Eric Kipper has played basketball for as long as he remembers. As a small child, he routinely shot hoops with his dad in the driveway. He joined a team in second grade, and playing became part of his daily routine.
Hey, you poor white Appalachian hillbilly family. Doubtful you’re reading this because you probably still need to stuff your shoes with newspapers because you can’t afford new ones even though the soles are shot, but if you are reading this, just remember, if you’re white, you’re not worthy of “liberation,” according to NFL Sad Sack Colin Kaepernick.
If you haven’t already seen the vicious hit on the ref that got Edinburg High booted from the playoffs despite its win last Thursday against PSJA High, then just go to Youtube and type in “Edinburg Bobcat Emmanuel Duron.” The vids will pop up at the top of the screen.
Thirty-five years after making his professional boxing debut in 1985 as an 18-year-old who would go on to win 26 of his first 28 fights, Mike Tyson was back in the ring Saturday night in LA fighting Roy Jones, Jr. If you add their ages together, you arrive at 105. So give them credit, even if the match (judged a draw) involved more hugging and clutching than actual solid punches thrown during more than eight two-minute rounds.
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