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Carter knows 'Pigs' pain
Thirty-five years after the fact, Fred Carter continues to sort through the mixed, tattered bag of emotions with which he was left after playing for the worst team in NBA history. If enduring that 9-73 season with the 1972-73 76ers was difficult, he...Tags: Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, National Basketball Association
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1964-65 Boston Celtics
This team – led by Bill Russell, Sam Jones and John Havlicek and coached by Red Auerbach – won a league-record 62 games on its way to its seventh consecutive NBA championship. Even widening the foul lane did not stop Russell. The Celtics had to beat a...Tags: Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Boston Celtics, Major League Baseball
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James trips up Celtics
The Associated PressLeBron James handed the Celtics' Big 3 loss No. 2. Cleveland's superstar scored 38 points, hitting a crucial 3-pointer and all six free throws in overtime as the Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 109-104 over Boston and its heralded trio. James,...Tags: Kevin Garnett, Wilt Chamberlain, Boston Celtics, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Paul Pierce
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Fast-Paised review: 'Something to Cheer About'
In pre-desegregation 1955, the Crispus Attucks High School basketball team was the country's first all-black squad to win a state championship. This hour-long documentary from 2002 remembers the impact of the Indianapolis school's early '50s teams through...Tags: Academic Progress, Indiana Pacers, Steve Francis, National Basketball Association, Phil Jackson
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Movie review: 'Something to Cheer About'
Tribune movie critic2 stars (out of four) Routine cinema but rich history, Betsy Blankenbaker's documentary was co-produced by one of its subjects, a true basketball hero: Oscar Robertson, described by one former high school teammate as "a little small thing," whose swift...Tags: Ku Klux Klan
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'Something to Cheer About'
Special to The TimesIn the documentary "Something to Cheer About," former players at Indianapolis' all-black Crispus Attucks high school recall having to step aside when white folks walked toward them on a busy sidewalk. But on the court, especially under the leadership of...Tags: Sam Adams, Milwaukee Bucks, Richard Lugar, National Basketball Association
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James builds a rep
Tribune staff reporterWith 35 years of NBA experience, Cavaliers coach Paul Silas has had front-row seats for many of the game's all-time greats, from Oscar Robertson to Larry Bird to Michael Jordan. Silas sees LeBron James every game. His words carry weight. "He could...Tags: Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant, Paul Pierce, National Basketball Association, United Center
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L.A. in Wooden's words
Times Staff WriterEVEN though most people call him Coach, John Wooden prefers to think of himself as a teacher, and not just one who taught hundreds of UCLA basketball players during his 28 seasons coaching the Bruins. His Pyramid of Success, a diagram of core values,...Tags: David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Major League Baseball, Court Administration, Phil Jackson
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Honored by award, DuBose working to 'bounce back'
Sun StaffNEW ORLEANS - Rayna DuBose smiles a lot these days, and with good reason. She's got her life back. It has been a little more than a year now (372 days to be exact) since DuBose, 19, contracted meningococcal meningitis during her freshman year as a...Tags: Virginia Tech, Death and Dying
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Lacy was a grand champion for biggest of sports' causes
WASHINGTON - As the letters from senators and congressmen were read, and tributes came from athletes, peers and family, maybe the most touching words came from former Colts and Hall of Fame running back Lenny Moore. "Thank you, Sam," said Moore, as he...Tags: Joe Louis, New York Times, Althea Gibson, Major League Baseball, Baptist
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Mixed marriage
Staff WriterThere was not a singular epiphany, not a moment in time when Kurtis Blow turned to those around him and said something like, "We just made history, baby!" or "We're paving the way for Deion Sanders!" No, 20 years ago Blow was simply a very popular New...Tags: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Detroit Lions, Nelly, Phoenix Suns, Arsenio Hall
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Pride of Philly: Gym is part of city's texture
Daily PressJohn Garrity discovered The Palestra more than 25 years ago, when his girlfriend's brother played basketball for the University of Pennsylvania. Garrity eventually ditched the girl. But not The Palestra. Each season he returns, often alone, always in...Tags: Court Administration, Pat Carroll, Government, History, John Griffin
May 10, 2008
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 19, 2008
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Nov 27, 2004
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Mar 30, 2006
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May 17, 2003
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Oct 17, 2004
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Feb 7, 2003
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
