the standard for basketball documentaries and this one isn't quite as good, but it's about an hour shorter and a hell of a lot more fun.
Key quote: "Having any fun Colleen?"

The Heart of the Game

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