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Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson 1938-, U.S. basketball player, b. Charlotte, Tenn. Passionately devoted to basketball as a youth, Robertson led his high school team to 45 consecutive victories. After an athletically brilliant college career at the Univ. of Cincinnati, Robertson, known as the "Big O," joined th... Read more
Larry Joe Bird
Larry Joe Bird 1956-, American basketball player, b. West Baden, Ind. Considered one of the greatest all-around players in basketball history, the 6-ft 9-in. Bird played for Indiana State Univ. (1975-79). Joining the Boston Celtics, he was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Rookie of... Read more
Dean Edwards Smith
Dean Edwards Smith 1931-, American college basketball coach, b. Emporia, Kans. After playing basketball at the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1953), Smith joined (1954) the Air Force and became an assistant coach at the Air Force Academy. He began coaching at the Univ. of North Carolina in 1958, was appoin... Read more
basketball
basketball game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith , a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original lis... Read more
Orlando
Orlando , city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. Orlando's economy focuses on aerospace and electronics, but tourism brings in the largest revenues. Located 15 mi ... Read more
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959-, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-8... Read more
James Naismith
James Naismith , 1861-1939, American athletic director, inventor (1891) of basketball, b. Almonte, Ontario. While an instructor of physical education at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) at Springfield, Mass., he originated basketball as a gymnasium sport. The game was... Read more
gambling
gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle ... Read more
water polo
water polo swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. (about 70 cm) in circumference into net-enclosed goals at opposite ends of a pool 19 to 30 yd (17.37 to 27.4... Read more
Sacramento
Sacramento , city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif., on the Sacramento River at its confluence with the American River; settled 1839, inc. 1850. A deepwater port via a 43-mi (69-km) channel to Suisun Bay (opened 1963), it is the shipping, rail, processing,... Read more

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Veronica Guerin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...childhood, was one of five children...schools of Dublin's north side, where...soccer, and basketball. Soccer, in...remained a lifelong passion of Guerin's; she was a fanatic...launched a virtual one-woman crusade...face with a man who pointed a...
Mackenzie, Ada Charlotte
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in the school's challenging environment...joining the school's basketball, cricket, and...Cup. Mackenzie's record at Havergal...reportedly had a passion for golf —...championship was not a one-shot deal. Despite...sport for affluent men and, in lesser...
Koop, Charles Everett
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...service. With a passion for medicine and...promoting the public's health, Koop...as "America's family doctor...football, baseball, basketball, and wrestling. One month before his...recognized Koop's talent at football...envisioned as a young man, Koop quit the...

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This true South Sider has a passion for basketball
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/19/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...drumstick. Our home basketball games were so...BABY: "I'm a basketball freak. Moments...coached for me one year at Chicago...listened." LADIES MAN: "I enjoyed...the St. Xavier men in the 1970s...coaching Division I basketball. It was an ego...I have a passion for ...
BIG MAN on CAMPUS; Center of attention: 7-foot-2-inch Clarke student pursues his passion for basketball
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...At a giant's height of 7 feet...Clarke College's 24-year-old "big man." Casey Tauber...But Tony's life includes a constant passion, which brought...dreams. "I love basketball with all my heart...Davison. "He is one of the greatest...
Hoops in the Holy Land; A Minneapolis junior college assistant coach is combining his passion for basketball with his religious heritage - and at the same time representing his country.(NEWS)(FAITH & VALUES)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 7/9/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...been assistant men's basketball coach for the past...ll take that passion - an understatement for a man who attends at...as assistant U.S. men's basketball coach at the 17th...can only serve one master," Gates...
Where basketball is king, Pitino rules; Rick Pitino's passion for basketball is matched only by the enthusiasm of Kentucky Wildcats fans, who have embraced the energetic New Yorker.(special)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/21/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...was intercepted by a man carrying a Kentucky...this is my dad's jacket. He died a...Carolina blue it's not even close...your time is wait for basketball season. On Oct...bridge to the next one. He had never spent...his late father's Kentucky jacket...
NET LOSS A WEALTH OF OBSTACLES PREVENT MANY WOMEN FROM TURNING THEIR PASSION FOR BASKETBALL INTO A COACHING CAREER.(CAP TIMES)(Financial report)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 3/11/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...among the 477 girls basketball teams. That ratio...at the time. Only one woman coaches a varsity boys basketball team, Fennimore's Allison Meyer. It...contributions of many men to the development...s different. No one punches a clock in...
Enter hoops; exit hurt; A Brooklyn Park sixth-grader and a Wolves assistant GM shared heart health issues, but passion for basketball, not pain, consumed the moments when their paths crossed.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/26/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Target Center court one day last winter might have spotted two basketball junkies in the...ailments. The man wore the mien and...days of Gamber's life. For all...intricacies of basketball and the fragility...person. What he's gone through is...already. I had one, at 32 years ...
All Bets Are On - MSN Survey Finds Americans Still Wagering on Hoops Despite Economy; America's passion for college basketball overrides economic concerns; 22 percent of respondents believe their pool will do better than their 401k.
M2 Presswire; 3/12/2009; 700+ words ; ...America's passion for college basketball overrides...more than one-third said...gives college basketball fans all...Live Earth, one of the largest...of 1,078 men and women...a college basketball pool this...match U.S. population...
At least there's passion in college basketball.
Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA); 4/4/2006; 700+ words ; ...championship game was one-sided after 13...Billy Donovan's Forrest Gump special...level college basketball, especially knowing...can feel their passion, their joy, their...of every team's jersey with the...coach says, "One up," the players...and take your man off the dribble...
Mushing a new passion for ex-coach Larry Murphy, 53, of Fort Kent left basketball behind for sled dog racing
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 2/28/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...his life. A basketball player and coach...with the same passion he had on the basketball court and soccer...are his life, one shared with...buddy of Irene's. "I like it...my fault, no one else's," Murphy said...myself as an old man on the sidelines...
In northern Michigan town, a passion for school basketball warms things up
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/26/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...story less about basketball than about the nature...home. When the old men gather at the local...Most of them played basketball here 40 or 50 years...re from the UP," one of them explains...watching a young man, urged on by the...turns to high school basketball, the themes ...