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George Mikan
George Mikan 1924- American basketball player Destined to become one of the first of basketball's most talented big men, as a young man George Mikan was discouraged from seriously pursuing basketball because of his ungainly height and his acute nearsightedness, conditions that most coaches... Read more |
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Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards 1964– Basketball player Trying to “Beat the Boys” Played Pro Ball Abroad One More Gold Home at Last Sources Teresa Edwards’s sporting career stands as proof that women can be as successful in the basketball arena as men. She holds the record for Olympic... Read more |
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John R. Wooden
John Wooden 1910- American college basketball coach He always described himself as merely a teacher, but John Wooden was much more than that. The self-effacing "Wizard of Westwood," college basketball's most successful coach, led UCLA to 10 NCAA men's basketball championships, including seven... Read more |
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Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon 1963- American basketball player Seven-foot Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon has a rare combination of strength, footwork, and speed that put him on the short list of the best big men to ever play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On the defensive end, his... Read more |
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David Robinson
David Robinson 1965- American basketball player David Maurice Robinson, known as "The Admiral," did not play his first professional basketball game until he was twenty-four years old, after serving two years in the U.S. Navy. A member of the San Antonio Spurs for his entire career, Robinson... Read more |
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Pat Summitt
Patricia Head Summitt 1952- American college basketball coach Patricia Head Summitt is one of college basketball's greatest coaches. In 2003, during her 29th season with the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Summitt earned her 800th win. She is the first women's basketball coach and one of... Read more |
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Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy 1928- American basketball player Bob Cousy was one of greatest passers and playmakers in NBA history. A showman with flair and an entertainer as much as he was a basketball player, Cousy was a renegade in an era of rather conventional league play. He helped to build one of the... Read more |
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Jogging
Jogging Suits When the sport of jogging became a national obsession in the 1970s, bringing with it a fascination with fitness, people were looking for appropriate attire for running along city streets and country lanes, or jogging in place at the gym. Baseball, football, basketball, and hockey... Read more |
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Jason Miller
Miller, Jason (1939– ),Long Island‐born actor and playwright whose plays include Nobody Hears a Broken Drum (1970), about Irish militants during the U.S. Civil War, and That Championship Season (1972), depicting the reunion of four middle‐aged members of a championship... Read more |
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1911-1956 American golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of the most versatile and talented athletes of all time; there were few sports she did not play, and she excelled at all those she tried. An Olympic gold medalist and world-record-holder in track and field,... Read more |
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Indonesian mens' basketball team targets top-two finish in regional championship
Indonesian mens' basketball team targets top-two finish in...said that the Indonesian men's basketball squad for the upcoming Southeast...top two at the ninth Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship... |
 "The Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA)")
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Marauders raid Barstow: BCC mens basketball team suffers 37-point loss to...
Byline: David Heldreth Jan. 8--BARSTOW -- The Barstow Community College mens basketball team has a lot of work to do before Wednesday. The Vikings have dropped their first two Foothill Conference games by double digits... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: ; Tuesdays first-round mens...
...Fairmont State past No. 11 University of Charleston 77-61 in the opening round of the West Virginia Conference mens basketball tournament Tuesday in Fairmont. The Golden Eagles made a game of it in the opening half, only trailing 37-34 at... |
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NCAA mens basketball bracket: even top seeds lose money.(Money)(Financial...
...deal with network CBS to air the men's basketball tournament, signed in 1999. This year...rights, virtually all of it from men's basketball. So, with all that cash rolling in, basketball must be a moneymaker for colleges and... |
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MENS BASKETBALL ADDS INTERNATIONAL STANDOUT JASON BEHARIE
...has joined the Morehead State men's basketball program. Head coach Donnie Tyndall...Eagles after two seasons at the Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA) in Spain's Canary...is Jason a talented young man on the basketball floor, he is a very good student as... |
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Indonesian mens' basketball team targets top-two finish in regional...
...official said that the Indonesian men's basketball squad for the upcoming Southeast Asian...top two at the ninth Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship scheduled...Championship in Wuhan, China," Indonesian Basketball Association (PERBASI) secretary... |
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PACIFIC MENS' BASKETBALL - PACIFIC RELEASES ADDITIONAL 750 SEATS FOR STOCKTON...
...made available for Pacific's men's basketball game against California on Dec. 9...mark the first time an NCAA Division I basketball game will be played at the Stockton...pleased to bring this premier collegiate basketball game to the Stockton Arena," said... |
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VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY RE-ASSIGNS MENS BASKETBALL COACH
...University has re-assigned men's basketball coach George White to the University...the best interests of the VSU men's basketball program, the student-athletes on...He had a long career coaching boy's basketball at Wilmington (DE) High School, where... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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RAMBLIN' SPARTANS ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR NORFOLK STATE MENS BASKETBALL TEAM...
...Spartans. They may not win a lot of basketball games, but at least you won't have...Are you with the Norfolk State basketball team?'' a flight attendant asked...Lake City airport not affiliated with a basketball team. ``Well, a few of them just... |
 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Boys/Mens Basketball Roundup; Hempstead falls at Waterloo East
The Dubuque Hempstead boys basketball team gave Tyrone Scott and host Waterloo East a stern test before...had 14 points in the Comets' Six Rivers loss. Men's college basketball University of Dubuque 67, Faith Baptist Bible College 57 - At... |
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