Summary
A collection of news and information related to Bill Russell published by Tribune Company sources.
» Search within 62 items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
>
62 items on Bill Russell
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
>
-
Passing keys
Sometimes, even American originals have to sell a piece of themselves. Richard Petty is one of the great sporting icons, who transformed his business, who takes over an event just by being there, with a black Charlie1 Horse cowboy hat looming over his...Tags: Vehicles, Ted Williams, Richard Petty, Wayne Gretzky, Jeff Gordon
-
'Nightline' was Al Campanis' nightmare
It was 21 years ago and it remains as clear as yesterday. Al Campanis imploded on national TV, and both the Dodgers and baseball swayed wildly for a while.
A baseball team's public-relations nightmare became an entire sport's.
What happened that night...Tags: Sugar Ray, Ceremonies, Society, Major League Baseball, Mike Piazza
-
Reading between the lines of Dodgers' demise
Special to The TimesJuly 12, 2008 Branch Rickey disciple Al Campanis wrote "The Dodger Way to Play Baseball" in 1954. Campanis was scouting director on his way to becoming general manager, and his book, both symbolically and in practicality, became the organization's...Tags: Major League Baseball, National League, Branch Rickey, Joe Torre, Mike Piazza
-
Black sororities, frats provide personal, professional ties
247-4639During Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin's introduction at an April gathering of the 100 Black Men in Newport News, it was noted that the Denbigh High School and College of William and Mary graduate was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity....Tags: Jesse Jackson, National Basketball Association, Hampton Roads, Elections, Colleges and Universities
-
Shaq's bad rap
Full disclosure: When the first snippets surfaced of Shaquille O'Neal dogging Kobe Bryant onstage at a New York club, I laughed. The more I heard, the funnier and more absurd it got. That reaction lasted a couple of minutes. It was just an instinctive...Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, National Basketball Association, Kobe Bryant, Phoenix Suns, Martin Luther King Jr.
-
Lakers have long odds to overcome against Celtics in NBA Finals
With the Boston Celtics playing iceberg to the Lakers' cruise ship Sunday at the TD Banknorth Garden, ABC cameras showed Lakers fan LeonardoDiCaprio looking on anxiously while analyst Mark Jackson exclaimed, "If you're DiCaprio, you're thinking, 'This...Tags: Belmont Stakes, Mark Jackson, National Basketball Association, Triple Crown, Metal and Mineral
-
Dr. J helped NBA soar to new heights
ken.berger@newsday.comJulius Erving has been watching these NBA Finals with interest and a sense of history. Few people who didn't wear a Celtics or Lakers uniform feel this strong a connection to the rivalry. It was Erving's Philadelphia 76ers who lost to the Lakers in the...Tags: Julius Erving, National Basketball Association, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, Father's Day
-
Sonics' Legacy: Snapshot of history
Dec. 20, 1966 Seattle awarded NBA franchise. The team was bought by Sam Schulman and Eugene Klein for a $1.75million expansion fee.
Oct. 13, 1967 The lose their first game to the Warriors. Coach: Al Bianchi.
Oct. 12, 1968 Lenny Wilkens arrives in a...Tags: National Basketball Association, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Lenny Wilkens, Sam Perkins
-
BOSTON MASSACRE
The Associated PressOn a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one -- at last -- for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen -- their Big Three for a new generation. After 22 long years, the NBA has gone...Tags: National Basketball Association, Boston Celtics, Pau Gasol, Paul Pierce, Red Auerbach
-
For Lakers' Newble, a sobering trip
Of The Associated PressThe children drew pictures of women with babies being shot in the back by soldiers, of helicopters and planes dropping bombs. Those pictures and the faces of the children who drew them remain sharp in the mind of Ira Newble, the Los Angeles Lakers...Tags: Tracy McGrady, National Basketball Association, Derek Fisher, United Nations, Refugee
Jul 11, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 13, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 11, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jul 6, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jun 26, 2008
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Jun 9, 2008
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2008
|Column| Newsday
Jun 16, 2008
|Story| KCPQ-TV
Jun 18, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 16, 2008
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
