With apologies to Ella Fitzgerald, for most of the modern NBA’s young gunners, life just don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that bling-the gaudy jewelry, tattoos, cars and other assorted flash-and-dash accouterments that make it clear to everyone that a major league “baller” is in the house. Not so for Sacramento Kings [click on title to continue reading...]
Redemption is a common theme in sports. Everyone loves to see a favorite player come back from being down, to grab themselves by the bootstraps to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, yada, yada, yada. But the question for new Sacramento Kings head coach Eric Musselman is how do you redeem yourself from a [click on title to continue reading...]
A lot has changed with the Sacramento Kings since their arrival here in 1985. The team has lived a roller coaster of failure and success, gradually evolving from the NBA’s version of a Siberian gulag into one of its most respected franchises. Along the way, players, coaches, owners and even arenas have come and gone [click on title to continue reading...]
Most Sacramento radio listeners know Jeffrey Callison as the worldly, inquisitive host of “Insight,” local NPR affiliate Capital Public Radio’s daily hour-long look at the issues facing the region. But while Callison’s smooth style and distinctive Scottish brogue are a natural fit for radio, his route into the medium was circuitous at best. In fact, [click on title to continue reading...]