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Briefs: OKC has UCI flavor
As Oklahoma City prepares to face San Antonio in the first game of the NBA Western Conference Finals Sunday (5:30 p.m. PT on TNT), fans may want to look closer at the Thunder bench as three members of their coaching staff have connections to the UC Irvine...Tags: College Sports, UC Irvine Anteaters, National Basketball Association, Students, Joe Lapchick
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Larry Bird wins NBA executive of the year
Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award, the NBA announced Wednesday. Bird totaled 88 points and received 12 first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team...
Tags: Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Politics, San Antonio Spurs, National Basketball Association
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Teel Time: Sampson's election to Basketball Hall of Fame long overdue
Thirty-plus years ago, Harrisonburg was the quintessential “sleepy college town.” The Nighthawks played the occasional gig at The Elbow Room, Gus grilled irresistible chili dogs at Jess’ Quick Lunch, and James Madison University...
Tags: College Sports, University of California, Los Angeles, David Thompson, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Basketball Association
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Loyola wins MAAC Tournament; claims first NCAA berth since 1994
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos turned and pumped his fists in the direction of the team's cheering section during the second half of Monday night's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball title game. There was still a long...Tags: Loyola Greyhounds, College Sports, Basketball, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Briefs: Coco opens with win
Newport Beach resident CoCo Vandeweghe won her first-round match at tennis' U.S. Open on Tuesday, defeating Alberta Brianti of Italy, 7-5, 6-3, in Flushing Meadows, New York. It was the first win for Vandeweghe, 19, in the singles main draw of a Grand...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Samantha Stosur, Los Angeles Kings, George Washington University, National Basketball Association
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PASSINGS: Dave Gavitt, Wilma Lee Cooper, James Speed, James N. Rosenau, Yuli Ofer, Kurt Ziebart
Dave Gavitt
Coach led organization
of Big East Conference
Dave Gavitt, 73, one of basketball's most influential leaders in the last three decades, died Friday in a hospital near his hometown of Rumford, R.I., after a long illness, his family said....Tags: The Washington Post, Rutgers University, Music Industry, Politics, Providence Friars
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Angry Geno Auriemma Calls Out Notre Dame Football Program
jjacobs@courant.comNEW YORK — He called out Notre Dame. He called out Touchdown Jesus' bank account. Yep, right here in New York, right here on 42nd Street, Geno Auriemma blew the doors off the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Maybe it took someone as cheeky as...Tags: Bill Russell, Boston College Eagles, Parochial Schools, Religious Education, Politics
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Northern's Meyer wins another award
Don Meyer may no longer be coaching, but his name will always be synonymous with basketball excellence. The former Northern State men's basketball coach, has won yet another award, this time the 2012 Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Basketball Award,...Tags: College Sports, John Wooden, Basketball, Dick Enberg, College Basketball
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Past Highlights
October 29 1986 - Larry Bowa, the former All-Star shortstop whose team won a minor league title in his first managing job, was named manager of the San Diego Padres, replacing the fired Steve Boros. 1991 - Terri Madsen scored 24 points to lead Rosholt...Tags: High School Sports, Mike Alstott, Brad Johnson, San Diego Padres, Schools
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Celtics great Bill Russell sues NCAA for antitrust violations
Sentinel Sports Now - Orlando SentinelBloomberg is reporting that Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell is suing the NCAA for denying student-athletes (current and former) from receiving compensation for the commercial use of their likeness and image.... -
Sports Legend Revealed: The Philadelphia Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain while he was still in high school
The Fabulous ForumBASKETBALL LEGEND: The Philadelphia Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain while he was still in high school. STATUS: Effectively True, Technically False. In 1971, the United States Supreme Court heard the case of Haywood v. National Basketball Association,... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Did the Knicks participate in a special lottery where they nearly drafted Bob Cousy?
The Fabulous ForumBASKETBALL LEGEND: The Knicks participated in a special lottery where they nearly drafted Bob Cousy! STATUS: True. Fans of the NBA are quite familiar with the story of the first NBA draft lottery, which was also one of the greatest......
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