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Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell dies at 93
The Associated PressPete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93. His death was confirmed by the University of California, the school Newell...Tags: Government, Parochial Schools, Basketball, Public Employees, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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A hole unfilled
Sun ReporterThe telephone message emanating these days from the offices of the Boston Celtics identifies the franchise as having won 16 NBA championships. What it doesn't mention is this: It has been 20 years since the last one. On June 8, 1986, the Celtics closed...Tags: Superman (fictional character), Basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Houston Rockets, Kevin McHale
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Ask Sam Smith
In the absence of Kirk Hinrich, it has become clear that Ben Gordon can run the point, and in fact, is more comfortable in that position. So let's trade Hinrich. If we cannot get Garnett, then I suggest getting a true shooting guard to start with Gordon....Tags: National Football League, Basketball, New York Knicks, Tracy McGrady, Steve Nash
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Five NBA games to be played on Christmas Day/Night
WatchdogI briefly referenced the NBA's unprecedented, Christmas quintupleheader in my newspaper column, but here's the full schedule: Orlando vs. New Orleans, ESPN, 12 p.m. Phoenix vs. San Antonio, ABC, 2:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston, ABC, 5 p.m.......Tags: John McCain, Susan Lucci, New York Knicks, Baseball, Kevin Garnett
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Where Kobe Ranks Among the Greats
KTLA NewsRing No. 4 for Kobe has inevitably set off a small firestorm of debate and spirited conversation about where the Lakers' star falls in the pantheon of NBA greats. For some odd reason, in 35 years of covering the league, I have never before posted my...Tags: Kobe Bryant, Bill Russell, Basketball, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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