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...McDavid was the first of the high-school busts—the mysterious third high-schooler to enter the 1996 draft along with Kobe Bryant and Jermaine O’Neal. He submitted his NBA Draft application without telling his coach, who immediately referred to his early-entry as a “mistake.” No NBA team even requested film of the 6’4 guard from Palmetto High...
...despite all the controversy, we are happy that Edwards will stay at NPR as a senior commentator. He might not be around to accompany future high-school students on their commute to school, but at least his wisdom will still be on the air once in a while...
...high schools were flanked by expanses of asphalt. Most of our walking was done at saunter, as we described long, lazy circuits of the mall. In my hometown, walking seems a dangerous eccentricity; when, at home over winter break, I walked to the end of Main Street, a high-school classmate I hadn’t seen in years pulled over to ask in concerned tones whether I needed a ride. Pundits seeking to explain what they’ve recently taken to calling America’s obesity crisis blame our sedentary habits...
Older and wiser now but still the same good-natured pair who bonded over sandboxes and casual sports, the tandem adjusted its shenanigans to a high-school level...
Speaking to a small group of fans later on last night, Ventura shuttered at the suggestion that this was his first break into show business, reminding fans after the performance that he had started his acting career 35 years before in a high-school production of Aristophanes’ The Birds...