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Joseph Bourg
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Transforming the Mind of a Leader: Spartan Executive Car Service
Pitch presentation made to a fictitious car service firm on the importance of implementing Agile business methodology. A hypothetical...
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Joseph Bourg
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Chase Sapphire: Creating a Millenial Cult Brand
In-depth group case study of the Chase Sapphire line of personal credit cards. Analysis studied the value offered to holders of the cards...
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Joseph Bourg
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Giannis Antetokounmpo's mind-bending block and alley-oop are like...
Game 4. Giannis Antetokounmpo delivers help defense on Devin Booker, pirouettes like a ballerina and rises to deny DeAndre Ayton at the...
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Joseph Bourg
Jun 30, 20213 min read
The Atlanta Hawks are going all in
There was a moment in the first half of Game 4 of the Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks' Eastern Conference Finals series that...
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Joseph Bourg
Jun 3, 20215 min read
Good luck and bad karma in Beantown
The story of the Monkey's Paw is a tale as old as time. W.W. Jacobs' 1902 short story tells of a supernatural paw that grants its owner...
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Joseph Bourg
May 23, 20213 min read
Knickstape, turned up to eleven
Stephen A. Smith is known for having few soft spots. The assertive, hard-nosed ESPN commentator is bold in his takes, decisive in his...
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Joseph Bourg
May 17, 20215 min read
Whoever came up with this s*** needs a raise
The NBA has become too predictable. On the May 6 edition of ESPN's Get Up, 16-year NBA veteran Kendrick Perkins loudly asserted that...
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Joseph Bourg
Mar 24, 20215 min read
Round and Round
Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over, all while expecting a different result. Like a cruel rendition of...
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Joseph Bourg
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Jamal Murray, on the mark
Jamal Murray spun through the air like a ballerina, pirouetting around two Utah Jazz defenders. He rose up from the top of the key, 26...
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Joseph Bourg
Aug 23, 20202 min read
Luka, magic
There's something about inevitability. Josh Brolin said it best while masquerading as the Mad Titan, Thanos: "Dread it, run from...
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Joseph Bourg
Apr 3, 20203 min read
The faint scent of roses
The memories are distant, like a familiar scent from bygone days. They are everywhere, and through a single whiff of that familiar smell,...
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Joseph Bourg
Mar 18, 20203 min read
An awkward, eerie silence
The sounds of sports are deafening. The incessant bouncing of a basketball. The reverberating smack of a baseball against a bat. The...
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Joseph Bourg
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Memories on the run
I am an average runner at best. I make a point to run at least one mile every time I go to the gym, and on a treadmill, I can maintain a...
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Joseph Bourg
Feb 1, 20205 min read
A pilgrimage to Zion
The air around the Smoothie King Center hung heavy with anticipation. On this night, a cold Friday in New Orleans, the excitement took...
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Joseph Bourg
Jan 29, 20204 min read
A championship's bloom
A championship is forever. The pursuit of a title and the formation of the team that captures it are akin to the bloom of a beautiful...
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Joseph Bourg
Nov 21, 20183 min read
The road to SI
Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, Ross Dellenger knew he wasn’t long for the game of football. As an undersized...
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Joseph Bourg
Sep 17, 20184 min read
The rise of Juul on campus
The $16 billion e-cigarette company has found a breeding ground in students The first time John bought a Juul, it was, in his words, an...
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Joseph Bourg
Sep 6, 20182 min read
"In the Dark" reaction #2
The podcast bolsters its second season Episodes two and three of the second season of “In the Dark” continue the deep dive into the...
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Joseph Bourg
Aug 30, 20181 min read
"In the Dark" reaction #1
The podcast starts off strong with a gripping first episode Few television programs are more chilling than true crime shows. “Dateline,”...
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Joseph Bourg
Apr 30, 20186 min read
Slew of shootings rocks students
More than 20 shootings have erupted across the nation in a matter of months Alyssa Kaigler’s heart dropped when she heard the news. “I...
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