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Amy Bass

Nov 6, 20172 min read

The Last Time I'll Read This

It's time to let go of ONE GOAL. The last set of page proofs -- they're called "second pass" proofs -- are due back to my publisher. ...

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Amy Bass

Nov 4, 20172 min read

I'm No Liar

I bring up the fact that I've been saying since early September that Lewiston soccer would go all the way this year not because I'm a...

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Amy Bass

Nov 3, 20172 min read

Maulid

I first met Maulid in a hallway outside the cafeteria at Lewiston High School, halfway through a day of following Coach McGraw around as...

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Amy Bass

Nov 2, 20172 min read

Go Devils

All fall, I used the eyes and ears of those in Maine to follow what was going on with the Blue Devils. It felt strange, not being there....

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Amy Bass

Oct 29, 20172 min read

The Five Finger Test

I've had the privilege of working for NBC Sports across eight Olympic Games. In my role in the Research Room -- the so-called "Brain of...

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Amy Bass

Oct 26, 20172 min read

Play Golf Like a Girl

When Emily Nash, a junior at Lunenburg High School, shot a 3-over 75 to win the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys' golf tournament...

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Amy Bass

Oct 25, 20172 min read

Now Read This

Depending on your gumption, promoting a book can be a lot of fun, or absolute torture. I often tell my graduate writing students that...

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Amy Bass

Oct 23, 20171 min read

Play Like a Girl

There's a sports clip that's gone viral, and I can't stop watching it. It's got nothing to do with the Astros beating down on the...

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Amy Bass

Oct 20, 20171 min read

Why Don't You Write About This?

From the moment Colin Kaepernick sat down, the question came: why don't you write about this? I don't take this question for granted --...

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Amy Bass

Oct 18, 20171 min read

The Battle of the Bridge

Lewiston won last night. I wanted to be there, but logistics, work, and a not-so-common cold kept me in New York while the Blue Devils...

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Amy Bass

Oct 17, 20171 min read

Being a Hero

I finally met Tommie Smith years after I published a book about him. The book, my first, Not the Triumph but the Struggle, wasn't an...

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Amy Bass

Oct 13, 20171 min read

Getting all gussied up

That unnerving moment when a stylist goes through your closet. In the back of my head, I knew it had been a while since I'd had a book...

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